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Duluth Campus
Natural History Minor
Biology
Geological Sciences
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
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Free-Standing Minor
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Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2010.
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Required credits in this minor: 34.
The natural history minor enhances students understanding of the ecology and geology of the natural world. It places particular emphasis on courses with field labs. The minor program covers a wide range of topics in earth¿s history, geomorphology, ecology, ornithology, entomology, ichthyology, mammalogy, animal behavior, and field interpretation for education, as well as other topics.
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Minor Requirements
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Required Courses (21 cr)
BIOL 1011 - General Biology I, LE CAT4 (5.0 cr)
BIOL 1012 - General Biology II (5.0 cr)
BIOL 2801 - General Ecology (3.0 cr)
GEOL 1110 - Geology and Earth Systems, LE CAT4 (4.0 cr)
GEOL 2110 - Earth History (3.0 cr)
BIOL 4992 - Senior Seminar: Classic Readings in Natural History (1.0 cr)
Electives (13 cr)
Must take at least 1 additional BIOL and 1 additional GEOL course.
At least 10 credits of electives MUST be 3xxx or above.
Take 13 or more credit(s) from the following:
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BIOL 1093 {Inactive}
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BIOL 3601 - Plant Diversity (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 3603 - Plant Taxonomy (3.0 cr)
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BIOL 3701 - Animal Diversity (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 3760 - Marine Biology (3.0 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 4803 - Ecology Field Methods: Identification and Natural History of Terrestrial and Aquatic Organisms (4.0 cr)
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BIOL 4891 - Animal Behavior (2.0 cr)
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BIOL 5839 - Coral Reef Field Studies (3.0 cr)
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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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FST 3236 - Icelandic Geology & the New Society (3.0 cr)
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GEOL 1045 - Freshman Seminar: Minnesota's Geologic History, LE CAT4 (3.0 cr)
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GEOL 1120 - Life and Death of the Dinosaurs, LE CAT5 (3.0 cr)
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GEOL 1140 - Climate Change and Human History, LEIP CAT05 (3.0 cr)
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GEOL 2350 - Earth's Resources, LEIP CAT05 (3.0 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 5839 - Coral Reef Geology (3.0 cr)
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