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Minor

Minor in Science Specialized

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education 234 courses

About This Program

This minor may only be completed by students admitted to the Elementary Education or the Elementary Education and Special Education programs. A minor is not required to complete either program.

Degree Requirements

Astronomy Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ASTRON 103 The Evolving Universe: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology 3
ASTRON 104 Our Exploration of the Solar System 3
ASTRON 140 Earth 2.0: the Exoplanet Revolution 3
ASTRON 150 Topics in Astronomy 2
ASTRON 160 Life in the Universe 2
ASTRON 170 The Dark Side of the Universe: the Great Cosmic Mysteries from Black Holes to Dark Energy 3
ASTRON 199 Directed Study 1-3
ASTRON 200 The Physical Universe 3
ASTRON 202 Introduction to Astronomy Research 1
ASTRON 206 History of Astronomy and Cosmology 3
ASTRON 236 The History of Matter in the Universe 3
ASTRON 310 Stellar Astrophysics 3
ASTRON 320 The Interstellar Medium 3
ASTRON 330 Galaxies 3
ASTRON 335 Cosmology 3
ASTRON 340 Solar System Astrophysics 3
ASTRON 460 Experiences in Astronomical Observing 1
ASTRON 465 Observational Astronomy and Data Analysis 3
ASTRON 500 Techniques of Modern Observational Astrophysics 3
ASTRON 540 Exoplanets 3
ASTRON 620 Seminar in Astrophysical Topics 1-3

Geoscience Courses

Code Course Title Credits
GEOSCI 100 Introductory Geology: How the Earth Works 3
GEOSCI 102 Climate and Climate Change 3
GEOSCI 105 Survey of Oceanography 3-4
GEOSCI 106 Environmental Geology 3
GEOSCI 109 Three Billion Years Beneath Your Feet: Geology of the National Parks 3
GEOSCI 118 Eye in the Sky: Monitoring the Earth by Satellite 1
GEOSCI 140 Natural Hazards and Disasters 3
GEOSCI 160 Life in the Universe 2
GEOSCI 202 Introduction to Geologic Structures 4
GEOSCI 204 Geologic Evolution of the Earth 4
GEOSCI 320 Geomorphology 3
GEOSCI 331 Gems: the Science Behind the Sparkle 1-2
GEOSCI 335 Climatic Environments of the Past 3
GEOSCI 350 Introduction to Geophysics: the Dynamic Earth 3
GEOSCI 360 Principles of Mineralogy 3
GEOSCI 370 Elementary Petrology 3
GEOSCI 371 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing 3
GEOSCI 375 Principles of Geochemistry 3
GEOSCI 430 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 3
GEOSCI 431 Sedimentology & Stratigraphy Lab 1
GEOSCI 444 Practical Applications of Gps Surveying 2
GEOSCI 455 Structural Geology 4
GEOSCI 456 Geologic Field Methods 2
GEOSCI 457 Geological Field Investigation 2-3

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ATM OCN 100 Weather and Climate 3
ATM OCN 101 Weather and Climate 4
ATM OCN 102 Climate and Climate Change 3
ATM OCN 105 Survey of Oceanography 3-4
ATM OCN 132 Water and People 3
ATM OCN 140 Natural Hazards and Disasters 3
ATM OCN 141 Natural Hazards of Weather 2
ATM OCN 171 Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems 3
ATM OCN 201 Explorations of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 2-3
ATM OCN 310 Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I 3
ATM OCN 311 Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean II 3
ATM OCN 322 Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment 3
ATM OCN 330 Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean I 3
ATM OCN 332 Global Warming: Science and Impacts 3
ATM OCN 335 Climatic Environments of the Past 3
ATM OCN 340 Physics of the Atmosphere and Ocean II 3
ATM OCN 355 Introduction to Air Quality 3
ATM OCN 401 Topics in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 2-3
ATM OCN 404 Meteorological Measurements 3
ATM OCN 405 Aos Senior Capstone Seminar 1
ATM OCN 425 Global Climate Processes 3
ATM OCN 441 Radar and Satellite Meteorology 3
ATM OCN 452 Synoptic Laboratory I: the Frontal Cyclone 4
ATM OCN 453 Synoptic Laboratory II: Mesoscale Meteorology 4
ATM OCN 460 Fundamentals of Physical Oceanography 3
ATM OCN 520 Bioclimatology 3
ATM OCN 522 Tropical Meteorology 3
ATM OCN 532 Environmental Biophysics 3
ATM OCN 573 Research Computing in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences 3
ATM OCN 575 Climatological Analysis 3-4
ATM OCN 610 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics I 3
ATM OCN 611 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics II 3
ATM OCN 630 Introduction to Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics 3
ATM OCN 637 Cloud Physics 3-4
ATM OCN 640 Radiation in the Atmosphere and Ocean 3
ATM OCN 660 Introduction to Physical Oceanography 3

Engineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering

Code Course Title Credits
E M A 450 Orbital Mechanics 3

Environmental Studies Courses

Code Course Title Credits
ENVIR ST 100 Forests of the World 3
ENVIR ST 101 Forum on the Environment 1-2
ENVIR ST 102 Climate and Climate Change 3
ENVIR ST 103 Agroecology: an Introduction to the Ecology of Food and Agriculture 3
ENVIR ST 106 Environmental Geology 3
ENVIR ST 112 Environmental Studies: Social Science Perspectives 3
ENVIR ST 113 Environmental Studies: Environmental Humanities 3
ENVIR ST 120 Introduction to the Earth System 3
ENVIR ST 125 Green Screen: Environmental Perspectives Through Film 3
ENVIR ST 126 Principles of Environmental Science 4
ENVIR ST 127 Physical Systems of the Environment 4
ENVIR ST 139 Global Environmental Issues 3
ENVIR ST 153 Literature and the Environment 3
ENVIR ST 171 Global Change: Atmospheric Issues and Problems 3
ENVIR ST 199 Directed Study 1-3
ENVIR ST 201 Insects and Human Culture-A Survey Course in Entomology 3
ENVIR ST 202 Careers in the Environment 2
ENVIR ST 203 Special Topics in Environmental Studies 1-3
ENVIR ST 205 Our Planet, Our Health 3
ENVIR ST 210 Cultures of Sustainability: Central, Eastern, and Northern Europe 3
ENVIR ST 213 Global Environmental Health: an Interdisciplinary Introduction 3
ENVIR ST 215 Sustainability 3
ENVIR ST 230 Soil: Ecosystem and Resource 3
ENVIR ST 239 Making the American Landscape 3-4
ENVIR ST 244 The Environment and the Global Economy 4
ENVIR ST 251 Ecology and the Global Environment 3
ENVIR ST 255 Introduction to Sustainability Science 4
ENVIR ST 260 Introductory Ecology 3
ENVIR ST 270 The Environment: Religion & Ethics 3-4
ENVIR ST 305 Rhetoric, Science, and Public Engagement 3
ENVIR ST 306 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment 3
ENVIR ST 307 Literature of the Environment: Speaking for Nature 3
ENVIR ST 308 Outdoors for All: Inequities in Environmentalism 3
ENVIR ST 309 People, Land and Food: Comparative Study of Agriculture Systems 3
ENVIR ST 315 Limnology-Conservation of Aquatic Resources 2
ENVIR ST 317 Community Environmental Scholars Program Seminar 1
ENVIR ST 322 Polar Regions and Their Importance in the Global Environment 3
ENVIR ST 324 Soils and Environmental Quality 3
ENVIR ST 326 Sustainability Tools: Systems Thinking & Life Cycle Assessment 3
ENVIR ST 328 Environmental History of Europe 3
ENVIR ST 332 Global Warming: Science and Impacts 3
ENVIR ST 333 Green Urbanism 3
ENVIR ST 335 Climatic Environments of the Past 3
ENVIR ST 337 Nature, Power and Society 3
ENVIR ST 339 Conservation and Climate Change - Local to International Strategies 3-4
ENVIR ST 341 Indigenous Environmental Communicators 3
ENVIR ST 343 Environmental Economics 3-4
ENVIR ST 345 Caring for Nature in Native North America 3
ENVIR ST 349 Climate Change Governance 3
ENVIR ST 355 Introduction to Air Quality 3
ENVIR ST 360 Extinction of Species 3
ENVIR ST 361 Wetlands Ecology 3
ENVIR ST 365 Systems Thinking 3
ENVIR ST 367 Renewable Energy Systems 3
ENVIR ST 369 Thinking Through History with Animals 3-4
ENVIR ST 371 Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing 3
ENVIR ST 375 Field Ecology Workshop 3
ENVIR ST 377 An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems 4
ENVIR ST 398 Independent Study: Sustainability Community Engagement 1
ENVIR ST 399 Directed Study 1-3
ENVIR ST 400 Special Topics in the Environment: Biological Aspects of Envir St 1-4
ENVIR ST 401 Special Topics: Environmental Perspectives in the Physical Sciences 1-4
ENVIR ST 402 Special Topics: Social Perspectives in Environmental Studies 1-4
ENVIR ST 403 Special Topics in Environmental Studies 1-3
ENVIR ST 404 Special Topics in Environmental Humanities 1-3
ENVIR ST 405 Education for Sustainable Communities 3
ENVIR ST 411 Energy Resources 3
ENVIR ST 413 Preserving Nature 3
ENVIR ST 417 Sustainability Science, Technology and Policy 1
ENVIR ST 430 Law and Environment: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 3
ENVIR ST 434 People, Wildlife and Landscapes 3
ENVIR ST 439 US Environmental Policy and Regulation 3-4
ENVIR ST 441 Environmental Ethics 3-4
ENVIR ST 444 Practical Applications of Gps Surveying 2
ENVIR ST 445 Culture and the Environment in the Luso-Hispanic World 3
ENVIR ST 449 Government and Natural Resources 3-4
ENVIR ST 460 American Environmental History 4
ENVIR ST 465 Global Environmental History 3-4
ENVIR ST 471 Introduction to Environmental Health 3
ENVIR ST 488 Greeks, Romans and the Natural Environment 3
ENVIR ST 502 Air Pollution and Human Health 3
ENVIR ST 510 Ecology of Fishes 3
ENVIR ST 511 Ecology of Fishes Lab 2
ENVIR ST 515 Natural Resources Policy 3
ENVIR ST 516 Conservation Biology 3
ENVIR ST 520 Bioclimatology 3
ENVIR ST 523 Philosophical Problems of the Biological Sciences 3
ENVIR ST 532 Applications of Geographic Information Systems in Planning 3
ENVIR ST 533 Topic in Literature and the Environment 3
ENVIR ST 534 Environmental Governance: Markets, States and Nature 3
ENVIR ST 537 Culture and Environment 4
ENVIR ST 540 Sociology of International Development, Environment, and Sustainability 3
ENVIR ST 556 Remote Sensing Digital Image Processing 3
ENVIR ST 557 Development and Environment in Southeast Asia 3
ENVIR ST 561 Energy Markets 3
ENVIR ST 575 Assessment of Environmental Impact 3
ENVIR ST 581 Prescribed Fire: Ecology and Implementation 3
ENVIR ST 600 Environmental Studies Capstone 3
ENVIR ST 613 Reproducibility Crises and Open Science in Environmental Studies 3
ENVIR ST 671 Energy Economics 3

Science & Technology Studies Courses

Code Course Title Credits
STS 201 Where Science Meets Society 3
AFROAMER 275 Science, Medicine, and Race: a History 3-4
HIST SCI 133 Biology and Society, 1950 - Today 3
HIST SCI 201 The Origins of Scientific Thought 3
HIST SCI 202 The Making of Modern Science 3
HIST SCI 218 History of Twentieth Century American Medicine 3
HIST SCI 222 Technology and Social Change in History 3
HIST SCI 275 Science, Medicine, and Race: a History 3-4
HIST SCI 280 Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine 3
HIST SCI 323 The Scientific Revolution: from Copernicus to Newton 3
HIST SCI 331 Science, Medicine and Religion 3
HIST SCI 508 Health, Disease and Healing II 3-4
HIST SCI 523 Race, American Medicine and Public Health 3
HIST SCI 553 International Health and Global Society 3
MED HIST 509 The Development of Public Health in America 3
MED HIST 531 Women and Health in American History 3
MED HIST 532 The History of the (American) Body 3
MED HIST 559 Topics in Ethics and History of Medicine 3
PHILOS 441 Environmental Ethics 3-4
PHILOS 520 Philosophy of the Natural Sciences 3
PHILOS 523 Philosophical Problems of the Biological Sciences 3
PHILOS 558 Ethical Issues in Health Care 3
PHILOS 565 The Ethics of Modern Biotechnology 3
C&E SOC 245 Technology and Society 3
SOC 248 Environment, Natural Resources, and Society 3
GEN&WS 524 Race, Gender, Health, and Medicine 3
SOIL SCI 101 Forum on the Environment 1-2
ILS 153 Ways of Knowing in the Sciences 4
AFRICAN 444 Technology and Development in Africa and Beyond 3
CHICLA 331 Immigrant Health and Wellbeing 3
CHICLA 354 Race and Language in STEM and Environmental Education 3
CHICLA 475 Latino Urbanism: Design and Engagement in the American City 3

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