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Environmental Studies

Dr. Stan Ulanski, Director

Phone: (540) 568-6130
E-mail: ulansksl@jmu.edu

The minimum requirement for a minor in Environmental Studies is 18 hours with a maximum of three courses from either discipline (natural or social science).

Minor Requirements

Credit Hours

Natural Sciences (choose from the following):

BIO 351. Introduction to Ecology 
BIO 451. Ecological Systems
BIO 452. Population Ecology
BIO 453. Microbial Ecology
BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology
GEOL 211. Introduction to Oceanography
GEOL 310. Management of Marine Resources
GEOL 320. Meteorology
GEOL 340. Soils and Land Use
GEOL 355. Geochemistry of Natural Waters
ISAT 320. Fundamentals of Environmental Science
and Technology I-II
ISAT 421. Environmental Policy and Regulation
CHEM 354. Environmental Chemistry Field Camp
PHYS 215. Energy and the Environment

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Social Sciences (choose from the following):

ANTH 196. Biological Anthropology 
ANTH 355. Culture and Ecology
ECON 305. Environmental Economics 
ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources
GEOG 240. Natural Resource Conservation
GEOG 300. Population Geography
GEOG 310A-D. Environmental Issues
GEOG 340. Biogeography
GEOG 415. Climatology
GEOG 440. Wilderness Techniques
HTH 352. Environmental Health
PHIL 395. Philosophy and Scientific Inquiry

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A student may not receive dual credit for required courses that apply to both the major and minor. The program encourages students to pursue environmental research topics through participation in the individual research options of the various departments involved.

 

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