Environmental Science, Minor - Course Requirements
Course Requirements
The environmental science minor provides students with the specialized knowledge needed to analyze complex environmental issues, as well as the societal and economic impacts of environmental change. Students will evaluate environmental problems and develop solutions with the limits of societal resources in mind. Minimum grade of C is required. Only six transfer credits will be accepted toward the minor.
Students who graduate with a completed minor in environmental science will be able to:
- Utilize analytical skills to apply interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary environmental questions.
- Synthesize knowledge from differing disciplines to understand how society and the environment interact, as well as the social, economic, and environmental implications of that interaction.
- Integrate information from across scientific disciplines and apply these concepts to complex environmental problems.
- Collect and interpret scientific data in both field and laboratory settings.
Requirements
The minor consists of six courses to be selected as follows:
Required Courses & Pre-Requisites (10 credits):
Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
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BIOL/GSCI105 | Living in the Environment or | 3 |
GSCI106 | Chemistry and the Environment | 3 |
BIOL 121/L | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
BIOL 332/L | Ecology | 3 |
Restrictive Electives (8-10 credits)
Math - Choose one of (3 or 4 credits): | ||
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Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
BUSA 103 | Math for Business | 3 |
MATH 130 | Elementary Statistics | 3 |
MATH 210 | Calculus for Biological Sciences | 4 |
MATH 211 | Calculus I | 4 |
Science - Choose one of (3 or 4 credits) | ||
Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
BIOL 220/L | Marine Biology | 3 |
BIOL 300/L | Advanced Microbiology | 4 |
BIOL 335 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
BIOL 324 | Evolution | 3 |
BIOL/CHEM 350/L | Forensic Sciences | 4 |
Society - Choose one of (3 credits) | ||
Course ID | Course Name | Credits |
GEOG 205 | Principles of Geography | 3 |
SOCO 201 | Social problems | 3 |
SOCO 318 | Globalization | 3 |
ECON 203 | Economic Theory - Micro | 3 |
** All prerequisites must be met for the course to be taken in the minor.