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Spring 2022 Catalog

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Spring 2022 Catalog FINAL VERSION - Closed for Revisions

Sustainable Energy Minor

This minor is administered by the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management Discipline.

Consists of a minimum of 21 credits.

Required core discipline courses

Take a minimum of 3 credits from each of the following foundational disciplines of sustainability:

Economics

ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
NRES 372 - Resource Economics Credits: 3

Social Sciences

GEOG 120 - Human Geography Credits: 3
NRES 150 - People, Resources and the Biosphere Credits: 3
NRES 365 - Environmental Policy Credits: 3
PHIL 101 - Introduction to Ethics in Society Credits: 3
PHIL 336 - Social and Political Philosophy Credits: 3
POLI 101 - American Politics Credits: 3
POLI 160 - Comparative Politics Credits: 3
POLI 180 - Introduction to Global Affairs Credits: 3
POLI 304 - Environmental Politics and Policy Credits: 3
POLI 305 - Climate Change Politics and Policy Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3

Environmental Sciences

BIOL 101 - General Biology Credits: 5
BIOL 130 - Introduction to Plant Biology Credits: 5
BIOL 160 - Introduction to Animal Biology Credits: 5
CHEM 101 - Basic Chemistry Credits: 5
CHEM 105 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5
CHEM 106 - Fundamental Chemistry Credits: 5
CHEM 117 - General Chemistry Principles Credits: 5
GEOL 100 - Geology and Science Credits: 3
GEOL 104 - Physical Geology Credits: 4
NRES 151 - Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management Credits: 3

Required core interdisciplinary courses, 12 credits

GEOG 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future Credits: 3 or
GEOL 308 - Climate: Past, Present, and Future Credits: 3 or
OR
NRES 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3 or
WATR 220 - Global Climate Change and Water Resources, 10th Century to Present Credits: 3 or
NRES 441 - Climate Change Implications, Policies, and Solutions Credits: 3
NRES 200 - Introduction to Sustainable Communities Credits: 3
NRES 341 - Introduction to Sustainable Energy Policy Credits: 3
NRES 442 - Sustainable Energy: Resources, Technologies, and Policies Credits: 3