Degrees Offered

Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Environmental Studies

Requirements

Requirements for Minor
The Environmental Studies minor consists of a minimum of 20 semester hours distributed along concentrated tracks to insure coherence and depth of study related to the environment.  Students may choose from the following tracks of study: policy and management, earth sciences, and life sciences.  Each track is comprised of five course levels:

Level 1:  Introductory core course

Level 2:  Introductory topical course

Level 3:  Advanced topical or methods course

Level 4:  Geographic Information Systems course

Level 5:  Applications course through independent study or internship

Within each level, students select one course.  To insure breadth of study, at least 16 semester hour of course work beyond the core course will be from outside the student's major department.

Environmental Studies Minor Tracks

Policy and Management (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Environmental Studies 110 or Geography 120S (4 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Geography 230S, Geography 292S, Political Science 221S, or Political Science 223 (4 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Political Science 320, Political Science 321, or Economics 350 (4 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 330, Geography 390, or Geology 291 (2-5 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester hours)

Earth Sciences (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Environmental Studies 120, Geography 220N, Geology 110N, Geology 111N, Geology 112N, Geology 113N, Geology 150N, or Geology 160N (4-5 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Geology 240, Geology 290N, Geography 222B, or Marine Science 200 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Geology 315 or Geography 305 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 390 or Geology 291 (2-4 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester)

Life Sciences (20 semester hours)

Level 1:  One course from Biology 130B, Biology 131N, Biology 141N, Biology 142N, Biology 143N, Biology 180B, or Environmental Studies 130 (4 semester hours)

Level 2:  One course from Biology 232, Biology 236, Biology 238, Biology 243, Biology 247, Biology 248B, Biology 249B, or Marine Science 200 (4-5 semester hours)

Level 3:  One course from Biology 341, Biology 342, or Biology 346 (5 semester hours)

Level 4:  One course from Geography 390 or Geology 291 (2-4 semester hours)

Level 5:  Environmental Studies 490 or 491 (2-4 semester hours)

Courses

110. Environmental Topics in Policy and Management. 4 semester hours.

Study of selected issues or problems related to environmental policy and management.  Topics covered vary according to disciplinary interests of the instructor or current envrionmental problems or issues.  Offered subject to demand and availability of instructor.

120. Environmental Topics in the Earth Sciences. 4 semester hours.

Study of selected issues or problems related to the earth sciences.  Topics covered vary according to disciplinary interests of the instructor or current envrionmental problems or issues.  Offered subject to demand and availability of instructor.

130. Environmental Topics in the Life Sciences. 4 semester hours.

Study of selected issues or problems related to the life sciences.  Topics covered vary according to disciplinary interests of the instructor or current envrionmental problems or issues.  Offered subject to demand and availability of instructor.

490. Independent Study. 1-4 semester hours.

Individual research on a specialized topic or problem with an emphasis on the environment. Requires permission of the director of the Environmental Studies Program and the supervising faculty member. Open to only the Environmental Studies minor. This course may be repeated for credit.

491. Internship. 1-4 semester hours.

Work-study opportunity to experience the multidisciplinary nature of practical environmental problems, to relate course material to these problems, and to observe decision-making processes associated with their solution. Requires permission of the director of the Environmental Studies Program and the supervising faculty member. Open to only Environmental Studies minors. This course may be repeated for credit.

Approved Courses for the Minor

Biology 130B The Botanical World

Biology 131N Woody Plants of the Natural and Urban Environments

Biology 141N Introduction to Marine Biology

Biology 142N Ecological Biology and Environmental Issues

Biology 143N Cave Ecology

Biology 180B Concepts in Biology: Energy and Resources in Biology

Biology 232 Mammalian Ecology

Biology 236 Local Flora

Biology 238 Entomology

Biology 243 Cave Ecology

Biology 247 Marine Ecology

Biology 248B Comparative Communities - Bahamas

Biology 249B Comparative Communities - Northern Forests

Biology 341 Limnology

Biology 342 Stream Ecology

Biology 346 Ecology

Economics 350 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Environmental Studies 110 Topics in Environmental Policy and Management

Environmental Studies 120 Environmental Topics in the Earth Sciences

Environmental Studies 130 Environmental Topics in the Life Sciences

Environmental Studies 490 Independent Study

Environmental Studies 491 Internship

Geography 120S: Human Ecology

Geography 220N Physical Geography

Geography 222B Weather and Climate

Geography 230S Urban Geography

Geography 292S Population Geography (= Sociology 292S)

Geography 305 Air Photo & Map Interpretation

Geography 330 Applied Urban

Geography 390 Geographical Information Systems

Geology 110B Introductory Geology

Geology 111B Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Geology 112B Hydrologic Cycle

Geology 113B Ohio Geology

Geology 150B Physical Geology

Geology 160B Environmental Geology

Geology 240 Process Geomorphology

Geology 290N Hazard Mitigation: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Geology 291 Spatial Analysis in the Natural Sciences

Geology 315 Watershed Hydrology

Marine Science 200M Oceanography

Political Science 221S State and Local Government

Political Science 223 Introduction to Local Government Administration

Political Science 320 Public Administration

Political Science 321 Public Policy

Recommended Electives

 

Chemistry 201 Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Chemistry 281 Analytical Chemistry

Communication 190 Public Speaking

Computer Science 150Q Computer Programming I

English 241 Beginning Journalism

English 243 Business Writing

Geography 304 Cartography

Mathematics 127Q Introductory Statistics

Mathematics 227Q Data Analysis