ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY STUDIES MINOR PROGRAM OF STUDY

The minor in environmental studies has been designed for the non-science major who has a personal or professional interest in environmental aspects of biology. The primary goal of the minor is to provide prospective students with a basic foundation and understanding in environmental biology, and the pressing environmental issues that will face the human population in the 21st century. Students enrolled in this minor will be exposed to major themes of environmental biology (e.g. ecology, conservation and wildlife biology, aquatic and terrestrial biology and biology of plants and animals).
This minor is not open to biology majors or to earth science majors. In addition to the requirements for the major and general education requirements, all environmental biology studies minors need to complete:
Required Courses.................................................................. 11-12 hours
One of:
BIOL105 Introductory Biology for Non-Majors (4 hrs)
or
BIOL110 Introductory Biology (5 hrs)

Plus both of the following:
BIOL107/ESSC107 Introduction to Environmental Science (3 hrs)
BIOL324 Global Ecology and the Environment (4 hrs)
Elective Courses............................................................................9 hours
Nine hours from the following:
BOTN130 Biology of Plants (4 hrs)
ZOOL140 Biology of Animals (4 hrs)
BOTN215 Economic Botany (3 hrs)
ZOOL246 Wildlife of Michigan (3 hrs)
BIOL247 Animal Behavior (3 hrs)
BIOL225 Aquatic Biology (3 hrs)
Minor Total .......................................................................... 20-21 hours