Environmental Studies Minor

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Advisor: Dr. Larry Knox, Kittrell Hall 201 or 103 (lknox@tntech.edu).

Minor in Arts and Sciences

A minor for Arts and Sciences students requires the completion of 15 semester hours, including 6 upper-division hours, in a coherent program of study. The criterion of coherence may be met in either of two ways: (1) by following the minor curriculum prescribed by any department or college at TTU, so long as it includes at least 6 upper-division hours; (2) if such a minor curriculum is not available in the chosen department or college, by taking the 15 semester hours, including 6 at the upper division, in a single discipline—i.e., normally, courses with the same course prefix, but students should check with the department offering the minor before assuming this. Exception: A minor in physics will consist of at least 15 hours of coursework including PHYS 2110 , PHYS 2120 , PHYS 2420 , PHYS 2920 and one upper division physics course. Approved interdisciplinary minors in the College of Arts and Sciences are:

Preparation:

Students wishing to minor in Environmental Studies must fulfill their general education science requirement by taking any two of the following courses:

BIOL 1010 - Introduction to Biology Credit: 4.
BIOL 1020 - Diversity of Life Credit: 4.
BIOL 1123 - General Biology II Credit: 4.
BIOL 2310 - General Botany Credit: 4.
CHEM 1010 - Introductory Chemistry I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1020 - Introductory Chemistry II Credit: 4.
CHEM 1110 - General Chemistry I Credit: 4.
CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry II Credit: 4.
GEOL 1040 - Physical Geology Credit: 4.
GEOL 1045 - Earth Environment, Resources and Society Credit: 4.

The Minor:

A minor in Environmental Studies will consist of at least 15 hours of coursework, with a minimum of 6 upper-division hours, including the following:(a) HIST 2900 Environmental History; (b) One of the following: SOC 3600 - Environmental Sociology or AGBE 4120 (5120) ; (c) 9 additional semester hours chosen from the course list below, including at least: one course at the 3000-4000 level and two of the following areas of study: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, and Sociology (note: WFS is considered to be Biology).

AGET 3110 - Natural Resource Systems Credit: 2.
AGRN 1100 - Plant Science Credit: 3.
AGRN 1110 - Plant Science Laboratory Credit: 1.
AGRN 3230 - Environmental Soil Science Credit: 4.
AGRN 4220 (5220) - Environmental Soil Chemistry Credit: 3.
AGRN 4230 (5230) - Soil Classification Credit: 3.
BIOL 3120 - General Ecology Credit: 3. or
BIOL 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4. or
WFS 3130 - General Ecology Credit: 4.
BIOL 4130 (5130) - Environmental Microbiology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4610 (5610) - Invertebrate Zoology Credit: 3.
BIOL 4840 (5840) - Limnology Credit: 3.
ESS 3710 - Chemistry and the Environment Credit: 3.
CHEM 4710 (5710) - Environmental Chemistry Credit: 3.
ENGL 4931 (5931) - Literature and the Environment Credit: 3.
GEOG 1010 - Weather and Climate Credit: 3.
GEOG 3330 - Meteorology Credit: 4.
GEOL 4100 - Environmental Sedimentology Credit: 4.
GEOL 4150 (5150) - Geomorphology Credit: 4.
GEOL 4410 (5410) - Remote Sensing Credit: 3.
GEOL 4650 (5650) - Applied Geochemistry Credit: 3.
GEOL 4711 (5711) - Hydrogeology Credit: 4.
SOC 3600 - Environmental Sociology Credit: 3.
WFS 4500 (5500) - National Wildlife Policy Credit: 3.

Note:

Except for Biology majors, students who did not take BIOL 1010 -BIOL 1020 under “Preparation” (above) must take BIOL 3120 or BIOL 3130 /WFS 3130 as part of the “9 additional hours.”