Environmental Studies
Coordinator: Scott W. Shumway
Department home page: http://www.wheatoncollege.edu/Acad/EnvironmentalStudies/
The minor in environmental studies is designed to help students appreciate the diversity and complexity of current environmental issues. Solving environmental problems requires an interdisciplinary approach and frequently involves collaboration of individuals with expertise in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. Therefore, students are encouraged to view the environment from different perspectives, to integrate the knowledge they acquire with their in-depth knowledge in their major, and to gain practical experience through an internship with an environmental focus.
Minor
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The minor in environmental studies consists of five courses selected from the group listed below. At least two courses must be selected from the humanities and social sciences and at least two from natural sciences. At least one course must be at the 300 level or above. In addition, each student is required to complete an internship related to the environment.
Humanities and social sciences
Anth 101 Human Evolution
Anth 210 Feast or Famine: The Ecology and Politics of Food
Anth 298 Environmental Anthropology
Clas 262 or Clas 362 The Ancient Landscape: From Mythology to Ecology
Int 210 Water Resources Planning and Management
Int 215 Coastal Zone Management
Phil 111 Ethics
Pols 321 Public Administration and Public Policy
Rel 242 Religion and Ecology
Soc 315 Society, Technology and the Environment
Wmst 298 Gender and Geography
Natural sciences
Bio 201 Environmental Science
Bio 215 Ecology
Bio 226 or Psy 226 Comparative Animal Behavior
Bio 231 Marine Biology
Bio 252 Parasitology and Symbiosis
Bio 262 Plant Biology
Bio 290 Biology of Whales
Bio 291 Introduction to Marine Mammals
Bio 303 Evolution
Bio 317 Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Bio 318 Tropical Field Biology
Bio 361 Vernal Pool Conservation Biology
Bio 364 Freshwater and Marine Botany
Bio 375 Ornithology
Bio 380 Wetlands Ecology, Hydrology, Restoration
Bio 398 Methods in Field Biology
Chem 103 Chemistry and Your Environment
Chem 105 Earth, Wind and Fire: Science of the Earth System
Chem 303 Current Problems in Environmental Chemistry
Phys 160 Geology
Phys 165 Climate Change, Past and Present
Phys 227 Remote Sensing
Phys 298 Meteorology and Oceanography
Internship
Students must complete an internship or independent research project with an environmental focus. Internships must be approved by the program coordinator in advance. Internships should be completed no later than January of the senior year. Indpendent research with a faculty member may receive credit, but other internships will not normally be given college credit.
Environmental Studies Internship Approval (pdf)