Robert Vartabedian, dean
Minor in American Studies
The minor requires 18 hours, including ENGL 261, 262, and one junior-senior level American literature course selected from ENGL 365, 367, 463, 464, 479, or 480; and 9 hours from other course offerings with a focus on the American landscape, life, history or culture, including ANTH 417, 431, 461, 473; ART 314; ASI 493, 494; BIOL 251, 425; GEOG 400 (all of which have prerequisites); HIST 231, 232, 341, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 442, 443, 445, 446, 451; PHIL 330; PSC 231, 302, 305, 306, 334, 347, 407. (Available to all majors.)
Interdisciplinary Minor in Appalachian Studies
The minor requires 21 hours, including ASI 250 and 450, and 15 hours of electives from ANTH 417, ANTH 473, BIOL 251, ENGL 367, HIST 445, HIST 446, and HIST 472.
Minor in Cherokee Studies
The minor requires 21 hours, including HIST 445; CHER 101, 132; ANTH 461, 473; and 6 hours of electives selected from CHER 231, 232; ANTH/ART 379; and USI 394.
Minor in International Studies
The minor requires 18 hours, including either PSC 110 Global Issues, or PSC 241, International Relations. An additional 15 hours outside the major is required from ANTH 327, 465, 477; GEOG 350, 440, 444; HIST 317, 322, 323, 327, 330, 361, 362, 373, 375, 411, 413, 414, 416, 425, 463; PSC 215, 216, 317 219, 241, 242, 333, 334, 335, 415, 416, 436; SOC 310, 418, 434. Contact the Political Science Department for further information at 828-227-7475.
Multi-Media Minor
The minor will consist of 18 hours with nine hours of core courses and nine hours of elective courses. Students will take one course in each of the three core areas: visual, choose from ART 320, CMPM 306, or ENGL 313; audio, MUS 383; textual, choose ENGL 304 or CMPM 404. The remaining nine hours will be selected from other core courses and these additional courses involving multimedia history and technology: ART 479, CMPM 406, EDCD 372, EDEL 466, EDEL 472, EET 301, EET 302, ENGL 305, ENGL 307, ENGL 310, MUS 181, and MUS 283.
Minor in Social Change
The minor requires 24 hours, including SOC 103, 240 and 18 hours of core electives from SOC 360, 432, 434, 448; ANTH 349; HIST 435, 436; ECON 401, 406; GEOG 460; PSC 203, 316, 436; and SOCW 373.
Minor in Race, Ethnic, and Gender Relations
The minor requires 24 hours, including SOC 103, 245, 326, 414, and 12 hours of core electives from SOC 360, 423, 448; ANTH 417, 473; HIST 442, 445, 446, 451, 463; PSY 333; and SOCW 402.
Minor in Women’s Studies
The minor requires 18 hours, including ASI 230, ENGL 477, HIST 451, SOC 326, and electives from ANTH 419, LAW 306, NSG 360, PSC 351, PSY 333, SOC 418, SOC 420, CMHC 414, and appropriate topics from ANTH 481, PSY 480, SOC 480, and CMPR 493.
MAJOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, B.S. DEGREE
Liberal Studies, 42 hours
The major requires 60 hours as follows:
Foundations in Environmental Science
ES 101 Careers and Issues in Environmental Science, 1 hour
ES 150 Introduction and approaches to Environmental Science, 4 hours
BIOL 140 Principles of Biology I, 4 hours
BIOL 141 Principles of Biology II, 4 hours
CHEM 140 Advanced General Chemistry, 4 hours
GEOL 150 Methods in Geology, 4 hours
MATH 140 Introductory Calculus, 5 hours
ES 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Problems, 3 hours
Geographic Information Systems: choose one from the following list:
GEOG 321 Geographic Information Systems, 3 hours or
NRM 344 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, 3 hours
Environmental Health: choose one from the following list:
ENVH 375 Environmental Toxicology, 3 hours
ENVH 470 Principles of Epidemiology, 3 hours
ENVH 440 Air Quality Control, 4 hours
ENVH 310 Water Quality Control, 4 hours
Environmental Policy: choose one from the following list:
ENVH 458 Environmental Regulation and Law, 3 hours
NRM 442 Natural Resources Policy and Administration, 3 hours
ECON 310 Natural Resource Economics, 3 hours
Environment and Society: choose one from the following list:
SOC 371 Society and the Environment, 3 hours
PHIL 330 America’s Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics, 3 hours
GEOG 402 Conservation of Natural Resources, 3 hours
PHIL 333 Environmental Ethics, 3 hours or
ANTH 351 Environmental Anthropology, 3 hours
Advanced Study in the Environmental Sciences.
Student must obtain approval of a degree plan from the ES committee prior to pursuing Advanced Study courses. Advanced Study courses must not duplicate Foundations courses.
A. Quantitative Methods: choose one from the following list:
BIOL 467 Biostatistics, 3 hours
CHEM 232 Quantitative Analysis, 3 hours
MATH 375 Statistical Methods II, 3 hours
B. Advanced Environmental Sciences
i. Field & Natural Environmental Science: choose one from the following list:
GEOL 305 Soils and Hydrology, 4 hours
GEOL 405 Hydrogeology, 4 hours
BIOL 434 Terrestrial Ecology, 4 hours
BIOL 435 Aquatic Ecology, 4 hours
ii. Analytical/Instrumentation: choose one from the following list:
CHEM 330 Aquatic Chemistry, 2-3 hours
CHEM 370 Instrumental Analysis I, 3 hours
CHEM 432 Instrumental Analysis II, 3 hours
CHEM 461 Environmental Chemistry, 3 hours
C. Electives –choose 18-19 hours of upper level courses from the list below, or course(s) in consultation with your advisor. Courses may not duplicate other degree requirements.
BIOL 304 General Ecology, 3 hours
BIOL 434 Terrestrial Ecology, 4 hours
BIOL 435 Aquatic Ecology, 4 hours
BIOL 467 Biostatistics, 3 hours
BIOL 473 Microbial Ecology, 4 hours
BIOL 476 Contemporary Fisheries, 3 hours
CHEM 330 Aquatic Chemistry, 2-3 hours
CHEM 370 Instrumental Analysis I, 3 hours
CHEM 432 Instrumental Analysis II, 3 hours
CHEM 461 Environmental Chemistry, 3 hours
CHEM 470 Advanced Instrumental Analysis Laboratory, 1 hour
ENVH 375 Environmental Toxicology, 3 hours
ENVH 440 Air Quality Control, 4 hours
ENVH 470 Principles of Epidemiology, 3 hours
ENVH 310 Water Quality Control, 3 hours
ENVH 312 Solid and Hazardous Waste, 3 hours
ENVH 457 Industrial Hygiene, 3 hours
GEOL 305 Soils and Hydrology, 4 hours
GEOL 405 Hydrogeology, 4 hours
GEOL 455 Wetlands, 3 hours
GEOL 410 Fluvial Geomorphology, 3 hours
GEOL 423 Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration of Contaminated Rivers, 3 hours
NRM 351 Forest Ecology, 3 hours
NRM 471 Landscape Ecology, 4 hours
NRM 472 Ecosystem Structure and Analysis, 4 hours
MATH 270 Statistical Methods I, 3 hours
MATH 370 Probability and Statistics I, 3 hours
MATH 375 Statistical Methods II, 3 hours
D. General Electives, 26 hours.
Students must take at least 32 hours at the junior-senior level at WCU in order to satisfy general university degree requirements.
Suggested Course Sequence for Environmental Sciences (B.S.)
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Total Hours for Degree: 128
Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
Course offerings: Environmental Science (ES)
This page is maintained by Nancy Carden in the
Office of the Provost.
Last updated: 5/9/2005.
Copyright 2005 by Western Carolina University .