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Environmental Sciences Minor

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  • Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
  • Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2024
  • Required credits in this minor: 18 to 20
  • This program requires summer terms.
The environmental sciences minor introduces students to the core concepts of environmental sciences. Students will gain an overall understanding of environmental sciences and its importance in today's society. This minor meshes well with major courses of study in biology, agronomy, horticulture, animal science, and natural resources giving these students a feel for how their disciplines interact with environmental sciences. It also helps develop critical thinking skills in applying science-based decision making as it pertains to the environment.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
Environmental Sciences Core
Take exactly 4 course(s) totaling exactly 12 credit(s) from the following:
· BIOL 3420 - Ecotoxicology (3.0 cr)
· ENSC 3124 - Environmental Science and Remediation Techniques (3.0 cr)
· SUST 4100 - Sustainability Capstone (2.0 cr)
· BIOL 1009 - General Biology [BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV] (4.0 cr)
or BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology [BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV] (4.0 cr)
Environmental Sciences Electives
Take 2 - 3 course(s) totaling 6 - 8 credit(s) from the following:
· ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems (3.0 cr)
· ENSC 3132 - Environmental Factors and Human Health (3.0 cr)
· ENSC 3496 - Special Topics in Environmental Sciences (1.0-12.0 cr)
· ENSC 3720 {Inactive} (4.0 cr)
· ENSC 4022 - Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact Statements (3.0 cr)
· NATR 3480 - Ecological Restoration (3.0 cr)
· NATR 3486 - Conservation Biology (3.0 cr)
· NATR 3580 - Advanced Ecological Restoration (2.0 cr)
· SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition (4.0 cr)
· SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality (4.0 cr)
· SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation (4.0 cr)
 
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BIOL 3420 - Ecotoxicology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Overview of ecotoxicology ranging from molecular to global issues. Major classes of contaminants, bioaccumulation, toxic effects, and risks. Lab. prereq: CHEM 1001
ENSC 3124 - Environmental Science and Remediation Techniques
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Advanced understanding of environmental science. Issues surrounding ecosystem management, risk assessment, sustainable energy, water quality, air quality. Remediation techniques(traditional/nontraditional), environmental laws.
SUST 4100 - Sustainability Capstone
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Explore the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals. A capstone project utilizing these goals will be done and presented to class at end of semester. prereq: Sr
BIOL 1009 - General Biology (BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall, Spring & Summer
Major concepts of modern biology. Molecular structure of living things. Energy recruitment/utilization. Flow of genetic information through organisms/populations. Principles of inheritance, ecology, and evolution. Lab. prereq: High school science courses
BIOL 1009H - Honors: General Biology (BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Quantitative methods used to emphasize the dynamic nature of biology. Modern biology. Molecular structure of living things, energy recruitment/utilization, flow of genetic information through organisms/populations. Principles of inheritance, ecology, and evolution. Includes lab. prereq: High school chemistry or consent of instructor
ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Effects of environment on animal production. Principles of environmental control. Planning open, partial, and total environmentally controlled systems for livestock. Functional, economic, and environmental considerations. Feed handling systems, waste management alternatives. Recommended prereq: Math 1031
ENSC 3132 - Environmental Factors and Human Health
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Spring Odd Year
Impact of environmental factors on the development of diseases, including cancer, respiratory diseases, and food-borne illness.
ENSC 3496 - Special Topics in Environmental Sciences
Credits: 1.0 -12.0 [max 12.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Topics cover contemporary issues in environmental sciences. Recent/significant primary literature. Critical thinking/evaluation. Application to research issues in environmental sciences.
ENSC 4022 - Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact Statements
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
Environmental risk assessments, including cost benefit analysis, risk analysis, risk characterization. Develop environmental impact statements. Toxicity assessment, uncertainty analysis, risk management.
NATR 3480 - Ecological Restoration
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Principles of restoring/repairing disturbed/damaged ecosystems. Assessing site conditions, establishing reference criteria, determining restoration goals/objectives, manipulating successional trajectories, determining measures of successful restoration. Recommended prereq: NATR 3374
NATR 3486 - Conservation Biology
Credits: 3.0 [max 3.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Science underlying methods of conservation of populations, species, ecosystems. Exploration of theory/practice of conservation within social, political, economic context of conservation problems. Enforced prereq: BIOL 1009 or 1009H
NATR 3580 - Advanced Ecological Restoration
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Advanced topics in ecological restoration, including evaluation of case studies. Explore current advancements, topics/emerging issues in theory/practice of restoration. Enforced prereq: NATR 3374, 3480
SOIL 3414 - Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
Soil fertility management and its effect on crop growth. Uptake and use of specific important nutrients; use of fertilizers, their composition and characteristics; importance of residue management to maintain high productivity; environmental impact of certain agronomic practices. Enforced prereq: SOIL 1293 Recommended prereq: CHEM 1001
SWM 3009 - Hydrology and Water Quality
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Principles/theory of surface/ground water quality, including but not limited to water budget, hydrologic cycle, water quantities, Darcy's Law, water quality units and flow rates, hydraulic conductivity/permeability, and laboratory tests for and maintenance of water quality. Enforced prereq: CHEM 1001, MATH 1031, and SOIL 1293
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Management principles and practices used to increase productivity and conserve soil and water resources for agronomic crops. Maintaining wildland and environmental quality through use of shelterbelts. Enforced prereq: SOIL 1293