Undergraduate Degree Programs

Environmental Geosciences Minor

The minor in environmental geosciences provides a foundation for students interested in the physical sciences, emphasizing the processes that occur near or at the surface of the Earth, and the impact of human activity on such processes.

Course Work:

The minor requires 23 credit hours distributed across a total of seven courses. Students pursuing the minor must take:

• ENVG 20110, Physical Geology & Lab
• ENVG 20120, Historical Geology
• ENVG 20200, Mineralogy
• ENVG 45200, Field Trip

Students are also required to choose one course from among these courses:

• ENVG 20210, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology
• ENVG 30400, Structural Geology and Rock Mechanics
• ENVG 30230, Sedimentation and Stratigraphy

Finally, students undertaking this minor must select two courses from among the following courses:

• ENVG 30300, Surficial Processes
• ENVG 40300, Geochemistry
• ENVG 40310, Environmental Impact of Res. Utilization
• ENVG 40340, Water-Rock Interaction
• ENVG 40360, Geomicrobiology
• ENVG 40380, Paleontology