2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived]

Environmental Science Minor

(20 credits)

Environmental science is the study of the effects of natural and unnatural processes, and of interactions of the planet on the environment.

Required Courses: 11 credits

ENVI 110 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences 3 Credits
ENVI 110L - Introduction to Environmental Sciences Lab 1 Credits
ENVI 170 - Earth Science 3 Credits
ENVI 170L - Earth Science Laboratory 1 Credits
ENVI 457 - Environmental Pollution and Human Health 3 Credits

Directed Electives: 9 credits

9 credits at the 300-400 level in environmentally related science courses selected in consultation with the minor advisor in the department.

CHEM 371 - Environmental Chemistry 3 Credits
ENVI 350 - Geomorphic Processes 3 Credits
ENVI 353 - Weather and Climate 3 Credits
ENVI 356 - Water and Environmental Health 3 Credits
ENVI 361 - Oceanography 3 Credits
ENVI 450 - Environmental Modeling and Mapping 3 Credits
ENVI 452 - Quaternary Environments 3 Credits
ENVI 454 - Introduction to Hydrology 3 Credits
ENVI 455 - Groundwater Hydrology 3 Credits
ENVI 456 - Lakes and Wetlands 3 Credits
ENVI 458 - Medical Geology 3 Credits
ENVI 460 - Conservation and Sustainability of Natural Resources 3 Credits
ENVI 461 - Environmental Justice 3 Credits
ENVI 462 - Ethics and the Environment 3 Credits
ENVI 463 - Soil Genesis and Classification 3 Credits
ENVI 465 - Fundamentals of Tree Ring Research 3 Credits
ENVI 471 - Quaternary Paleoecology 3 Credits
ENVI 479 - Global Biogeochemical Cycles 3 Credits
ENVI 481 - Geochemistry 3 Credits
ENVI 484 - Energy Resources 3 Credits

Note:

The Environmental Science Minor is not available to students who have declared the Environmental Geoscience Major.