Environmental Science Minor
The environmental science minor complements any major. It consists of a selection of courses that provide students with an understanding of important concepts in the environmental and earth sciences such as ecology, climate change, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and fundamentals of geology. Students also gain experience in the field and laboratory settings. Students can choose from a variety of elective courses mainly in biology, physical science, chemistry, and environmental science to complete this minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVI 150H | Honors: Introduction to Environmental Systems | 4 |
| ERTH 152 | Introduction to Physical Geology | 4 |
| Select at least twelve credits of the following; at least six must have an ENVI prefix: | 12 | |
| Environmental Science | ||
| Methods in Environmental Research | ||
| Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Science | ||
| Independent Research | ||
or ENVI 540 | Internship in Environmental Studies | |
| Biology | ||
| Introduction to Biology II: Organisms | ||
or BIOL 235 | Botany | |
| Marine Biology | ||
| Bryology & Lichenology | ||
or BIOL 332H | Honors: Bryology and Lichenology | |
| Field Botany | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Entomology | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Nature of New England | ||
| Ornithology | ||
or BIOL 351 | Ornithology | |
| Aquatic Ecology | ||
| Chemistry | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry I | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry II | ||
| Physical Science | ||
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
Upper Level ERTH courses | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Environmental Studies (not more than three credits) | ||
| Ecological Disaster and Cultural Imagination | ||
| Plants and Society | ||
or BIOL 327H | Honors: Plants and Society | |
| Honors: Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Green Living Seminar | ||
| Ecology and Management of the Adirondack Park | ||
| Politics and Environmental Policy | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
or ECON 315 | Environmental Economics | |
| Environmental Law | ||
or ENVI 340H | Honors: Environmental Law | |
| Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Everglades and South Florida | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | |