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Environmental Studies 
Minor Requirements
 
Minor Requirements:  
(20 semester hours) 

1. Environment and Science (8 credit hours) 
Students select two courses from the following which examine the scientific foundations of environmental problems: 
       Conservation of Natural Resources ....................... GEOS 104/ENVT 104 
       Introductory Ecology .............................................................. BIOL 116 
       Environmental Chemistry ........................................................ CHEM 104 
Students majoring in a natural science discipline and who have taken a higher level Chemistry course (120 or above) will be allowed to substitute another course in consultation with the Environmental Studies Committee. 

2. Environment and Society (4 credit hours) 
Students select one course from the following which pursue the study of institutions where environmental perspectives and policies are applied: 
      Global and Environmental Economic Principles ........................ ECON 130 
      Environmental and Natural Resource Economics ...................... ECON 330 
      Environmental Politics and Policy ............................................. POLI 346 

3. Environment and Sensibility (4 credit hours) 
Students select one course from the following which examine values, perception and expression as they relate to environmental issues: 
      Environmental Literature .......................................................... ENGL 234 
      Free-lance Writing* ................................................................. ENGL 324 
      Environment and Culture ........................................ ENGL 239/RELI 239
      Christian Moral Issues (Envt. Ethics only) ................................. RELI 365 
      Energy, Resources and Pollution ............................................... INTG 241  
      Environmental Psychology ........................................................ PSYC 464 
* Students must notify the instructor of their intent to complete a minor in Environmental Studies so that they can focus their independent work in the course on an environmental theme or issue. 

4. Environmental Methods of Investigation - ENVT 350 (4 credit hours)