Minor in STEM
The STEM minor provides students with a broad foundation of scientific knowledge. The minor reinforces the scientific method across disciplines, and allows students to gain increased scientific literacy across the disciplines. Students also will learn to communicate science to a diverse audience.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | (18 credits) | |
| Choose 5 courses including one lab science. No more than two from Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Physics or DEEP. | 15 | |
| Chemistry | ||
| Paper Or Plastics? | ||
| Survey of Chemistry | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| Biology (BI-104 must be taken with BI-103 to count in the minor.) | ||
| Concepts of Biology | ||
| The Human Animal | ||
| The Human Animal Laboratory | ||
| Social Biology | ||
| Diseases and Mankind | ||
| Plants and Human Affairs | ||
| Animal Biology | ||
| Humans and the Environment | ||
| Dinosaurs | ||
| Biology of Sex | ||
| Darwinian Revolution | ||
| Women in Science | ||
| Field Biology | ||
| Introduction to Organismal Biology | ||
| Intro to Cellular and Molecular Biology | ||
| Research Techniques and Experimental Design | ||
| Biology of Aging | ||
| Computer Science | ||
| Basics of Computer Science | ||
| Data Visualization and Statistical Analysis | ||
| Programming for Non-CS Majors | ||
| Introduction to Programming | ||
| Data Cleaning and Preprocessing | ||
| Computer Networking and Security | ||
| Data Mining for Non-Cs Majors | ||
| Database Applications | ||
| Unix Systems Programming | ||
| Database Design and Applications | ||
| Physics | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy | ||
| Concepts in Physics I | ||
| Physics of Waves | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| Physics I (Mechanics) | ||
| DEEP | ||
| Integrated Environmental Science for Educators | ||
| Environmental Problems and Solutions | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Physical Geography | ||
or GS-110 | Meteorology | |
| Physical Geology | ||
| Geographic Information Systems I | ||
| Geomorphology | ||
| Oceanography | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Contemporary Climate Change | ||
| Hydrology | ||
| Introduction to Soil Science | ||
| The Sedimentary Record | ||
| STEM Minor Seminar | ||
| CH-312 | Tackling Global Issues using STEM | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |