Environmental Studies Minor

Basic Requirements: two courses (7 Credit Hours)

• ENVR 124 - S/Environmental Issues Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 111 - Physical Geography Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 112 - N/Physical Geography Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• GSCI 140 - Environmental Science Credit(s): 3

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• GSCI 141 - N/Environmental Science Laboratory Credit(s): 1

Social Sciences and Humanities: three courses in at least two disciplines (9 Credit Hours)

• ANTH 316 - Human Ecology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
• ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3
• ECON 340 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3
• ECON 355 - Economic Development and Growth Credit(s): 3
• ENVR 250 - Urban Environmental Issues in Latin America Credit(s): 3
• ENVR 268 - Landscapes and Livelihoods in Central Appalachia Credit(s): 3
• ENVR 395 - Environmental Internship Credit(s): 1-15
• ENVR 399 - Directed Studies Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 201 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 269 - Geographic Field Studies in Western Canada Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 274 - Conservation and Resource Management Credit(s): 3
• HIST 415 - Environmental Thought & Politics in Modern America Credit(s): 3
• PHIL 201 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 215 - Community, State, and Regional Politics Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 314 - American Public Policy Credit(s): 3
• PLSC 316 - Political Power in American Cities Credit(s): 3
• PSYC 275 - S/Environmental Psychology Credit(s): 3

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• SOCL 218 - Sociology of Environmental Issues Credit(s): 3

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• SOCL 318 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 3

Sciences: three courses in at least two disciplines (9-11 Credit Hours)

• BIOL 203 - Principles of Ecology Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 215 - Plant Diversity Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 235 - M/Disease and the Developing World Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 305 - Biological Conservation Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 311 - Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 312 - Aquatic Community Ecology Credit(s): 4
• BIOL 314 - Biodiversity: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 376 - Environmental Management Credit(s): 3 *

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• CHEM 104 - Chemistry and Society Credit(s): 3

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• CHEM 105 - N/Chemistry and Society Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• ENVR 395 - Environmental Internship Credit(s): 1-15
• ENVR 399 - Directed Studies Credit(s): 3
• GEOG 220 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 230 - Biogeography Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 331 - Field Biogeography Senior Seminar Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 340 - Pyrogeography Credit(s): 3

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• GEOG 382 - Climate Change and Variability Credit(s): 3

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• GSCI 120 - N/Our Geological Environment Credit(s): 3

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• GSCI 121 - N/Our Geological Environment Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• GSCI 150 - N/The Geology of Climate Change and Energy Credit(s): 3

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• GSCI 151 - N/The Geology of Climate Change and Energy Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• GSCI 160 - N/Physical Geology Credit(s): 3

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• GSCI 161 - N/Physical Geology Laboratory Credit(s): 1

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• GSCI 200 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
• GSCI 210 - Mineralogy Credit(s): 3 *
• GSCI 315 - Principles of Geochemistry Credit(s): 3 *
• GSCI 331 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3 *
• GSCI 335 - Paleoclimatology Credit(s): 3 *
• GSCI 347 - Groundwater Hydrology Credit(s): 3

Footnotes

1. A three-credit lecture taken with its one-credit co-requisite lab constitutes one course.
2. No more than four courses total can be taken from the same prefix.
3. Three credits of ENVR 395  (internship) constitute one course. No more than three credits of ENVR 395  can be applied to the minor.
4. Three credits of ENVR 399 (directed study) constitute one course. No more than three credits of ENVR 399 can be applied to the minor.

*These courses might have prerequisites.