Minor in Environmental Sciences

A Passion for the Environment Deserves the Knowledge to Protect it

Minor in Environmental Sciences

The Environmental Sciences program is interdisciplinary and appeals to students across the University of South Alabama campus.  Enhance your major with a broader understanding of how demand for human development interacts with the natural world.  Our introductory and core classes are taught on the main campus, but we can easily access numerous ecosystems from our position on the Gulf coast. If you choose to minor in environmental sciences, be prepared to gain direct experience with our hands-on approach in estuarine, inshore, and offshore marine habitats, the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, river systems, and terrestrial habitats.  The Stokes School of Marine & Environmental Sciences is also equipped with a state-of-the-art analytical facility where you will gain experience and training on analytical instrumentation and common equipment used in environmental analysis.

Apply Your Major Field of Interest to Issues and Problems Related to Environmental Sciences 

Our Gulf Coast has a thriving environmental sciences related work force because of the large number of chemical and petroleum refining companies and associated environmental regulation and compliance government agencies and consulting firms. The minor in environmental sciences curriculum is designed to complement several majors offered at the University of South Alabama.  View examples in the chart below to see how a minor in environmental sciences can strengthen your marketability after graduation.  

Requirements for a Minor in Environmental Sciences

Requirements for a Minor in Sustainability include a minimum of 18 hours of coursework.

There is a strong emphasis on a rigorous natural science foundation, so several of the upper division courses related to this minor have prerequisites.

If you plan to minor in environmental sciences, please check the course catalog descriptions carefully and arrange a meeting with Dr. Molly Miller, mollymiller@southalabama.edu or another advisor in the Stokes School of Marine & Environmental Sciences.

The student must complete:

• Four required core courses (12 credit hours)
• Electives (choose 2-3 courses, 6 credit hours needed)