Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Environmental Studies
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.
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)
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.
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
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
