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The minor in environmental and sustainable engineering consists of a minimum of 20 credits, including the following:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required courses | ||
| CHEM 309 | Quantitative Analysis | 3 |
| CLSE 201 | Chemical Engineering Fundamentals I: Material Balances | 4 |
| CLSE 202 | Chemical Engineering Fundamentals II: Energy Balances and Engineering Thermodynamics | 4 |
| URSP 204 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select six credits from the following list. | 6 | |
CHEM 305 | ||
| Sustainable Chemical Engineering | ||
| Interfacial Phenomena | ||
| Sustainable Societies: James River Basin | ||
| Introduction to Meteorology | ||
| Introduction to Oceanography | ||
| Politics of the Environment | ||
| Human-Environment Interactions: Foundations and Applications | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Cartography | ||
| Environmental Pollution | ||
| Environmental Management | ||
| Water | ||
| Outdoor Team Building and Group Facilitation | ||
| Nature Writing | ||
| Applications of Conservation Science | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | |
This program includes the following prerequisites with a minimum grade of C: CHEM 101, CHEM 102, CLSE 115, MATH 200 and MATH 201.