Minor: Ecology and Environmental Sciences

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OVERVIEW OF DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 19

GPA requirements to earn minor: None.

Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: None.

Contact Information: Dr. Kate Ruskin, Program Coordinator, 101 Nutting Hall, (207) 581-3177, katharine.ruskin@maine.edu

The minor in Ecology and Environmental Sciences is designed to expose students to the basic issues in the physical, biological, and social sciences associated with understanding natural resource and environmental issues in the modern world. The minor will be awarded to students who complete the required credit hours, as outlined below.

Courses:

EES 100 - Human Population and the Global Environment Credits: 3
and
EES 489 - Critical Issues in Ecology and Environmental Sciences Credits: 4
or
A 300-400 level concentration elective from any EES concentration. For the Environmental Earth and Climate Sciences Concentration, select courses from under “sample tracks within this
concentration” header. Credits : 3-4

Choose one from each of the following groups

Earth Sciences
EES 140 - Soil Science Credits: 3
or
ERS 101 - Introduction to Geology Credits: 4
or
ERS 102 - Environmental Geology Credits: 4
or
ERS 108 - Beaches and Coasts Credits: 3
or
SMS 108 - Beaches and Coasts Credits: 3
Ecology
WLE 200 - Ecology Credits: 3
or
BIO 319 - General Ecology Credits: 3
or
SMS 300 - Marine Ecology Credits: 3
Field Ecology
BIO 205 - Field Natural History of Maine Credits: 4
Policy
ECO 377 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics and Policy Credits: 3
or
EES 324 - Environmental Protection Law and Policy Credits: 3
or
ECO 381 - SL: Sustainability Science, Policy, and Action Credits: 3
or
SFR 446 - Forest Resources Policy Credits: 3
or
SMS 230 - Introduction to Marine Policy and Fisheries Management Credits: 3
or
WLE 323 - Introduction to Conservation Biology Credits: 3
Total Credit Hours: 19 or 21