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Minor in Environmental Studies (for non-scientists)
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The minor in environmental studies (for non-scientists) is distinct from the minor in environmental science (for science-oriented students). It provides course work with high environmental relevance but only an introductory scientific foundation for students in fields such as architecture, humanities or fine arts who want to gain useful knowledge of the environment without having access blocked by course prerequisites in the biophysical sciences. The minor requires exposure to a combination of basic environmental science, issues, applications and policy. It requires five courses (15-17 hours), selected as follows:
Principles of Ecology (take one course):
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ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology |
3 |
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EES 3000 and EES 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity and Laboratory |
4 |
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EES 4103 Applied Ecology (GE-B) |
2 |
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PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology (GE-B) |
4 |
Environmental Issues and Application (take two or three courses):
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ALS 3133 Agriculture and Environmental Quality |
3 |
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AGR 3001 Environment, Food and Society |
3 |
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AMH 3460 U.S. Urban History |
3 |
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ANT 2700 Introduction to Applied |
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Anthropology |
3 |
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ANT 4266 Economic Anthropology |
3 |
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PCB 2050 Genetics and Society |
3 |
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ARC 3610 Environmental Technology 1 |
3 |
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FAS 2024 Global and Regional Perspectives in Fisheries |
3 |
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FOR 2662 Ecotourism: Linking People and the Environment |
3 |
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FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People |
3 |
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GEO 3370 Conservation of Resources |
3 |
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GEO 3430 Population Geography |
3 |
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GLY 1801 Mineral Resources of the World |
3 |
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LAA 2710 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture |
4 |
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LAA 3530 Landscape Management |
3 |
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LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks |
3 |
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OCE 3016 Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering |
3 |
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PLP 2000 Plants, Plagues and People |
3 |
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SOS 4213 Soils and Environmental Quality |
3 |
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SYD 3410 Urban Sociology |
3 |
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SYD 3600 Community Growth and Change |
3 |
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SYD 4020 Population |
3 |
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URP 3001 Cities of the World |
3 |
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WIS 2040 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World |
3 |
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WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation |
3 |
Take one course each from one or two
of these categories:
Environmental Ethics
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AEB 4126 Agricultural & Natural Resource Ethics (GE-H, S) |
3 |
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PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (GE-H) |
3 |
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POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics |
3 |
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REL 3492 Religion, Ethics and Nature (GE-H) |
3 |
Earth Systems
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GEO 2200 and GEO 2200L Physical Geography and Laboratory (GE-P) |
4 |
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GLY 1000 Exploring the Geological Sciences (GE-P) |
3 |
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GLY 1033 Introduction to Global Change |
3 |
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GLY 2030C Environmental & Engineering Geology (GE-P) |
4 |
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GLY 2080C Introduction to Marine Sciences |
3 |
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MET 1010 Introduction to Weather and Climate |
3 |
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OCE 1005 Introductory Oceanography (GE-P) |
3 |
Policy
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AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics |
4 |
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
3 |
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AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics |
3 |
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ECP 3113 Population Economics |
4 |
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ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy |
4 |
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PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (GE-S) |
3 |
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PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Public Interest (GE-S) |
3 |
Students must earn 45 credits before they can apply for the minor in environmental science. The application is available in 103 Black Hall. Students must first obtain the signature of the dean or authorized representative of their major college before submitting the completed form to 103 Black Hall for processing.
Transfer work will be accepted only for PCB 3034C, PCB 4044C and an earth systems course. To be considered for admission to the minor, students must have a minimum 2.00 overall GPA on all UF course work attempted.
The minor will be listed on the transcript at graduation.
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