Jun 22, 2024

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Environmental Studies

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Coordinator: Jie Song, Department of Geography

The environmental studies minor is a multidisciplinary program that allows undergraduates in any degree program to study environmental concepts, issues, and problems from the viewpoints and with the approaches of the natural and social sciences. No more than 9 semester hours may be taken from one department. Credit hours applied to a major may not be applied to this minor.

Requirements (21-22)

Six or more semester hours in the minor must be taken at NIU.

Select from the following basic courses (12-13)

BIOS 106 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
CHEM 110 - Chemistry Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
CHEM 111 - Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
(Available for general education credit.)
GEOG 253 - Environment and Society Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
GEOL 104 - Introduction to Ocean Science Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
or
GEOL 105 - Environmental Geology Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
POLS 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3

Select from the following natural sciences courses (3-6)

BIOS 405 - American Ecosystems Credits: 1-8
Only 1-3 semester hours will count towards the minor.
BIOS 406 - Conservation Biology Credits: 4
BIOS 415 - Water Microbiology Credits: 3
GEOG 302 - Soil Science Credits: 4
GEOG 303 - Water Resources and the Environment Credits: 3
GEOG 422 - Plant-Soil Interactions Credits: 4
GEOG 460 - Remote Sensing of the Environment Credits: 3
GEOL 421 - Environmental Geochemistry Credits: 3
GEOL 488 - Environmental Change Credits: 3
GEOL 490 - Hydrogeology Credits: 3

Select from the following humanities and social sciences courses (3-6)

COMS 305 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: 3
COMS 480 - Communication and Conflict Management Credits: 3
ECON 386 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
GEOG 359 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GEOG 455 - Land-Use Planning Credits: 3
HIST 377 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
PHIL 352 - Philosophy of Science Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
POLS 322 - Politics and the Life Sciences Credits: 3
POLS 324 - Environmental Law and Policy Credits: 3
POLS 325 - Politics of Regulation Credits: 3
SOCI 364 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3