Environmental Health and Sustainability Minor
An Environmental Health and Sustainability minor will provide you with the tools to evaluate the relationships between human health and the environment to support the health and resilience of your community. You will learn basic scientific tools to assess the source and quality of resources such as water, air, and food; the occurrence of natural hazards, and how human activities can contribute to sustainable systems.
Minor Pre-requisites (4 credits)
You must complete the following minimal pre-requisites for courses in this minor.
| GEOL 101A | Exploring Planet Earth Lecture | 3.00 |
| GEOL 101L | Exploring Planet Earth Laboratory | 1.00 |
Minor Requirements (19-21 credits)
| CHEM 212 | Introduction to Chemical Pharmacology & Toxicology | 3.00 |
| ENV 345 | Environmental Regulations: History, Law, and Methods | 3.00 |
| ENV 480 | Geographic Information System for Environmental Management | 4.00 |
Lower Division Requirements (3 credits)
Students must choose from the following courses to satisfy 3 credits of Lower Division courses.
| ENV 101 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3.00 |
| GEOG 117 | Meteorology/Climatology. | 3.00 |
| | or | |
| NRES 210 | Environmental Pollution | 3.00 |
Geoscience Upper Division Electives (3-4 credits)
Students must choose from the following courses to satisfy 3-4 credits of Upper Division Geoscience Electives:
| GEOL 333 | Principles of Geomorphology | 4.00 |
| NRES 304 | Principles of Hydrology | 3.00 |
| NRES 322 | Soils | 3.00 |
| NRES 360 | Environmental Instrumentation | 4.00 |
| | or | |
| NRES 467 | Regional and Global Issues in Environmental Sciences | 3.00 |
Biology Upper Division Electives (3-4 credits)
Students must choose from the following courses to satisfy 3-4 credits of Upper Division Biology Electives: