2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Studies Minor

Requirements (16-18 credits)

All students who choose to minor in Environmental Studies must complete the following courses:

BIO 125 - Environmental Science I Credits: 4 *
POL 368 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
RST 213 - Religion and the Natural World Credits: 3 *

Students may then choose two electives in the minor:

Electives:

BIO 201 - Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Credits: 4
BIO 206 - Introduction to Botany Credits: 4
BIO 225 - Environmental Science II: Environmental Geology Credits: 4
BIO 314 - Ecology Credits: 4
BIO 316 - Microbiology Credits: 4.5
BIO 320 - Oceanography Credits: 3
BIO 403 - Principles of Toxicology Credits: 3
BIO 430 - Microbial Ecology Credits: 4
ECO 370 - Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development Credits: 3
POL 383 - The Public Policy Process Credits: 3
POL 373 - Global Cities and the Environment Credits: 3
POL 372 - Environmental Law Credits: 3
RST 341 - Story of the Universe: Foundational Cosmology and Earth History Credits: 3
RST 404 - Catholic Creation Theology Credits: 3
RST 412 - Environmental Ethics and Religion Credits: 3
RST 339 - Spirituality for an Ecological Age Credits: 3

Note:

**BIO 125 may not be used to satisfy Core Area III (Science).

*RST 213 may not be used to satisfy Core Area I (200-level Religious Studies).