Environmental Science, minor
Contact: Jim Yoder
Semester Hours: 17-20
Required Courses (15-18 SH)
BIOL 173 Concepts in Biology (4) OR ENVS 145 Environmental Science (2)
CHEM 223 General Chemistry (4) OR CHEM 155 Matter and Energy (3)
*ENVS 325 Environmental Ethics (2) OR *ENVS 365 Environmental Risk Assessment and Policy (2)
*ENVS 385 Conservation Biology (4)
ENVS 430 Environmental Sustainability Capstone (2)
SOC 245 Environment and Society (3)
Electives (2-5 SH)
Choose from this list:
BIOL 235 Ecology: Adaptation and Environment (4)
*BIOL 358 Natural History of the Shenandoah Valley (4)
*BIOL 368 Blue Ridge Botany (2)
*BIOL 364 Entomology:Vector Biology and Control (3)
*BIOL 465 Topics in Advanced Ecology (2)
*CHEM 285 Environmental Chemistry (4)
ENVS 135 Earth Science (2)
*ENVS 205 Environmental Applications of GIS (3)
*ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems (2)
* indicates the course is offered in alternate years