Environmental Studies Minor

SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Listing of University of South Carolina courses available for credit

The minor in Environmental Studies consists of a minimum of 18 hours. Four courses (12-13 hours) make up the required core. The remaining hours (six) must come from the approved courses list. Students wishing to enter the Environmental Studies minor must first complete ENVR 101 and 101L as a prerequisite. A course in Statistics (STAT 110 or equivalent) is strongly recommended.  All prerequisite courses may be used to meet general education requirements, if applicable. Students enrolled in the College of Science and Mathematics and College of Engineering and Information Technology must choose their remaining hours from the courses listed below specifically for them. Students who are enrolled in other colleges should choose their remaining hours from  the courses listed specifically for them.  No courses will be allowed to count for both the minor in Environmental Studies and the student's major. South Carolina Honors College students are encouraged to pursue this course of study, but Honors Pro-seminars in environmentally related subjects used for credit toward the minor must be approved by the School of the Environment Education Committee.

A student may pursue a minor in Environmental Studies with the academic advisor's approval. The student must declare the selection of the minor in the office of the student's major academic dean.  Further information may be obtained from our undergraduate minor director, Dr. Joe Quattro,  Department of Biological Sciences, (803) 777-3240 or quattro@biol.sc.edu.  You may also contact the School of the Environment, Office of the Dean, Byrnes Building, Room 702G, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; Phone: (803)-777-1325; Email: meerm@environ.sc.edu.  

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Prerequisites

ENVR 101 Introduction to the Environment (3)
ENVR 101L Introduction to the Environment Lab (1)

Core Requirements (12-13 Hours) (One course from each grouping)

Group A    BIOL 270 Introduction to Environmental Biology (3), including BIOL 270L (1)
          or GEOG 343 Human Impact on the Environment (3)
Group B   GEOL 215 Coastal Environments of the Southeast (3)
          or GEOL 205 Earth Resources (3)
Group C   POLI 477 Ecology and Politics (3)
          or PHIL 341 Environmental Ethics (3)
Group D   ECON 548 Environmental Economics (3) (Suggested prereq: ECON 221 & 222 or  ECON 224)
          or ECON 500 Urban Economics (3)
          or ECON 508 Law and Economics (3)
          ECON 548  is preferred for Group D

Additional Requirements Selected from List of Approved Courses (6 Hours)
Selectives for students majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences (curriculum II) or College of Engineering and Information Technology:

ANTH 565 Health and Disease in the Past (3)
ENVR 399 Independent Study (1-3) or ENVR 500 Environmental Practicum (3)
GEOG 346 Climate and Society (3)
GEOG 347 Water as a Resource (3)
GEOG 516 Coastal Zone Management (3)
GEOG 530 Environmental Hazards (3)
GEOG 566 Social Aspects of Environmental Planning and Management (3)
GEOG 568 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change (3) (Prereq: GEOG 343 or consent of instructor)
GEOG 569 {=ANTH 569} Environment and Development (3)
HIST 448 American Environmental History (3)
JOUR 562 The Journalism of Science and Technology (3)
PHIL 317 Ethics of Science and Technology (3)
POLI 368 Interest Groups and Social Movements (3)
POLI 380 Comparative Politics of Developing Countries (3)
POLI 421 Law and Contemporary International Problems (3)
POLI 431 Science, Technology and World Affairs (3)
SEGL 307 Literature and Nature (3) (only at USC Spartanburg)
SOCY 315 World Population: Problems and Policies (3)

Selectives for students majoring in all other colleges and schools (except Arts and Sciences [curriculum II] and Engineering and Information Technology):

BIOL 301 Ecology and Evolution (3) (Prereq: BIOL 102 or MSCI 311)
BIOL 570 Principles of Ecology (3) (Prereq: BIOL 301 or MSCI 311)
CHEM 321 Quantitative Analysis (3) (Prereq: CHEM 112 or SCCC 104; coreq: CHEM 321L)
ENVR 399 Independent Study (1-3) or ENVR 500 Environmental Practicum (3)
GEOG 346 Climate and Society (3)
GEOG 347 Water as a Resource (3)
GEOG 371 Air Pollution Climatology (3)
GEOL 560 Earth Resource Management (3)
GEOL 561 Environmental Field Geology (6)
GEOL 570 Environmental Hydrogeology (3) (Prereq: GEOL 101 and CHEM 111 or their equivalents)
MSCI 390 Science and Environmental Policy (3) (Prereq: BIOL 301 or MSCI 311, or permission of instructor)
MSCI 557 Coastal Processes {=GEOL 557} (Prereq: consent of instructor)
ECIV 350 Introduction to Environmental Engineering (3) (Prereq: CHEM 111, MATH 141)
ECIV 551 Elements of Water and Wastewater Treatment (3) (Prereq: ECIV 350)
ENGR 540 Environmentally Conscious Manufacturing (3) (Prereq: graduate student standing or consent of instructor)
STAT 519 Sampling (3) (Prereq: STAT 515 or equivalent)