BESC (Hons) Bioenvironmental Sciences

... United States
... Texas A&M University

Course Overview

This interdisciplinary environmental degree equips students to play a direct role in developing solutions to environmental problems. Students design an experience in areas such as environmental hazards and regulations, alternative energy sources, environmental sampling, and pathogens and plant diseases.

Major breakthroughs are taking place locally, regionally and globally concerning environmental awareness. Environmental hazards take many forms, including microbial threats, toxic wastes and the indirect impact of man’s activities on a fragile ecosystem. As a result, there is a growing recognition that the solutions to environmental problems require innovative multi-disciplinary perspectives and technologically-intensive approaches. The Bioenvironmental Sciences curriculum (BESC) was designed in consultation with numerous industry representatives in order to comply with the most current thinking on the talents needed for tomorrow’s environmental fields. Students will be prepared for a breadth of career choices in the environmental sciences.

General Eligibility

Undergraduate students who meet the following general admission requirements at the time of application are assured admission to  A&M-Central Texas:

  • Minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA on a 4.0 scale;

  • Minimum 30 academic, college-level transferable semester hours. Applicants pursuing an Applied Science or Aviation Science degree may meet this requirement utilizing select workforce education credit from an approved Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree upon completion of 45 hours, to include all general education courses within the AAS.

  • Must be eligible to return to all previously attended colleges or universities.

Part Time Work Details

n/a

Language Requirement

  • The University requires all students to take at least one year of a foreign language. This requirement is completed by having taken two units of the same foreign language in high school, completing one year of the same foreign language in college or completing the credit-by-examination process.

    Minimum TOEFL Essentials score of 8.5, or. Minimum IELTS Academic test score of 6.0 overall band (Texas A&M University does not accept the IELTS General test)

Programme Information
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Course Category

Science


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Campus Name

College Station, Texas


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Course Level

Undergraduate


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Duration

n/a


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Available Intake

n/a


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IELTS Score

6.0


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Tuition Fees Range

USA/International: $18,919,


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