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Duluth Campus
Environmental Studies Minor
Geography
College of Liberal Arts
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Minor Related to a Major
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Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2008.
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Required credits in this minor: 41 to 47.
The environmental studies minor compliments any degree program concerned with the natural world and social world, and how one impacts the other. The focus is the impact of humans on the environment. An environmental studies minor augments degrees in geography, geology, biology, political science, philosophy, sociology, law, environmental education, education, and anthropology.
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Minor Requirements
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Social Science Core (9 cr)
ECON 1023 - Principles of Economics: Micro, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
ES 3500 - Ecological Economics (3.0 cr)
POL 1011 - American Government and Politics, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
Environmental Studies Core (12 cr)
ES 1001 - Introductory Seminar (2.0 cr)
ES 2803 - Issues in Global Ecology, LEIP CAT05 (3.0 cr)
ES 5001 - Environmental Studies Seminar (4.0 cr)
GEOG 2306 - Environmental Conservation, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
or GEOL 1130 - Introduction to Environmental Science, LEIP CAT04 (4.0 cr)
Natural Science Core (14 cr)
BIOL 1011 - General Biology I, LE CAT4 (5.0 cr)
BIOL 1012 - General Biology II (5.0 cr)
GEOG 1414 - Physical Geography, LE CAT4 (4.0 cr)
or GEOL 1110 - Geology and Earth Systems, LE CAT4 (4.0 cr)
Electives
Select three courses chosen from the four elective categories. Elective credits for the minor can range from 6 to 12 credits, depending on the complementary courses taken.
Take 3 or more course(s) totaling 6 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
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Social Change and Advocacy
Take 0 - 3 course(s) from the following:
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ANTH 4623 - Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems (3.0 cr)
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ANTH 4631 - Anthropology and Environment (3.0 cr)
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COMM 3505 - Media Communications (3.0 cr)
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CST 1020 - Landscapes, Environments, and U.S. Culture, LE CAT7 (3.0 cr)
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ENED 4601 - Wilderness Philosophy (2.0 cr)
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GEOG 4394 - Gender, Space and Culture (4.0 cr)
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HIST 3365 - American Culture and Globalization (3.0 cr)
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PHIL 3242 - Values and Technology, LE CAT8 (3.0 cr)
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PHIL 3291 - Current Social Political Philosophy (4.0 cr)
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PHIL 3325 - Environmental Ethics (4.0 cr)
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SOC 3322 - Law and Society (3.0 cr)
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SOC 3901 - Social Change and Social Policy (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4860 - Environmental Sociology (3.0 cr)
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SOC 4981 - Social Movements, Protest and Change (3.0 cr)
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WS 3600 - Ecofeminist Theories and Practices (3.0 cr)
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Economics and Policy
Take 0 - 3 course(s) from the following:
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ANTH 4632 - Anthropology of Landscapes (3.0 cr)
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ECON 4721 - Natural Resource and Energy Economics (3.0 cr)
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ECON 4777 - Environmental Economics (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 2313 - Economic Geography, LE CAT6 (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3334 - Urban Geography (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3335 - Urban Planning (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3370 - Geographies of Development (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3481 - Urban Ecology (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 4393 - Political Geography (4.0 cr)
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POL 3080 - Environment and Politics (3.0 cr)
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POL 3170 - Political Interest Groups and Individuals (3.0 cr)
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POL 3400 - Contemporary Issues in World Politics (4.0 cr)
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POL 3570 - Politics of Developing Nations (3.0 cr)
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POL 3610 - Political Economy: An Introduction (4.0 cr)
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SOC 3901 - Social Change and Social Policy (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3461 - Geography of Global Resources (3.0 cr)
or GEOL 2350 - Earth's Resources, LEIP CAT05 (3.0 cr)
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Applications and Methodology
Take 0 - 3 course(s) from the following:
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ENED 3341 - Field Interpretive Techniques I (3.0 cr)
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ENED 3342 - Field Interpretive Techniques II (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 2552 - Introduction to Maps and Cartographic Methods, LE CAT2 (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3532 - Map Design and Graphic Methods (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 4563 - Introduction to Geographic Information Science (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 4564 - Laboratory in Geographic Information Science (2.0 cr)
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GEOG 4580 - Introduction to Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5541 - Environmental Application of GIS (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5612 - Field Techniques (4.0 cr)
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GEOL 3000 - Geologic Maps (3.0 cr)
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SOC 2155 - Introduction to Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
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SOC 3155 - Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
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SOC 3156 - Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis (4.0 cr)
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Natural Science
Take 0 - 3 course(s) from the following:
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BIOL 2802 - Ecology Laboratory (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 4731 - Entomology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 4761 - Ichthyology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 4763 - Ornithology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 4764 - Mammalogy (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 4805 - Ecological Invasions (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 4891 - Animal Behavior (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 5401 - Coevolution of Plants, Animals and Microbes (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 5777 - Plankton Biology (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 5805 - Fisheries Ecology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 5811 - Plant Autecology (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 5831 {Inactive}
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BIOL 5833 - Stream Ecology (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 5839 - Coral Reef Field Studies (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 5861 - Lake Ecology (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 5865 - Conservation Biology (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 5870 - Wetland Ecology (3.0 cr)
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CHE 2001 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3.0 cr)
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CHEM 2212 - Environmental Chemistry (4.0 cr)
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ESCI 2210 - Science and Management of Environmental Systems (4.0 cr)
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ESCI 3101 - Nonrenewable Resources (4.0 cr)
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ESCI 3102 - Renewable Resources (4.0 cr)
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ESCI 4102 - Environmental Assessment (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 3401 - Weather and Climate (3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3422 - Natural Hazards (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 4451 - The Geography of Soils (4.0 cr)
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GEOG 5446 - Water Processes and Management (4.0 cr)
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GEOL 3100 - Earth's Climate and Environment: Past and Future (3.0 cr)
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GEOL 3210 - Geomorphology (4.0 cr)
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GEOL 5220 - Advances in Paleoclimatology (3.0 cr)
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