Environmental Science Minor

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Program Director: Dr. Jason Kelsey, Professor of Environmental Science
Professors: Borick, Gambino, Herrick, Iyengar, Klem, Niesenbaum, Wilson
Lecturer: Tuerk

A minor in environmental science consists of seven courses.

Five Required Courses:

ESC 113 - Environmental Science I Course unit(s): 1 (or ESC 111 Topics in Environmental Science when approved by the program director)
ESC 114 - Environmental Science II Course unit(s): 1
( ESC 201 - Environmental Geology Course unit(s): 1 OR
ESC 101 - Exploring the Physical Earth Course unit(s): 1 )
( BIO 160 - Foundations of Biological Inquiry Course unit(s): 1 AND
BIO 165 - From Ecosystems to Organisms Course unit(s): 1 ) OR
( CHM 103 - General Chemistry I Course unit(s): 1 AND
CHM 104 - General Chemistry II Course unit(s): 1 ) (whichever is most applicable for intended advanced courses, below)

One or more of the following:

BIO 460 - CUE: Behavioral Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 466 - CUE: Conservation Biology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 470 - CUE: Evolution Course unit(s): 1
ESC 301 - Environmental Microbiology Course unit(s): 1
ESC 310 - CUE: Environmental Chemistry Course unit(s): 1
ESC 312 - CUE: Toxicology Course unit(s): 1
PBH 325 - Introduction to Global Health Course unit(s): 1
Other science courses as approved

Note:

These courses carry prerequisites in biology or chemistry (described in catalog).

One or more of the following:

(note that some have prerequisites - students should consult the catalog).

BIO 204 - Invertebrate Zoology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 242 - Entomology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 255 - Ornithology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 260 - Field Botany & Plant Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 262 - Cultural & Economic Botany Course unit(s): 1
BIO 265 - Behavior Course unit(s): 1
BIO 268 - Freshwater Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 270 - Ecology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 272 - Field Marine Biology Course unit(s): 1
BIO 275-279 Investigations in Field Biology (only 1 can be taken for minor credit)
CHM 201 - Organic Chemistry I Course unit(s): 1
CHM 202 - Organic Chemistry II Course unit(s): 1
CHM 311 - Analytical Chemistry I Course unit(s): 1
COM 336, 337 - Environmental Communication Course unit(s): 1
ECN 245, 246 - Environmental Economics Course unit(s): 1
HST 341 - Environmental History of the United States Course unit(s): 1
HST 373 - Environmental History of Latin America Course unit(s): 1
PBH 201 - Issues in Public Health Course unit(s): 1
PHL 237 - Philosophy of Science Course unit(s): 1
PHL 246 - Environmental Philosophy Course unit(s): 1
PHY 121 - General Physics I Course unit(s): 1
PHY 122 - General Physics II Course unit(s): 1
PSC 216 - Environmental Politics & Policymaking Course unit(s): 1
PSC 330, 331 - Comparative & International Environmental Policies Course unit(s): 1
( SUS 350 - Community Sustainability in Costa Rica Course unit(s): 1 OR
SUS 355 - Climate Change & Sustainable Development in Bangladesh Course unit(s): 1 )
Other courses as approved

Additional Note:

Students are strongly encouraged to take MTH 119 Statistical Analysis or MTH 121 Calculus I to satisfy the reasoning requirement.