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Environmental
Policy Minor Coordinator
Robert R. Bunting
Advisors
John W. Byrd, Biology
Robert R. Bunting, Southwest Studies and History
Reyes R. Garcia, Philosophy
Gary Gianniny, Geosciences
Donald R. Gordon, Anthropology
Andrew Gulliford, Director, Southwest Studies Center
Marilyn S. Leftwich, Psychology
Dale E. Lehman, Economics
Mark Seis, Sociology/Human Services
Leslie E. Sommerville, Chemistry
Environmental Policy
takes a transdisciplinary approach to the study of broad-based environmental
issues, from the point of view of the sciences and areas of humanities,
social sciences, and policy. Students of any major can complement
their course of study and demonstrate their commitment to environmental
concerns by completing this minor. Additional goals for the Environmental
Policy minor include providing information to students who may desire
post-graduate training in an area of environmental concern and advising
by Environmental Policy area advisors about career and graduate
school opportunities. Courses in the science area or courses that
could fulfill general requirements are recommended to the student
who wishes to pursue this minor. It is the spirit of this minor
to provide students with a breadth of experience across various
departments. Students are strongly recommended to work closely with
their advisor to choose courses that complement their major area
of specialization.
Students interested in
completing the minor should contact the coordinator, Dr. Robert
Bunting, as soon as possible so they can learn about campus events,
new courses, internships, and practicum opportunities relevant to
the minor. There are three components to the minor:
Students select 18 hours from a list of existing course representing
the spectrum of perspectives on environmental issues (see below).
A maximum of four credits can be applied toward the minor from an
Independent Study, Internship, Innovative Month, or Practicum with
the prior approval of the coordinator.
Students must also take a statistics course and at least two lab
science courses; these are listed as auxiliary requirements (see
below) and may be used to meet major requirements as well as the
minor. In addition, two courses must be taken outside the departments
of Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, and Physics/Engineering.
Finally there is an integrative capstone course, GS 495, taken in
the junior or senior year in which students and faculty of varied
background come together to work on joint projects related to local,
regional, or national environmental concerns.
| REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MINOR: |
| Courses: |
Credits: |
| Specific Requirements: |
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| 1. GS 495 Environmental
Colloquium |
4 |
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2. 18 hours of
additional credit chosen from the list below, at least nine
hours of which must be upper-division credits.
No more
than 4 credits from Independent Study, Internship, Innovative
Month, or Practicum are allowed without prior approval of
coordinator. It is the spirit of this minor to provide students
with a breadth of experience across various departments. Students
are strongly recommended to work closely with their advisor
to choose courses that complement their major area of specialization.
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| NOTE:
NO MORE THAN ONE COURSE FROM YOUR MAJOR DEPARTMENT WILL COUNT
TOWARD THIS MINOR. |
| List
of possible courses for the minor (the prerequisites for each
selected course must also be taken): |
| **
Courses marked with double asterisks may also be counted toward
TS 1 requirements. |
| Agriculture: |
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| Ag 300 Agricultural
Issues in Society |
3 |
| Ag 301 Range Management
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4 |
| Anthropology:
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| Anth 225 Introduction
to Population Issues |
1 |
| Anth 356 Ecological
Anthropology |
4 |
| Biology: |
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| Bio 120 Environmental
Conservation |
3 |
| **Bio 141N Global
Ecological Issues |
3 |
| Bio 220 Fundamentals
of Ecology |
4 |
| **Bio 241N Environmental
Policy Analysis |
3 |
| Bio 471 Field Ecology |
5 |
| Chemistry: |
|
| Chem 123/323 Chemistry
for Consumers |
3 |
| Economics: |
|
| Econ 335 Environmental
Economics |
4 |
| Engineering: |
|
| Engr 205 Surveying
I |
4 |
| Geography: |
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| **Geog 271R World
Geography |
3 |
| Geog 320 Natural
Regions of North America |
3 |
| Geology: |
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| **Geol 110Nx Earth
Science |
3 |
| Geol 325 Introduction
to Remote Sensing |
3 |
| Geol 401 Natural
Resources and the Environment |
3 |
| Philosophy: |
|
| **Phil 252N Environmental
Ethics |
4 |
| Phil 352 Ecology
and Morality |
3 |
| Physics: |
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| Phys 400 Science
and Human Values |
2 |
| Political Science: |
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| PS 305 Environmental
Politics |
3 |
| Sociology: |
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| Soc 310 Ecology
and Society |
4 |
| Soc 311 Ecology
and Society Field School |
8 |
| Southwest: |
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| **SW 181N U.S/Southwest
Environmental History |
3 |
| Thematic Studies: |
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| TS2N 406 Water in
the West |
4 |
| Relevant
courses from a variety of disciplines may also be offered as
190, 390, 191, or 391 courses. |
| See
the Environmental Policy coordinators and/or advisors about
current offerings that could be applied toward a minor in Environmental
Policy. |
| PRIOR
APPROVAL FROM COORDINATORS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY MINOR
MUST BE OBTAINED IN ORDER TO HAVE THESE COURSES INCLUDED AS
PART OF THE MINOR. |
| Additional
courses may be added to this list from time to time; consult
the environmental policy coordinator for current listings. |
| Auxiliary Requirements: |
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| 1. One
course in statistics (choose from **Psych 241Q,
**Math 201Q, **BA 253Q). |
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| 2. Two laboratory
science courses, which may be taken as part of the major. |
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