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INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Coordinator: Dr. John G. Rae III

MAJOR

Environmental Science options are offered for Biology, Chemistry and Physics majors.

MINOR

A minor in environmental studies is offered for non-science majors.

A 19- to 20-semester-hour minor in environmental studies is offered only for non-science majors and requires the following:

1. BIOL 103 Environmental Biology

4

2. ECON 340 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (note prerequisite)

3

3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography

3

4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values

3

5. One course (3 hours) chosen from

GEOG 210 Geography of North America

3

GEOG 302 Geography of Europe

3

GEOG 303 Geography of South America

3

GEOG 304 Geography of Asia

3

GEOG 305 Geography of Central America

3

6. One course (3 or 4 hours) chosen from:

BIOL 201 Invertebrate Zoology

4

BIOL 202 Vertebrate Zoology

4

BIOL 204 Introductory Marine Biology

4

BIOL 206 Fall Flora

4

BIOL 207 Spring Flora

4

BIOL 208 Summer Flora

4

BIOL 210 Conservation Biology

4

BIOL 303 The Plant Kingdom

4

BIOL 306 Special Topics in Biology

3 or 4

BIOL 308 Aquatic Ecology

4

BIOL 402 Terrestrial Ecology

4

COLLATERAL

A collateral in environmental studies is offered for nonscience majors and biology majors.

A 13-semester-hour collateral in environmental studies is offered only for nonscience majors and requires the following:

1. BIOL 103 Environmental Biology

4

2. ECON 340 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (note prerequisite)

3

3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography

3

4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values

3

A 13-semester-hour collateral in environmental studies is offered only for biology majors and requires the following:

1. CHEM 202 Organic Chemistry II

4

or

CHEM 203 Analytical Chemistry I: Quantitative Analysis

4

2. ECON 340 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (note prerequisite)

3

3. GEOG 105 Physical Geography

3

4. PRS 400 Science, Technology, and Human Values

3


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