Environmental Science
The environmental science minor is a cross disciplinary program that can be elected by any student. Students pursuing programs ranging from the physical, natural or social sciences, to education, journalism, or business could benefit from this broadly-based environmental curriculum. The program draws from courses that focus on the application of scientific concepts and principles to the understanding of environmental problems and their solutions. The minor draws upon the expertise of faculty in the areas of biology, chemistry, geography, physics, and integrated science and technology.
The environmental science minor:
- provides a scientific background to those students interested in environmental law, environmental economics and environmental sustainability.
- broadens the studen's understanding of how sciences are linked to environmental questions.
- complements any major by focusing on courses related to environmental issues.
The minimum requirement for a minor in environmental science is 24 credit hours taken from the four groups outlined below. Students wishing to complete more than one of the environmental minors (environmental management, environmental science and environmental studies) may receive dual credit for the capstone course (ENVT 400), but may not receive dual credit for any other courses that might be shared by the minors. Pre-approved study abroad and/or internship experiences may be substituted for one or more of the courses listed below.
No more than two courses from a single subject area can count toward the completion of the Environmental Science minor.
A score of four or greater in AP Environmental Science substitutes for GGEOL 115 or ISAT 112.
| Courses | Credit Hours |
| Group 1. Introduction to Environmental Science 1 | 3-4 |
| BIO 124. Ecology and Evolution | |
| GGEOL 102. Environment: Earth | |
| GGEOL 115. Earth Systems and Climate Change | |
| GISAT 112. Environmental Issues in Science and Technology | |
| GEOG 210. Physical Geography | |
| Group 2. Advanced Environmental Science courses | 15 |
| BIO 354. Global Climate and Life | |
| BIO/GEOL 400. Geology and Ecology of the Bahamas | |
| BIO/GEOG 402. Forest Ecology | |
| BIO 451. Ecological Systems | |
| BIO 452. Population Ecology | |
| BIO 453. Microbial Ecology and Evolution | |
| BIO 454. Introduction to Biometrics | |
| BIO 456. Landscape Ecology | |
| BIO 457. Biological Applications of GIS | |
| BIO 459. Freshwater Ecology | |
| BIO 465. Environmental Toxicology | |
| BIO 466. Toxicology Seminar | |
| CHEM 354. Environmental Chemistry Field Camp | |
| CHEM 450. Nuclear and Radiation Chemistry | |
| ENGR 431. Engineering Design V 3 | |
| ENGR 432. Engineering Design VI 3 | |
| ENVT 200. Environmental Systems Theory | |
| GEOG 215. Geospatial Tools I – Cartography and GIS | |
| GEOG 216. Geospatial Tools II – Remote Sensing and GPS | |
| GEOG 290. Human Interaction with the Physical Environment | |
| GEOG 340. Biogeography | |
| GEOG 365. Cartography and Geospatial Visualization | |
| GEOG 366. Introduction to GIS | |
| GEOG 385. Principles of Remote Sensing | |
| GEOL 211. Introduction to Oceanography | |
| GEOL/GEOG 310. Environmental Impact | |
| GEOL 320. Meteorology | |
| GEOL 340. Environmental Soil Science | |
| GEOL 355. Geochemistry of Natural Waters | |
| GEOL 377. Earth Surface Processes | |
| GEOL 385. Geomorphology | |
| GEOL 410. Engineering Geology | |
| GEOL 460. Hydrogeology | |
| ISAT 311. Role of Energy in Modern Society | |
| ISAT 320. Fundamentals of Environmental Science & Technology I | |
| ISAT 321. Fundamentals of Environmental Science & Technology II | |
| ISAT 420. Environmental Analysis and Modeling | |
| ISAT 423. Environmental Remediation | |
| ISAT 425. Environmental Hydrology | |
| ISAT 427. Industrial Hygiene | |
| ISAT 428. Industrial Ecology | |
| MATH 321. Analysis of Variance and Experimental Design | |
| MATH 322. Applied Linear Regression | |
| MATH 324. Applied Nonparametric Statistics | |
| MATH 328. Time Series Analysis | |
| MATH/BIO 345E. Biometry | |
| MATH 421. Applied Multivariate Statistics | |
| PHYS 215. Energy and the Environment | |
| Group 3. Environmental Studies courses | 3 |
| One of the following courses: | |
| ANTH 373. Anthropological Perspectives on Environment | |
| ECON 305. Environmental Economics | |
| ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources | |
| ENG 371. Literature and the Environment | |
| GEOG 325. Environmental Ethics | |
| HIST 427. US Environmental History | |
| ISAT 311. Role of Energy in Modern Society | |
| ISAT 421. Environmental Policy and Regulation | |
| SCOM 354. Communication, Environment and Environmentalism | |
| SOCI 311. Sociology of the Environment | |
| Group 4 – Capstone course | 3 |
| ENVT 400. Capstone Seminar 2 |
1 Can be double-counted with General Education.
2 All students must complete the capstone course ENVT 400. Students must have completed 15 hours of their environment minor in order to enroll in the capstone.
3 Requires approval by the environmental science minor coordinator.
