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Environmental Studies Minor

Department of Social Sciences

A minor in environmental Studies emphasizes the social and political dimensions of environmental issues. It utilizes the disciplines of public policy, sociology, geography, anthropology, history, and ecology to explore the multifaceted aspects of contemporary environmental issues.

Minors In Biological Sciences:
Biochemistry
Biological Sciences
Bioprocess Engineering
Ecology
Microbiology
Plant Biotechnology
Plant Sciences
Remote Sensing

Minors of interest to
Biological Sciences students:
Chemistry
Environmental Studies
Psychology
State of Michigan
Secondary Teacher Certification

Total Credits Required: 18

Required Courses - 18 credits Choose 6 of the following; at least four should be from Social Sciences
Course #	Course Description	Credits
BA 4790	Ecological Sustainability and Organizations	3
BL 3400	Principles of Ecology
EC 4600	Natural Resource/Environmental Economics	3
FW 3110	Natural Resource Policy	3
FW 3900	Conservation Biology and Ecology	3
SS 2100	World Peoples and Environments	3
SS 3300	Environmental Problems	3
SS 3410	World Resources and Development	3
SS 3520	U.S. Environmental History	3
SS 3630	Environmental Policy and Politics	3
SS 3760	Human Dimensions of Natural Resources	3
SS 3800	Energy Technology and Policy	3
SS 3850	Environmental Toxicology & Society	3
SS 3930	Environmental Issues	3
SS 4000	Independ Study (readings or research on environ issues)	1-3

Department of Biological Sciences
Michigan Tech
1400 Townsend Drive
Dow 740
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: (906) 487-2025
Fax: (906) 487-3167
E-mail: biology@mtu.edu

10/31/2006

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