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"description": "<p>The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for a diverse set of academic endeavors and careers. It delivers the tradition of a liberal arts education with the rigor of the natural and social sciences, providing the introspection and artistic presentation of the humanities with the inquisitiveness that we share concerning our environment.</p><ul> <li>Additional courses may be added and will appear on the myKnight audit. Students are responsible for meeting prerequisites.</li> <li>Up to 3 credit hours of internship of undergraduate research credit may be used with prior approval from the advising office and program director.</li> <li>Any restricted electives from the Sustainability BA/BS or Environmental Science BS majors may count as restricted electives for the Environmental Studies minor.</li> <li>Please consult with an Academic Success Coach for guidance as your myKnight Audit may need to be manually updated. </li> <li>This minor can be completed online; however, please note that not all Restricted Electives are available online.</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Required Course</h3> 6 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>EVR3008 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>EVR3021 - The Science of Sustainability (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Restricted Electives</h3> 15 Total Credits <ul>Electives<li>Earn at least 15 credits from the following: <ul><li>ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)</li><li>ECP3302 - Economics and the Environment (3)</li><li>GIS3043C - GIS for Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>GIS4301C - Advanced GIS Applications in Environmental Studies (4)</li><li>INR4351 - International Environmental Law (3)</li><li>PAD3330 - Urban and Regional Planning (3)</li><li>PAD4351 - Issues in Environmental Program Management (3)</li><li>PHI3033 - Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment (3)</li><li>PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)</li><li>PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)</li><li>PUP3203 - Environmental Politics (3)</li><li>PUP3204 - Sustainability (3)</li><li>SYD4510 - Environment and Society (3)</li><li>PCB3044 - Principles of Ecology (3)</li><li>EVR3085 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>HSC4500 - Epidemiology (3)</li><li>ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)</li><li>ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)</li><li>ANT3550C - Primatology (3)</li><li>BSC4861L - Urban Ecological Field Studies (3)</li><li>INR4054 - Global Politics of Energy (3)</li><li>PHI2603 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)</li><li>PHI3672 - Animal Ethics (3)</li><li>PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)</li><li>PLA4554 - Environmental Law (3)</li><li>SYO3408 - Animals and Health (3)</li><li>BOT3015 - Principles of Plant Science (3)</li><li>BOT3802 - Ethnobotany (3)</li><li>BOT4223C - Plant Anatomy (4)</li><li>BSC3052 - Conservation Biology (3)</li><li>BSC3312 - Principles of Marine Biology (3)</li><li>BSC4312C - Advanced Marine Biology (4)</li><li>OCE3008 - Oceanography (3)</li><li>ENY3571 - Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping (3)</li><li>PCB3023 - Molecular Cell Biology (3)</li><li>PCB3063 - Genetics (3)</li><li>PCB3442 - Aquatic Ecology (3)</li><li>PCB4683 - Evolutionary Biology (4)</li><li>ZOO4462C - Herpetology (4)</li><li>ZOO4480 - Mammalogy (4)</li><li>ZOO4513 - Animal Behavior (3)</li><li>ZOO4910L - Research Experience in Animal Behavior in a Zoo Environment (3)</li><li>PAD4331 - Land Use and Planning (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>21</strong></h4><p>Foreign Language Requirements</p><ul> <li>None</li> </ul><p>Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 21</p><p><br/>Other Requirements</p><ul> <li>A grade of \"C\" or above (2.0) is required in each course used to satisfy the minor.</li> <li>18 credit hours must be upper-level.</li> <li>At least 15 credit hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.</li> <li>Courses taken at Florida College System institutions do not substitute for upper division courses.</li> <li>Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit.</li> <li>No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.</li> </ul>",
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