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2013-2014 Shepherd University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies Minor

Curriculum for a Minor in Environmental Studies

Specific Core Curriculum requirements

BIOL 101 - General Biological Science (4 cr) AND
BIOL 102 - General Biological Science (4 cr)
OR
BIOL 208 - Plants As Organisms (4 cr) AND
BIOL 209 - Animals As Organisms (4 cr)
OR
CHEM 101 - Chemistry in Society I (3 cr)
CHEM 101L - Chemistry in Society I Laboratory (1 cr each) AND
CHEM 102 - Chemistry in Society II (3 cr)
CHEM 102L - Chemistry in Society II Laboratory (1 cr each)
OR
CHEM 207 - General Chemistry I (3 cr)
CHEM 207L - General Chemistry I Laboratory (1 cr) AND
CHEM 209 - General Chemistry II (3 cr)
CHEM 209L - General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 cr)

Requirements for the minor, 17-20 Hours:

Required courses, 8 Hours:

ENVS 201 - Dimensions of Environmental Science I (4 cr)
ENVS 202 - Dimensions of Environmental Science II (4 cr)

Core elective, 3-4 Hours:

Select one of the following four courses:

ENVS 306 - Environmental Policy (3 cr)
ENVS 390 - Geographic Information Systems (4 cr)
ENVS 401 - Conservation Ecology (4 cr)
GSCI 301 - Physical Geology (4 cr)

Environmental science, biological resources, and management electives, 6-8 Hours:

Select two of the following courses:

BIOL 313 - Invertebrate Natural History (4 cr) *
BIOL 324 - Plant Taxonomy I Fall Flora (2 cr) * AND
BIOL 325 - Plant Taxonomy II Spring Flora (1 cr) *
BIOL 315 - Advanced Plant Biology (4 cr)
BIOL 332 - Comparative Anatomy (4 cr)
CHEM 333 - Environmental Chemistry (3 cr) AND
CHEM 333L - Environmental Chemistry Lab (1 cr)
ENVS 300 - Integrated Pest Management and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 422 - Stream Ecology (4 cr)
ENVS 362 - Soil Science and Lab (4 cr)
GSCI 306 - Introduction to Oceanography and Laboratory (4 cr)
GSCI 302 - General Astronomy (4 cr)
GSCI 303 - Meteorology (4 cr)
GSCI 312 - Historical Geology (4 cr)
ENVS 309 - Regional Geology and Geomorphology and Laboratory (4 cr)
ENVS 360 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (3 cr)
ENVS 440 - Solid Waste/Air Quality Management and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 441 - Hydrology and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 210 - Introduction to Park Administration (3 cr)
ENVS 301 - Wildlife Management and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 302 - Forestry Management and Laboratory (4 cr)
ENVS 305 - Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr)
ENVS 310 - Park Management (3 cr)
ENVS 319 - Land Use Planning (3 cr)
ENVS 340 - Sustainable Agriculture and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 341 - Sustainable Energy and Lab (4 cr)
ENVS 345 - Sustainable Development and Laboratory (4 cr)
ENVS 368 - Geology of National Parks and Laboratory (4 cr)

Notes:

*For students taking these courses, BIOL 208 and BIOL 209 are preferred.