The Environmental Studies minor is offered to all students interested in adding an Environmental focus to their studies. Students in the natural or social sciences learn about both scientific and social issues important to solving environmental problems. Completion of the minor requires 18 credits including 3 credits of research or internship. In addition, students doing a minor in Environmental Studies are given a preference if they choose to live in the Environmental Living Learning Center (ELLC), which is housed in Hendrix College. The ELLC, also, provides enhanced exposure to environmental issues by running extra-curricular activities related to the environment, e.g., invited talks, field trips, shows, and supporting the Stony Brook Environmental Club.

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Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Studies (ENS)

No more than one three-credit course in the minor may be taken under the Pass/No Credit option. All upper-division courses offered for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher.
Completion of the minor requires 18 credits.

1. One introductory course chosen from the following:
   • ATM/EST 102 Weather and Climate
   • BIO 113 General Ecology
   • BIO 201 Principles of Biology: From Organisms to Ecosystems
   • GEO 101 Environmental Geology
   • MAR 101 Long Island Sound: Science and Use
   • MAR 104 Oceanography
2. ENS 101 Prospects for Planet Earth
3. ENS 301 Contemporary
   • Environmental Issues and Policies
4. Two advanced courses chosen from the following:
   • ANP 360 Primate Conservation
   • ANT 420 Environmental Analysis Using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
   • ATM 397 Air Pollution and Its Control
   • BIO 351 Ecology
   • BIO 352 Ecology Laboratory
   • BIO/GEO 353 Marine Ecology
   • CHE 310 Chemistry in Technology and the Environment
   • GEO 304 Energy, Mineral Resources, and the Environment
   • GEO 315 Groundwater Hydrology
   • MAR 320 Limnology
   • MAR 333 Coastal Oceanography
   • MAR 340 Environmental Problems and Solutions
5. At least three credits of independent study or research in any department, approved by the minor coordinator or undergraduate director.

Declaration of the Minor

Students should declare the Environmental Studies minor no later than the middle of their junior year, at which time they should consult with the minor coordinator or undergraduate director and plan their course of study for fulfillment of the requirements.

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