The Environmental Science minor explores a wide range of scientific inquiry associated with the physical and social sciences. Students may choose to construct a broad-based minor with course work from a number of participating departments or from a set of courses that emphasize a specific field (e.g. Global Change Issues). The minor is designed for students interested in pursuing careers within environmental education, environmental law or environmental monitoring and regulation. The minor is suited to journalism students who desire a broad background in environmental issues covered by the mass media.
Minor in Environmental Science Requirements: 18 Credits*
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biology: Organismal and Population and General Biology: Organismal and Population Laboratory | ||
| General Biology: Cellular and Molecular and General Biology: Cellular and Molecular Laboratory | ||
| Fundamentals Of Biological Chemistry and Fundamentals Of Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Science for a Changing Planet: An Introduction to Earth Systems and Earth System Science Laboratory | ||
| Select fourteen credits from the following: 1 | 14 | |
| Atmospheric and Physical Sciences | ||
| Green and Sustainable Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Physical Climatology and Climate Change | ||
| Making Maps that Matter: Introduction to GIS | ||
| Biology | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Science | ||
| Foundations of Ecology & Evolution | ||
| Zoology | ||
| Botany | ||
| Vertebrate Natural History | ||
| Vertebrate Natural History Laboratory | ||
| Parasitology | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Terrestrial Ecology | ||
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Freshwater Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Marine Ecology Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Physiology | ||
| Other Courses | ||
| Environmental Politics And Policy | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environment & Society: Sociological Perspectives | ||
| Sustainability Across the Rural Americas | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Food, Society and Environment | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| National Parks - Created through Communication | ||
| History of Environmental Inequalities | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 1 | No more than two courses may be chosen from any group. |
| * | Kingfisher concentration requirements are 9 credits total, chosen from the list of courses in the associated minor. Unless otherwise specified. |