Michigan State University College of Natural Science 20 courses 15 total credits
Minor in Environmental Science is a Minor program offered by College of Natural Science at Michigan State University, requiring 15 credits across 20 courses.
| Total Credits | 15 credits |
One of the following courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GLG 200 | Introduction to Environmental Science and Global Change | 4 |
| GLG 201 | Introduction to Earth and Planetary Sciences | 4 |
| Total One of the following courses | 4 credits | |
One of the following environmental biology and ecology courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FOR 340 | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| FW 410 | Upland Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FW 416 | Marine Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FW 417 | Wetland Ecology and Management | 3 |
| FW 420 | Stream Ecology | 3 |
| GLG 304 | Physical and Biological History of the Earth | 4 |
| GLG 435 | Geomicrobiology (W) | 4 |
| GLG 446 | Sustainable Food Systems | 3 |
| IBIO 355 | Ecology | 3 |
| Total | 3-4 credits | |
One of the following environmental chemistry courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GLG 321 | Introduction to Geochemistry | 4 |
| GLG 421 | Environmental Geochemistry | 4 |
| Total One of the following environmental chemistry courses | 4 credits | |
One of the following environmental systems courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GEO 306 | Environmental Geomorphology | 3 |
| GLG 303 | Oceanography | 4 |
| GLG 330 | Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| GLG 380 | Natural Resources, the Energy Transition, and the Environment | 3 |
| GLG 411 | Hydrogeology | 3 |
| GLG 412 | Glaciers, Ice, and Climate Change (W) | 4 |
| GLG 431 | Sedimentary Records of Environmental Change | 4 |
| Total One of the following environmental systems courses | 3-4 credits | |
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