Ecology Minor

Minor Requirements

• BIOL 4970 Non-Thesis Research or BIOL 4990 Senior Research Thesis Credit Hours: 4
  (See footnote below)
• Restricted Elective Credit Hours: 4
  (See list of accepted courses below)

• BIOL 4850 - Principles of Ecology Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4880 - The Global Environment Credit Hours: 4

Restricted Elective (Select 1)

Select one elective from the following list. Other options by approval of Ecology Minor Faculty (email rosek4@rpi.edu).

• BIOL 4870 - Lake George Limnology and Underwater Ecology (BLUE) Credit Hours: 4
• BIOL 4961 - Human Population Credit Hours: 4
• CHEM 4810 - Chemistry of the Environment Credit Hours: 4
• ECON 4260 - Environmental and Resource Economics Credit Hours: 4
• ERTH 4500 - Earth’s Climate: Past, Present, and Future Credit Hours: 4

Footnote

Independent Research can be conducted over multiple semesters or during The Arch Summer Semester. Topics studied must be ecological in nature, and research should be 10-12 hours per week during a single standard semester, equivalent to four credit hours of course credit. Experience should include presenting a poster or presentation. Faculty can be from Biology or other department, but non-Biology faculty must be approved by the Ecology Minor Faculty (email rosek4@rpi.edu).