Academic Catalog 2018-19

Ecology and Environmental Sciences (Minor)

In addition to the Ecology and Environmental Sciences minor, the Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics offers courses in Environmental Sciences designed to fulfill General Education requirements and prerequisites for majors and minors in other departments.

Minor Requirements

Lower Division:

BIO 1000Organismal Biology

3.00 units

BIO 1005Organismal Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 2900Ecology and Evolution

3.00 units

BIO 2905Ecology and Evolution Lab

1.00 unit

Total Credit Hours:8

Upper Division:

ENSC 3300Advanced Environmental Science

3.00 units

ENSC 3305Advanced Environmental Science Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4000Conservation Biology

3.00 units

ENSC 4005Conservation Biology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4500Geographic Information Systems

3.00 units

ENSC 4505Geographic Information Systems Lab

1.00 unit

Total Credit Hours:12

Upper Division Electives:

Select a minimum of 4 units from the following courses:

BIO 3000Cell Biology

3.00 units

BIO 3005Advanced Cell Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3150Invertebrate Biology

3.00 units

BIO 3155Invertebrate Biology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3200Advanced Genetics

3.00 units

BIO 3205Advanced Genetics Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 3610Advanced Microbiology

3.00 units

BIO 3615Advanced Microbiology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4110Animal Physiology

3.00 units

BIO 4115Animal Physiology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4220Medical Parasitology

3.00 units

BIO 4225Medical Parasitology Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4300Animal Behavior

3.00 units

BIO 4305Animal Behavior Lab

1.00 unit

BIO 4310Advanced Ecology

3.00 units

BIO 4315Advanced Ecology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 3000Environmental Chemistry

3.00 units

ENSC 3005Environmental Chemistry Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4200Marine Biology

3.00 units

ENSC 4205Marine Biology Lab

1.00 unit

ENSC 4300Toxicology

3.00 units

ENSC 4305Toxicology Lab

1.00 unit

 

ENSC 4998Directed Research: Environmental Sciences

1.00 unit

ENSC 4999Independent Study: Environmental Sciences

1.00 unit

 

BIO 3500Field Biology

4.00 units

or

BIO 3505International Field Biology

4.00 units

Total Credit Hours:4

*NOTE: BIO 3500, BIO 3505 Courses may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units

*NOTE: ENSC 4998 Course may be taken for 1-6 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 6 units

*NOTE: ENSC 4999 Course may be taken for 1-4 units; may be repeated for credit; not to exceed 4 units

Total Credit Hours: 24