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Twin Cities Campus
Environmental Geosciences MinorCLA Dean's Office
College of Liberal Arts
The minor is offered in cooperation with the Department of Earth Sciences.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Students must complete ESCI 1001 or 3001.
Preparatory Courses
Take one of the following 1xxx-level courses.
ESCI 1001 - Earth and Its Environments
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 1005 - Geology and Cinema
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 1006 - Oceanography
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 1007 - From Microbes to Mammoths: History of Life on Earth
[BIOL]
(4.0 cr)
or
ESCI 2201 - Solid Earth Dynamics
(4.0 cr)
Minor Courses
Students choose minor courses in consultation with the ESci director of undergraduate studies/advisor.
Take 14 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ESCI 3001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3002 - Climate Change and Human History
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3004 - Water and Society
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3005 - Earth Resources
(3.0 cr)
·
ESCI 3006 - Rocks and Stars: Introduction to Planetary Science
(3.0 cr)
·
Substitutions
Substitutions can be made after consultation with the ESci advisor. Though not an exhaustive list, students have previously selected these course(s) as substitutions:
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ESCI 4701 - Geomorphology
(4.0 cr)
·
ANTH 3041 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SOC 4305 - Environment & Society: An Enduring Conflict
[ENV]
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/ |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 1001/ESci 1101/ESci 1005/ |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 1006/ESci 1106 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ESci 3002/ESci 5102 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | GloS 4305/Soc 4305 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |