Environmental Science Minor

Students interested in a minor in environmental science must meet with the Director of Environmental Studies to develop an approved plan of study.

Requirements

Required courses:
ENVN 2010ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS2
Select one course from the following:3-4
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
Select 12 credit hours from the following, provided those courses are not in the major field of study, and are approved by the Director of Environmental Studies:12
Environmental Studies
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
OUR ENERGY FUTURE: SOCIETY, THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
INTRODUCTION TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
WETLAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
GIS APPLICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL LAW & REGULATIONS
ADVANCED BOTANY
Biology
ECOLOGY
FLORA OF THE GREAT PLAINS
FAUNA OF THE GREAT PLAINS
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY
FIRE ECOLOGY
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
MAMMALOGY
HERPETOLOGY
ENTOMOLOGY
ORNITHOLOGY
Chemistry
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Geography
NEBRASKA NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGMENT
METEOROLOGY
INTRODUCTION TO METEOROLOGY LABORATORY
CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
SPATIAL ANALYSIS IN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS I
BIOGEOGRAPHY
URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
GREAT PLAINS & NEBRASKA
PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY
CLIMATOLOGY
SOIL GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
WATER RESOURCES
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING
Geology
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY FIELD METHODS
INTRODUCTION TO SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY
PROCESS GEOMORPHOLOGY
SOIL GENESIS, MORPHOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION
GEOCHEMISTRY
CRITICAL ZONE SCIENCE
Society, Environment and Resource Conservation
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
Total Credits17-18