Conservation and Resource Use Minor

Program Overview

This program provides a comprehensive understanding of environmental issues through required courses in ecology, environmental science, and earth science. Students can tailor their studies by selecting elective courses from a wide range of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, economics, geography, and sociology. The program prepares graduates for careers in environmental management, conservation, and related fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

Required Courses (13-14 hours):

• BIO 226 Global Ecology and the Environment [GEGA] (4 hrs)
• ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics [GEQR or GEKS] (3 hrs)
• ENVI 107 Environmental Science [GEGA] (3 hrs)
• ESSC 108 Introduction to Earth Science [GEKN] (3 hrs)
• or ESSC 110 The Dynamic Earth System [GEKN] (4 hrs)

Elective Courses (9 hours):

• Select nine credit hours from the following, with at least six credit hours at the 300-level or above:
• BIO 130 Introduction to Botany [GEKN] (4 hrs)
• BIO 140 Introduction to Zoology [GEKN] (4 hrs)
• BIO 215 Plants and People [GEGA] (3 hrs)
• BIO 310 Ecology (3 hrs)
• BIO 311W Laboratory in Ecology [GEWI] (4 hrs)
• BIO 410 Limnology (4 hrs)
• BIO 412 Biogeography (3 hrs)
• BIO 413 Wetland Ecosystems (4 hrs)
• BIO 414 Community Ecology (4 hrs)
• BIO 455 Plant Evolution and Classification (4 hrs)
• BIO 456 Freshwater Algae (4 hrs)
• BIO 457 Aquatic Plants (4 hrs)
• BIO 458 Trees and Shrubs (4 hrs)
• BIO 460 Plant Anatomy (4 hrs)
• BIO 480 Natural History of Invertebrates (4 hrs)
• BIO 481 Natural History of Vertebrates (4 hrs)
• BIO 482 Ichthyology (4 hrs)
• BIO 483 Mammalogy (4 hrs)
• BIO 484 Herpetology (4 hrs)
• BIO 485 Ornithology (4 hrs)
• BIO 486 Entomology (4 hrs)
• CHEM 115 Our Environment and Its Chemistry [GEKN] (3 hrs)
• CHEM 415 Environmental Chemistry (3 hrs)
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics [GEQR or GEKS] (3 hrs)
• ECON 336 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources (3 hrs)
• ECON 337 Energy Economics and Policies (3 hrs)
• ESSC 114 Geology of the National Parks [GEKN] (4 hrs)
• ESSC 229 Rocks and Minerals (3 hrs)
• ESSC 320 Oceanography (3 hrs)
• ESSC 324 Weather (3 hrs)
• ESSC 327 Soil Science (4 hrs)
• ESSC 424W Climate Change [GEWI] (3 hrs)
• ESSC 495 Environmental Assessment and Planning (3 hrs)
• GEOG 276 Principles of Geographic Information Systems (3 hrs)
• GEOG 320 Geography of the United States and Canada (3 hrs)
• GEOG 332 Urban Geography (3 hrs)
• GEOG 335 Economic Geography (3 hrs)
• GEOG 361 Geography of Population (3 hrs)
• GEOG 405 Aerial Photo Interpretation (3 hrs)
• SOCL 306 The Urban Community (3 hrs)
• SOCL 334 Population (3 hrs)