Environmental Management Minor

Dr. Steven P. Frysinger, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-2710
Email: frysinsp@jmu.edu
Website: http://www.jmu.edu/environmentalmgt

The cross disciplinary environmental management minor prepares students to apply the principles of environmental science and engineering to contemporary environmental problems in natural resource, industrial and public policy contexts. The minor is particularly suitable for students interested in professional careers in industrial environmental management, natural resources management, and environmental policy and planning.

The environmental management minor strives to develop graduates who can apply science and technology to a broad range of practical environmental problems in professional settings. Students are expected to be literate and competent in the sciences and mathematics underlying environmental problem solving.

The environmental management minor requires a total of 29 credits, including prerequisite courses. Prerequisite courses may be fulfilled as part of the student’s major. At least one elective course must be outside of the student’s major.

Prerequisite

BIO 250. Ecology and Evolution (3,3) 4.00

Three hours from one of the following:

ISAT 251. Topics in Applied Statistics in ISAT 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics 3.00
MATH 285. Data Analysis 4.00
MATH 307. Principles of Probability and Statistics 3.00

Required Courses

Students who have successfully completed ISAT 320 prior to fall 2016 will receive 3 credits for ISAT 320 ; if that is the case, the environmental management minor requires a total of 28 credits, including prerequisite courses.

ISAT 320. Fundamentals of Environmental Science & Technology I 4.00
ISAT 321. Fundamentals of Environmental Science & Technology II 3.00
CHEM 241. Organic Chemistry I 3.00
ENVT 400. Capstone Seminar in Environmental Problem Solving 3.00
Concentration (See descriptions below) 9.00

Total: 22 Credit Hours

Concentrations

Students completing the environmental management minor must concentrate in one of three areas: natural resources, industrial systems or environmental policy. Students should be aware that some of the listed courses may have additional prerequisites.

Environmental Management Minor

Prerequisite

Three hours from one of the following:

Required Courses

Total: 22 Credit Hours

Concentrations

Natural Resources

Choose two of the following courses:

Industrial Systems

Choose two of the following courses:

Environmental Policy

Choose one of the following courses:

Other courses may apply by permission of the coordinator.