Environmental Science, Minor

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A minor in Environmental Science requires a minimum of 22 credits selected from the following list, 12 of which may not be duplicated by the major or any other minor. In addition, a minimum of 12 credits must be at the upper-division level. Many upper-division electives have prerequisites and students are encouraged to consider these requirements when selecting courses for this minor. This minor is not open to Biological Sciences majors with the ecology and evolution area of study.

requirements (6 credits)

ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science 3 credits
one of the following
ENV 102 - Introduction to Environmental Policy 3 credits
ENV 112 - Introduction to Hazards and Global and Environmental Change 3 credits

science lab electives (4 credits)

one of the following
ENV 111 - Physical Geology 3 credits
AND
ENV 111L - Physical Geology Laboratory 1 credit
BIOL 205 - Evolution and Diversity of Multicellular Organisms (Gen Biol II), Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 227 - Darwin and the Galapagos 4 credits (travel course)

upper-division electives (minimum of 12 credits)

BIOL 301 - Plant Biology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 301 - Environmental Geology 3 credits
ENV 310 - Geographic Information Systems, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
BIOL 319 - Ecosystem Ecology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 320 - The Science of Climate Change 3 credits
BIOL 324 - Ecology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
CHEM 325 - Atmospheric Chemistry 3 credits
CHEM 327 - Environmental Geochemistry 3 credits
ENV 330 - Environmental Problem Solving: Energy and Matter Flow 3 credits
BIOL 440 - Marine Biology, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 440 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 3 credits
BIOL 433 - Animal Behavior, Lecture and Laboratory 4 credits
ENV 490 - Independent Internship 1-3 credits
ENV 491 - Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity 1-3 credits

Environmental Science, Minor

requirements (6 credits)

science lab electives (4 credits)

upper-division electives (minimum of 12 credits)

total credits 22