Coastal Studies Minor
Director: Eric Kindahl
Coordinator: Claire Hudson
The coastal studies minor provides students with an interdisciplinary view of environmental issues that confront coastal habitats and communities. The minor is largely travel-based and designed to provide students with both textbook and first-hand knowledge of environmental challenges currently facing coastal regions.
Requirements for the Minor
Required courses (block-scheduled during fall semesters):
| ENSP 210 | Coastal Oceanography | 4.0 |
| ENSP 212 | Coastal Community Ecology | 4.0 |
| ENSP 307/HON 307 | The Chesapeake Bay: Human Impact on a Natural System | 3.0 |
| ENSP 370 | Coastal Studies Practicum | 2.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13.0 |
One block-scheduled elective offered as part of the Coastal Studies Semester which may include:
| ENGL 368/HON 368 | American Landscapes: Environmental Literature in the United States | 3.0 |
| ENSP 299 | Special Topics: Environmental Science & Policy | 4.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4.0 |
One of the following:
| BIOL 348 | Tropical Marine Ecology | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3.0 |
Total Credit Hours: 20.0