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An option for students without the science prerequisites to do the B.S. in Environmental Science or the B.A. in Environmental Studies, this minor provides a good grounding in the principles of the field.
5 credits Core
- TESC 201 The Science of Environmental Sustainability (may be met with an approved transfer course or TESC 232, 236, 239, 243, 247, 303, 317, 341, 345, 404 or 434 see advisor to make the exception)
5 credits Biological Environmental Science (B)
- TBIOL 110 General Biology (B)
- TBIOL 120 Introductory Biology I (B)
- TBIOL 202 Plant Biology and Ecology (B)
- TBIOL 203 History and Ecology of Biological Invasions (B)
- TBIOL 204 Tropical Ecology and Sustainability (B)
- TBIOL 222 Evolution and Its Implications (B)
- TBIOL 232 Issues in Biological Conservation (B)
- TBIOL 234 Biology, History and Politics of Salmon in the PNW (B)
- TBIOL 236 Plants and People: The Science of Agriculture (B)
- TBIOL 240 Human Biology and Environmental Interactions (B)
- TBIOL 270 Genetics and Society (B)
- TBIOL 307 Environmental Entomology (B)
- TBIOL 318 Biogeography (P or B)
- TBIOL 362 Introduction to Restoration Ecology (B)
- TBIOL 404 Neotropical Field Studies Abroad: Ecology and Community (B)
- TBIOL 422 Evolution (B)
- TBIOL 432 Forest Ecology Field Studies (B)
- TBIOL 434 Conservation Biology Practice (B)
- TBIOL 438 Environmental Biology: Marine Invertebrates (B)
- TBIOL 442 Marine Ecology (B)
- TBIOL 452 Plants, Insects and their Interactions (B)
- TBIOL 478 Environmental Microbiology (B)
- TESC 102 Aquatic Ecosystems in Urban Areas (B)
- TESC 303 Sustainable Development in Africa - Study Abroad (B or P)
- TESC 490 Topics in Environmental Science (B)
- TGEOS 243 Geography of the Physical World (B)
- TGEOS 445 Estuarine Field Studies (B or P)
5 credits Physical Environmental Science (P)
- TBIOL 318 Biogeography (P or B)
- TCHEM 142 General Chemistry I (P)
- TCHEM 245 Chemistry through History (P)
- TESC 239 Energy and the Environment (P)
- TESC 303 Sustainable Development in Africa - Study Abroad (B or P)
- TESC 345 Pollution and Public Policy (P)
- TESC 430 Environmental Modeling (P)
- TESC 433 Pollutant Fate and Transport in the Environment (P)
- TESC 435 Limnology (P)
- TGEOS 107 Geohazards and Natural Disasters (P)
- TGEOS 117 Physical Geology (P)
- TGEOS 215 Meteorology (P)
- TGEOS 227 Earth History (P)
- TGEOS 241 Oceanography (P)
- TGEOS 337 Environmental Geology (P)
- TGEOS 341 Climate Change (P)
- TGEOS 343 Atmosphere and Air Pollution (P)
- TGEOS 415 Sedimentology (P)
- TGEOS 417 Field Geology (P)
- TGEOS 445 Estuarine Field Studies (B or P)
- TGIS 311 Maps and GIS (P)
- TPHYS 111 Introduction to Astronomy (P)
- TPHYS 315 Applied Physics with Environmental Applications (P)
5 credits Environmental Ethics or Philosophy
5 credits Environmental Law, Policy or Regulations
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
- Environmental Education and Outreach
- Environmental Policy and Planning
- Environmental/Project Management
- Field and Technical Positions
- Post-graduate Studies
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
To declare an Environmental Studies minor, you must have earned a minimum of 45 credits and declared a major. Declare the minor by completing the Request to Declare/Change a Major or Minor form and submitting it to the Office of the Registrar.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
For an Environmental Studies minor, you must complete 25 credits. All courses in the minor must be completed with a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
Note: Environmental Sustainability and Environmental Science majors cannot minor in Environmental Studies.
