Environmental Studies Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies
Degrees Offered: None
Minor Offered: Environmental Studies

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Minor requires the successful completion of six courses (16 credit hours minimum) consisting of two required courses and four elective courses; successful completion of a capstone project; and at least three courses (7 hours minimum) at the 300 level or above. A maximum of two courses may also count for major and/or JINS requirements.

Program Requirements:

Required Courses:

ENVS 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3 hours
ENVS 480 - Seminar in Environmental Studies Credits: 1 hour

Distribution Categories:

Choose four courses from at least three of the following distribution categories for a total of no less than 12 credit hours:

1. Science

Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics coursework, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

AGSC 311 - Plant Nutrition Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 314 - Principles of Soil Science Credits: 4 hours
AGSC 410 - Soil Conservation and Management Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 414 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 415 - Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 416 - Advanced Topics in Agronomy Credits: 3 hours
AGSC 422 - Grazing Animal Ecology Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 301 - Introduction to Ecology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 312 - Local Flora Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 316 - Entomology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 317 - Economic and Medical Botany Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 343 - Oceanography Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 363 - Human Ecology Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 364 - Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 444 - Independent Studies (Topic) Credits: 1-5 hours
BIOL 501 - Limnology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 502 - Biometry Credits: 3 hours
BIOL 506 - Ornithology Credits: 4 hours
BIOL 510 - Ecology Credits: 3 hours
CHEM 222 - Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Credits: 4 hours
CHEM 322 - Instrumental Analysis Credits: 4 hours
NASC 140 - Physical Geology Credits: 4 hours

2. Social Science

Geography, Economics, Sociology/Anthropology, and Psychology coursework, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

ECON 307 - Natural Resources Economics Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 310 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3 hours
HLTH 362 - Environmental Health Credits: 3 hours
POL 275 - Selected Topics in Political Science Credits: 1-3 hours
SOAN 320 - World Prehistory Credits: 3 hours

3. Humanities

Philosophy & Religion and English, Communication, and Foreign Language coursework, readings, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 266 - American Literatures: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 329 - Nonfiction Writing: Topics Credits: 3 hours
ENG 498 - Senior English Seminar Credits: 4 hours
ENG 503 - Gender Studies Credits: 4 hours
PHRE 386 - Studies in Philosophy and Religion Credits: 3 hours

4. Interdisciplinary

JINS coursework, internships that do not fit into any single discipline, and future environmental studies coursework, including, but not limited to:

BIZ 306/506G - The Natural History of Belize Credits: 3 hours
ENVS 380 - Select Topics Credits: 1-4 hours
JINS 330 - Environmental Economics: Issues and Policies Credits: 3 hours
JINS 335 - Ecology versus Land Use Credits: 3 hours
JINS 336 - The Environment (template course) Credits: 3 hours