Departments & Programs
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Minors
Minor in Climate Resilience
The minor in climate resilience is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on coursework offered in the Schools of Science, Arts, Public Health, SPEA, and Health & Human Services. The minor includes courses that introduce students to the Earth-Climate system, climate dynamics, and human dimensions of climate change. Students will also select a higher-level proficiency course in the area of their interest and complete a proficiency course about climate change and society.
The undergraduate minor in climate resilience requires 15 credit hours, with an overall grade point average of 2.00 (C) and with no grade less than a C, distributed as follows:
Earth-Climate system courses: 3 credits from the following list
*GEOL-G 107 Earth and our Environment (3 cr.)
*GEOL-G 110 How the Earth Works (3 cr.)
*GEOL-G 115 Oceanography (3 cr.)
*GEOG-G 114 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming (1 cr.)
*GEOG-G 108 Physical Systems of the Environment (2 cr.)
Climate dynamics courses: 3 credits from the following list
GEOG-G 303 Weather and Climate (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 185 Global Environmental Change (3 cr.)
Human dimensions of climate resilience: 3 credits from the following list
*SPEA-V 222 Principles of Sustainability (3 cr.)
*GEOL-G 132 Environmental Issues and Solutions (3 cr.)
Area proficiency courses: 3 credits from the following list
ANTH-B 468 Bioarcheology (3 cr.)
BIO-K 411 Global Change Biology (3 cr.)
CHEM-C 420 Environmental Chemistry (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 310 Human Impact on the Environment (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 410 Undergraduate Research in Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 436 Earth Observation from Space (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 457 Paleoclimatology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 460 Internship in Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 488 Global Cycles (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 495 Senior Thesis in Geology (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 435 Energy, Climate Change, Resilience, and Health (3 cr.)
PBHL-A 445 Global Environmental Health and Sustainable Development (3 cr.)
PHIL-P 237 Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 310 Environmental Justice (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 311 Natural Resources and Environmental Policy (3 cr.)
SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation (3 cr.)
TESM-T 207 Tourism Policy and Sustainability (3 cr.)
Proficiency course on climate resilience:
GEOL-G 477 - Climate Change and Society (3 cr.)
*Courses that apply to the IU Indianapolis General Education requirement.
At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IU Indianapolis (this does not include transfer credit, AP, or CLEP credit). Prerequisites to the minor courses are not included but are required in order to complete the minor. In addition, recommended courses include one year of college chemistry and at least one course in college algebra.
Minor in Geology
The undergraduate minor in geology requires 18 credit hours, with an overall grade point average of 2.00 (C) and with no grade less than a C-, distributed as follows:
- Students must complete the following four courses that total 12 credit hours: GEOL-G 110 (3 cr.), GEOL-G 120 (1 cr.), GEOL-G 335 (4 cr.), and GEOL-G 221 (4 cr.) or GEOL-G 306 (4 cr.).
- Students must complete an additional 6 credit hours minimum, including two of the following courses: GEOL-G 222 (4 cr.), GEOL-G 304 (3 cr.), GEOL-G 334 (4 cr.), GEOL-G 406 (3 cr.), GEOL-G 415 (3 cr.), GEOL-G 430 (4 cr.), GEOL-G 451 (3 cr.), or another 400-level geology course with departmental approval.
At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IU Indianapolis (this does not include transfer credit, AP, or CLEP credit). In addition, recommended courses include one year of college chemistry and at least one course in college algebra.
Minor in Geochemistry
The undergraduate minor in geochemistry requires five courses that total 15 credit hours, with an overall grade point average of 2.00 (C) and with no grade less than a C, distributed as follows:
At least three courses (9 credit hours) are geology courses chosen from the following: GEOL-G 406, GEOL-G 483, GEOL-G 486, and GEOL-G 488.
A maximum of two courses/course sequences may be chosen from the following: CHEM-C 310/CHEM-C 311, CHEM-C 341, CHEM-C 360, CHEM-C 361, CHEM-C 410/CHEM-C 411, BIOL-K 411.
At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IU Indianapolis (this does not include transfer credit, AP, or CLEP credit). Prerequisites to the minor courses are not included but are required in order to complete the minor. This information can be found in the School of Science bulletin. Additional recommended courses include one year of college chemistry and at one course in college algebra.
Minor in Environmental Science
A minor in Environmental Science requires satisfactory completion of 16-17 credit hours distributed as follows, with a minimum grade of C- in each course. At least 9 credits must be completed at IU Indianapolis (this does not include transfer credit, AP, or CLEP credit).
- GEOL-G 107 (3 cr.)
- GEOL-G 117 (1 cr.)
- GEOL-G 115 or GEOL-G 132 (3 cr.)
- GEOL-G 306 (4 cr.)
- Choose one (3 cr.) SPEA-V 222, SPEA-V 311, GEOG-G 303, PBHL-A 435, SPEA-E 476
- Choose one (2-3 cr.): GEOL-G 436, GEOL-G 477, GEOL-G 467, GEOL-G 415, or GEOL-G 420 British Virgin Islands Experiential Field Study
At least 9 credit hours of the minor must be taken at IU Indianapolis (this does not include transfer credit, AP, or CLEP credit). In addition, recommended courses include one year of college chemistry and at least one course in college algebra.
