Environmental Studies Minor

Environmental Studies Coordinator: David Aagesen

This minor provides an opportunity for the interested student to engage in a thorough study of the environment from many academic viewpoints, but in an integrated fashion. Through participation in this program, the student has an opportunity to study the nature of the environment, human relationship to the environment, today’s environmental problems, and proposed solutions to these problems. Qualified students may also participate in research within the College through collaboration with individual professors or in the community through various internships sponsored by participating departments.

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Requirements

The Environmental Studies Program is comprised of a grouping of courses offered by the various College departments and by the program itself. The student is required to complete 24 or 25 semester hours of these course offerings in a prescribed sequence. Total Required Hours 24-25 semester hours I ) FIRST LEVEL COURSES: Students are required to complete two introductory courses. Envr 124 Environmental Issues 3 hours Chem 103 Chemistry and Society OR Chem 116 Chemistry I OR Chem 120 General Chemistry I OR GSci 105 Environmental Science 3-4 hours II) SECOND LEVEL COURSES: Students are required to complete four courses, two to be selected from among those courses with emphasis on “Natural Systems” and two to be selected from those with emphasis on “Human/Environment Systems.” Natural Systems Biol 203 Principles of Ecology Biol 235 Disease and the Developing World Geog274 Conservation and Resource Management GSci 200 Environmental Geology GSci 205 Oceanography GSci 210 Mineralogy Human/Environment Systems Anth 204 Human Adaptation and Variation Engl 250 Literature and the Environment Geog 201 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Phil 201 Environmental Ethics Plsc 215 Community, State, and Regional Politics Psyc275 Environmental Psychology Socl 218 Environmental Sociology Socl 260 Population Studies III) THIRD LEVEL COURSES: students must complete two courses from among the following Biol 303 Community Ecology Biol 305 Conservation Biology Biol 311 Taxonomy of Vascular Plants Biol 314 Biodiversity Biol 374 Wildlife Management Biol 376 Environmental Management Econ 330 Government Finance Econ 340 Environmental Economics Econ 355 Economic Development and Growth Envr 395 Environmental Internship (see Note C) Geog 340 Pyrogeography Geog 370 OR Geog 371 Physical Climatology OR Synoptic Climatology (Note: only one climatology course may be used in the environmental studies minor.) Geog 377 Urban Geography Geog 382 Climate Change and Variability GSci 315 Principles of Geochemistry GSci 331 Geomorphology GSci 333 Geologic Applications of Remote Sensing Imagery GSci 347 Groundwater Hydrology Hist 369 Environmental Thought and Politics in Modern America Plsc 314 American Public Policy Plsc 316 Political Power in American Cities Note: A) Courses at the 400 level may be applied at the Third Level if the student obtains department and program approval. B)A student who is registered in the Environmental Studies Program may take one 300- or 400- level Directed Study course in lieu of one required course listed at the Third Level of the curriculum. Consult the Coordinator for details. C) Environmental Internship may be used to satisfy the requirements for up to two Environmental Studies courses. For more information on this internship, contact the Coordinator of the Environmental Studies minor.

For further information and/or to enroll in the Environmental Studies Program, contact:

David Aagesen

SUNY Geneseo
Fraser 107B
Geneseo, NY 14454
E-mail: aagesen@geneseo.edu

Phone: (585) 245-5238

Fax: (585) 245-5180