53 Environmental Studies Minor Program Coordinator: Dr. Mikel Vause Location: EH 256 Telephone: 801-626-6659 I he Environmental Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary degree that focuses on the work of science in human activity. The curriculum is rooted in science to ground factual knowledge. However, its hunk is solidly comprised of social science and humanities courses because they teach the application of science in policy-making, business decisions and historical precedent even as they call upon the arts for their expression and upon ethics in consideration of health and social justice issues. The minor reaches across campus because all disciplines play an essential role in shaping environmental thought. Students will gain an appreciation for local, national and international environmental issues and problems as well as their potential solutions. They will develop a personal philosophy about the environment's role in their lives and their own ability to affect nature and their physical environment by making ethical choices. Environmental Studies minor » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required for all courses. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 25 credit hours is required, at least 15 of these must be upper division (numbered 3000 or higher). Students must select courses from outside their major academic department whenever a choice is offered. Students are encouraged to consider diversity in curriculum selection. Course Requirements for Minor Core Courses (19 credit hours) Select a minimum of 19 hours from the following list PHYS 2090 Environmental Physics - Energy and Power (3) GEOG 3060* World Environmental Issues (3) BTNY LS1403 Environment Appreciation (4) or GEOG PS1000 Natural Environments of the Earth (3) & GEOG 1001 Natural Environments Field Studies (1) or GEO PS 1060 Environmental Geosciences (3) & GEO 1065 Environmental Geosciences Lab (1) ECON SSI 100 Environmental Issues & Economic Policy (3) or POLS 4940 Topics in American Politics & Thought: Environmental Policy (3) ENGL HU3520 Literature of the Natural World (3) or HIST 3270 American Environmental History (3) ARTH 3030* Native American Art of the Southwest (4) or HNRS 3900 Honors Colloquium: The Great Salt Lake (3) Elective Courses (6 credit hours) Select a minimum of 6 hours from the following list with no more than one class from each department BTNYLS1303 BTNY 2413 BTNY 3454* CS 4830* ENGL 3580 Plants in Human Affairs (3) Introduction to Natural Resource Management (3) Plant Ecology (4) Advanced Topics in Computer Science: Social (and Environmental) Implications of Computing (1) Regional Literature in America: Western (3) ENGL HU3750 Topics and Ideas in Literature: Mountaineering (3) ENGL 4530 American Literature: Realism and Naturalism (3) ENGL 4710 Eminent Authors (3) as approved by the Environmental Studies Advisor MENG 6030 Studies in Literary Theory & Criticism: Ecocriticism and Nature Writing (3) GEO PS1130 Introduction to Meteorology (3) GEO 3010* Oceanography and Earth Systems (3) GEOG 3050* Weather and Climate (3) GEOG 3070* Wetland Environments (3) GEOG 3080* Arid Lands (3) GEO G 3 09 0* Arctic and Alpine Environments (3) HIM 3200* Epidemiology and Biostatistics (3) HNRS HU1540 Perspectives in the Humanities: Wilderness and American Literature (3) HNRS 4920 Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) as approved by the Environmental Studies Advisor MICR 3484* Environmental Microbiology (4) MCR 3502* Environmental Health (2) PHYS 3570 Foundations of Science Education (3) REC 4550 Outdoor Education Philosophies & Principles (2) SOC 3300 Environment and Society (3) ZOOL LSI010 Animal Biology (3) ZOOL 3450* Ecology (4) ZOOL 3500* Conservation Biology (3) ' A prerequisite or consent of the instructor is required. Most prerequisites are in the core curriculum. Ethnic Studies Program Coordinator: Dr. Hal Elliott Location: Social Science Building, Room 316 Telephone: 801-626-6945 I he Ethnic Studies Emphasis at WSU examines the construction and context of ethnicity in the United States with a primary focus on Americans of African, Asian, Latino, and Native American descent. Other ethnic foci may be developed by the student to meet his or her particular interests. As an element of American identity that cuts across disciplinary categories, ethnicity requires a mode of study that draws on the humanities, the social sciences, and other related fields. Ethnicity also must be addressed historically and comparatively, paying attention to the five centuries of North American minority experience and the perspectives of other New World societies and cultures. Above all, the program seeks to convey knowledge and understanding of ethnicity in the United States and to help students learn about the opportunities and responsibilities they have as citizens in an increasingly multicultural nation. Ethnic Studies emphasis » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C-" or better is required for all courses in Ethnic Studies. » Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours. Course Requirements for Emphasis Basic Core (6 credit hours required of all students) ANTH SS/DV1000 Introduction to Anthropology (3) SOC DV3850 American Minorities in Urban Settings (3) General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GEN ED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS • Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog