Alverno’s Environmental Science minor provides students with a way to integrate their knowledge from multiple disciplines to work on environmental issues. It includes required foundational coursework in multiple sciences (biology, chemistry and earth science), and will allow students to choose electives that best fit their personal or career goals while also clearly connecting to environmental science skill sets. In addition, the courses include a focus on communication skills, including using maps to communicate environmental data at a glance. Students can bring new perspectives by viewing environmental issues through frameworks from their major. Students can use skills learned or sharpened in this minor to advocate for environmental justice, to create more sustainable public or company policies, or to plan and carry out environmental research or conservation and restoration work.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning requirements | ||
| MT-123 | College Algebra | 3 |
| SC-119 & SC-120 are prerequisites for upper level ENV courses and can be taken to fulfill gen ed science requirements. | ||
| Env Science requirements | ||
| BI-223 | 4 | |
| or BI-251 & 251L | Microbiology and Microbiology Lab | |
| or CH-234 & 234L | Analytical Chemistry/Quantitative Analys and Analytical Chem-Quant Analysis Lab | |
| CH-213 & 213L | Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules and Chemistry of Bioorganic Molecules Lab | 4 |
| or CH-260 & 260L | Chemistry of Inorganic Materials and Chemistry/Inorganic Materials - Lab | |
| GE-220 | Earth Science | 4 |
| ENV-341 | Geographical Information Systems | 3 |
| ENV-414 | ENV Professional Portfolio | 0 |
| SC Course | Take 2 courses from BI-341, CH-337, GE-410 | 8 |
| Total Credits | 26 | |