Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences

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Yolanda Banks Anderson, Chair
Telephone: (919) 530-5296
Fax: (919) 530-7990
Email: yandersn@nccu.edu

The Department of Environmental, Earth, and Geospatial Sciences (DEEGS) offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Environmental Science and Geography and a Master of Science degree in Earth Sciences. DEEGS provides curricula through which students develop the analytical and methodological skills necessary to understand the earth’s environment and man’s impact on the environment. The department prepares students for entry-level and mid-career positions as well as graduate education. It provides continuous programs of research training for undergraduate, graduate, and non-traditional students in the academic disciplines covered by the department. Students seeking a degree in Environmental Science complete an interdisciplinary program core, discipline-specific concentration courses, and an internship in a governmental or private sector environmental organization. Students majoring in Geography complete a curriculum that includes courses from each of the specialty areas covered by the department, including natural resource conservation, earth systems, and spatial data visualization and analysis. Students seeking a graduate degree in Earth Sciences take coursework specific to the student’s concentration area and complete either a project or a research-based thesis.

* The Environmental Science Program and the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences were combined into one department in 2006.

Requirements for a Second Baccalaureate Degree

Environmental Science

The EEGS Department offers a program of study for a second degree in Environmental Science to those students possessing a prior baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 30 semester hours must be earned in the second degree program. Since cases may be different, prospective candidates should contact the departmental chairperson at (919) 530-5296 for a detailed discussion and evaluation.

Geography

The EEGS Department offers a program of study for a the second degree in Geography to those students possessing a prior baccalaureate degree. A minimum of 30 semester hours must be earned in the second degree program. Since cases may be different, prospective candidates should contact the departmental chairperson at (919) 530-5296 for a detailed discussion and evaluation.

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