Environmental Science Minor

Course Title Credits
Core Courses
Environmental Social Sciences3
Select one of the following:
The Land Ethic 1
Environmental Conservation 1, 2
Energy, Environment, and Society 1
Earth Science3-4
Select one of the following:
Planet Earth 1
Physical Geology 1
Geology for Engineers
Soil Science 1, 2
Crop Production and Agroecology
Biology3-5
Select one of the following:
General Botany 1
The Diversity of Life 1
Environmental Science 1
Introduction to Plant Science
Chemistry Course4-5
Select one of the following:
Survey of General Chemistry 1
General Chemistry I 1
Chemistry for Engineers 1
Environmental Stewardship3
Select one of the following:
Land Ethic Practicum
Fire Practicum
Introduction to Ecological Restoration and Resource Management
Soil and Water Conservation 2
Electives6
Select at least 6 credits from the following:
Geomorphology 1
Meteorology 1
Environmental Conservation 1, 2
Biogeography
Fire Ecology
The Western Trip: Regional Studies of Environment and Society in the Western United States
Global Environmental Change
Environmental Monitoring
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering
Plants and Society
Fungi, Algae and Bryophytes
Invertebrate Zoology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Ecology and Evolution
Plant Communities of Wisconsin
Freshwater Biology
Environmental Chemistry
Restoration Revegetation
Wetland Ecology, Restoration and Management
Environmental Engineering
Hydrology
Groundwater Hydrology
Landscape Design
Sustainable Landscape Management
Hydrogeology
Soil Science 1, 2
Soil Morphology and Classification
Applied Agricultural Hydrology
Soil and Water Conservation 2
Total Credits22-26
1

This course may apply toward a Core General Education Requirement.

2

Course cannot count toward both the minor core and as an elective.