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Environmental Sciences Minor

Students must complete a minimum of 14 unique credits in the minor that do not fulfill requirements of majors, minors, options or certificates. A total of 27 credits in the minor is required.

Course List
Code Title Credits
Natural Environmental Systems  
Atmosphere  
Select one course from the following: 4

ATS 201

*CLIMATE SCIENCE  

ATS 310

METEOROLOGY  

GEOG 323

^CLIMATOLOGY  
Biosphere  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

BI 370

ECOLOGY  

FES 341

FOREST ECOLOGY  

GEOG 324

^ECOLOGICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY  
Geosphere  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

CSS 205

*SOIL SCIENCE  

GEO 202

*EARTH SYSTEMS SCIENCE  

GEO 221

*ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY  

GEO 322

SURFACE PROCESSES  

GEOG 102

*PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  

SOIL 205
SOIL 206

SOIL SCIENCE
and *SOIL SCIENCE LABORATORY FOR SOIL 205
 

SOIL 395

^WORLD SOIL RESOURCES  
Hydrosphere  
Select one course from the following: 3-5

FW 456

FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION  

GEO 487

HYDROGEOLOGY  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

GEOG 424

HYDROLOGY FOR WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT  

OC 201

*OCEANOGRAPHY  
Humans and the Environment  
Economics and Policy  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AEC 250

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 253

*ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, POLICY, AND ECONOMICS  

AEC 351

*NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 352/ECON 352

*ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY  

AEC 432

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW  

ECON 201

*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS  

FOR 462

NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY AND LAW  

FW 415

FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE LAW AND POLICY  

FW 422

INTRODUCTION TO OCEAN LAW  

FW 462

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES  

GEOG 340

*INTRODUCTION TO WATER SCIENCE AND POLICY  

GEOG 450

LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST  

GEOG 451

PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES FOR RESILIENT COMMUNITIES  

PPOL 446

THE POLICY AND LAW OF U.S. COASTAL GOVERNANCE  

PPOL 447

INTEGRATED POLICY: FOOD, ENERGY, WATER, CLIMATE  

PS 473

US ENERGY POLICY  

PS 475

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY  

PS 476

SCIENCE AND POLITICS  

PS 477

INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY  

PS 478

RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY  

SOC 360

*POPULATION TRENDS AND POLICY  
Ethics and Environmental Ethics  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

ANTH 481

*NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY VALUES  

ES 448/PHL 448/REL 448

NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES  

FES 435/TOX 435

*GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK  

FES 485

*CONSENSUS AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

FW 340

*MULTICULTURAL PERSPECTIVES IN NATURAL RESOURCES  

GEOG 333

*ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE  

PHL 325

*SCIENTIFIC REASONING  

PHL 440

*ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS  

PHL 443/REL 443

*WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES  

PS 461

ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL THEORY  

SOC 456

*SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIAL CONTEXT  

SOC 480

*ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY  

SOC 481

*SOCIETY AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

WGSS 440

*WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES  
Human Environment  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

AG 301

*ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS  

BI 301

*HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS  

BI 347

*OCEANS IN PERIL  

BI 348

*HUMAN ECOLOGY  

ENSC 479

^ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES  

FW 325

*GLOBAL CRISES IN RESOURCE ECOLOGY  

GEO 308

*GLOBAL CHANGE AND EARTH SCIENCES  

GEOG 300

*SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD  

GEOG 350

*GEOGRAPHY OF NATURAL HAZARDS  

GEOG 431

GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT  

GEOG 450

LAND USE IN THE AMERICAN WEST  

HST 481

*ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES  

OC 333

*OCEANS, COASTS, AND PEOPLE  

SOC 381

SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY  

SUS 102

*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND SUSTAINABILITY  

SUS 350

*SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES  

WGSS 440

*WOMEN AND NATURAL RESOURCES  

Z 349

*BIODIVERSITY: CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES, AND CONSERVATION  
Environmental Management  
Select one course from the following: 3-4

BOT 413/FOR 413

FOREST PATHOLOGY  

FES 350/HORT 350

URBAN FORESTRY  

FES 365

*ISSUES IN NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION  

FES 412

FOREST ENTOMOLOGY  

FES 445/FW 445

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION  

FOR 346

TOPICS IN WILDLAND FIRE  

FW 251

PRINCIPLES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION  

FW 323

MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF PACIFIC SALMON IN THE NORTHWEST  

FW 326

INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

FW 435

^WILDLIFE IN AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS  

FW 464

MARINE CONSERVATION BIOLOGY  

GEO 306

*MINERALS, ENERGY, WATER, AND THE ENVIRONMENT  

GEOG 430

RESILIENCE-BASED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT  

GEOG 431

GLOBAL RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT  

GEOG 440

CONFLICT, COOPERATION, AND CONTROL OF WATER IN THE US  

GEOG 441

THE WORLD'S WATER  

GEOG 452/ENSC 452

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT  

HORT 331/ENT 331

*POLLINATORS IN PERIL  

NR 455

NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING  

RNG 341

PRINCIPLES OF RANGELAND ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 355

DESERT WATERSHED MANAGEMENT  

RNG 421

RANGELAND RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 455

RIPARIAN ECOHYDROLOGY AND MANAGEMENT  

RNG 490

RANGELAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING  
Total Credits 27-33

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)