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UNDERGRADUATE MINOR The College of Arts and Sciences administers an interdisciplinary program leading to a Master of Science degree in Environmental Sciences. The mission of the Environmental Sciences Program is to cultivate studentsâ perspectives of environmental issues and provide students with refined knowledge of environmental issues at the local, regional, and global scale. The Program now offers a Minor in Environmental Sciences. The Minor will increase studentâs technical competence in addressing and analyzing environmental issues, their origins, ramifications, and resolutions. The Environmental Sciences Program at SIUE is designed to enhance and promote multidisciplinary education while providing students with career opportunities in a wide area of interests. Faculty
from several departments in the College of Arts and Sciences
provide mentoring, direction, and instruction. Practicing
professionals also lend their expertise to the program.
A close relationship is maintained with industries and
environmental agencies so that both students and faculty
members can incorporate real-world issues in their studies. REQUIREMENTS Students
must apply for and be accepted into the Minor program
in Environmental Sciences. The deadline for Fall
and Spring admission is April 15 and October 15, respectively. Minimum
requirements for admission are a cumulative GPA of 2.5. Instructions
and a link to the application form are at the bottom
of the page. To satisfy the Minor requirements,
students must take and complete the following courses
while maintaining a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5: Survey
of Environmental Sciences (120); Applied Research Methods
(210); Principles of Environmental Sciences (220); Environmental
Health and Waste Management (330); Ecosystem Management
and Sustainability (340); Environmental Law (402); and
Science, Experts and Public Policy (419). These
19 units of courses are administered through the Environmental
Sciences Program. ** NOTE: You do not have to be in the Minor to take the courses. Survey
of Environmental Sciences (120): Survey
of the biological, chemical, physical, political
and social interactions which constitute environmental
problems, such as food production, energy development,
conservation, and pollution, and the consequences
of proposed solutions. Fall. Applied Research Methods (210): Research methods for analysis of urban and regional land use, transportation, and environmental problems. Survey research and other data collection techniques; demographic analysis; basic forecasting, air quality, and transportation models. Collection, interpretation, and critical evaluation of data. Principles
of Environmental Sciences (220): Applications
of biological, ecological, physical and chemical
principles, and systems approaches to policy analysis
of air, soil, and water environments, land use,
energy supplies and technology, and other resources.
Fall. Environmental
Health and Waste Management (330): Sources
and management of hazardous waste, sewage and solids. Effects
of waste on human health and the environment. Environmental
Law (402): Introduction
to some of the principle issues in environmental
law and the judicial interpretation of some important
environmental statues. Federal and regional
legislation concerning air and water pollution,
pesticide use, food and feed additives, consumer
protection, and occupational exposure to toxic
substances; roles of Federal regulatory agencies;
alternatives to governmental control. Basic models
of ethical reasoning and criteria of distributive
justice applied to selected topics in environmental
law. Fall.
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