Environmental Science and Studies Minor and Collateral
Department of Biology
Learning about the environment and how to care for it
The Environmental Science and Studies Program offers a minor (18 hours) and a collateral (12 hours) in biology for other College of Liberal Arts majors.
Environmental Science and Studies Minor
Minor Requirements (18 hours)
- ENVR 101: Introduction to Environmental Science (4)
- At least fourteen additional hours of Environmental Science and Studies Courses listed below. (14)
- No more than 12 hours can be below the BIOL 199 level.
- No more than two classes from any one discipline.
- Courses from a specific department may not count towards that department’s Majors and the Environmental Science and Studies Minor at the same time.
Environmental Science and Studies Collateral
Collateral Requirements (12 hours)
- ENVR 101: Introduction to Environmental Science (4)
- At least eight additional hours of Environmental Science and Studies Courses listed below. (14)
- No more than 8 hours can be below the BIOL 199 level.
- No more than two classes from any one discipline.
- Courses from a specific department may not count towards that department’s Majors and the Environmental Science and Studies Collateral at the same time.
Environmental Science and Studies Courses
The following courses will fulfill the Environmental Science and Studies requirements for the minor and collateral.
- BIOL 105/115: Biological Science I or BIOL 107: Integrated Biological Concepts I
- BIOL 106: Biological Sciences II or BIOL 108: Integrated Biological Concepts II
- BIOL 210: Conservation Biology
- BIOL 212: Natural History of South Carolina
- BIOL 318: Tropical Ecology
- BIOL 400: Fisheries Science and Management
- BIOL 440: Ecotoxicology
- BIOL 442: Wildlife Biology
- CHEM 111/111L: General Chemistry I
- CHEM 112/112L: General Chemistry II
- CHEM 203: Analytical Chemistry
- ECON 340: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- ENVR 102: Introduction to Sustainability
- ENVR 201: Water Quality and Water Resource Management
- ENVR 250: Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
- ENVR 306: Special Topics in Environmental Science
- ENVR 316: Environmental Ethics
- ENVR 351: U.S. Environmental Policy and Politics
- ENVR 355: International Environmental Policy and Politics
- GEOG 105: Physical Geography
- GEOG 215: Introduction to Mapping and GIS
- SOCI 331: Environment, Power and Opportunity
- SOCI 351: Crimes Against the Environment
- SOCI 388: Disasters and Extreme Events