Environmental Data Analysis Minor
Environmental Data Analysis Minor
This minor may complement majors in various programs such as Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Business, Economics, Geography, Environmental Science, and Earth Science, which will require content in both methods of environmental data collection and data analysis. Students may want to apply their knowledge to investigate areas of interest related to their major, such as social impact of climate change, economic impacts of environmental contamination, management of limited natural resources and policies related to threatened areas.
This minor includes required courses in two UNIFI categories, Quantitative Reasoning and Scientific Reasonings, account for 7 hours.
| Required: | ||
| GEOG 2350 | Intro to Environmental Data Analysis | 3 |
| STAT 1772 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Select one of the following options | 4 | |
| Life: The Natural World and Life: The Natural World - Lab | ||
| General Biology: Organismal Diversity | ||
| Elements of Weather and Elements of Weather Laboratory | ||
| Introduction to Geology | ||
| Planet Earth and Planet Earth Laboratory | ||
| Electives: At least 12 hours total from Group A and B: | ||
| Group A: Computational/Analytical Methods - select 2 courses | 6 | |
| Biostatistics ** | ||
| Computing for Data Science * | ||
| Database Systems * | ||
| Environmental Economics * | ||
| Economic and Business Forecasting * | ||
| Introduction to Econometrics * | ||
| Geographic Information Systems I | ||
| Data Visualization, Modeling and Simulation * | ||
| Introduction to Mathematical Statistics * | ||
| Spatial Data Analysis | ||
| Statistical Computing I | ||
| Introduction to Machine Learning * | ||
| Group B: Environmental Data Collection Methods - select 2 courses | 6 | |
| Ecology ** | ||
| Restoration Ecology ** | ||
| Air Quality * | ||
| Measurement and Analysis of Air Quality * | ||
| Geochemistry of the Land * | ||
| Environmental Geology * | ||
| Environmental Hydrology * | ||
| Hydrogeology * | ||
| Field and Laboratory Methods in Hydrology * | ||
| Geologic Field Methods * | ||
| Drones for Mapping and Communication | ||
| Global Positioning System Field Survey Methods | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems Mapping * | ||
| Total Hours | 22 | |
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These courses have additional prerequisites as follows:
BIOL 4157/5157 has prerequisites of MATH 1140, or MATH 1120 and MATH 1130, or MATH 1420, or equivalent; BIOL 3100; BIOL 3140; junior standing
CS 2150 has prerequisites of CS 1510; consent of department
CS 3140/5140 has prerequisites of CS 1520; CS 1800; junior standing. For Data science minors the perquisites are of CS 2150; junior standing
ECON 3225/5225 has prerequisites of ECON 1041; ECON 1051; junior standing
ECON 3371 has prerequisites of ECON 1031 or ECON 1041 or ECON 1051 or consent of instructor; junior standing
ECON 3373/5373 has prerequisites of ECON 1041 and ECON 1051, or consent of instructor; junior standing
PHYSICS 4160/5160 has prerequisites of CS 1510; junior standing
STAT 3775/5775 has prerequisites of MATH 3752/5752; junior standing. Prerequisite or corequisite MATH 2422
STAT 3776/5776 has prerequisites of STAT 3775/5775; junior standing
STAT 4784/5784 has prerequisites of CS 1510 or STAT 4772/5772; junior standing; consent of instructor
BIOL 4168/5168, BIOL 4180/5180 have prerequisites of BIOL 3100; BIOL 3140; junior standing
EARTHSCI 3230/5230, EARTHSCI 3240/5240, EARTHSCI 3250/5250 have a prerequisite of EARTHSCI 1200; junior standing
EARTHSCI 3323 has prerequisites of EARTHSCI 1300; CHEM 1110
EARTHSCI 3345/5345, EARTHSCI 3350/5350, EARTHSCI 3355/5355, EARTHSCI 3360/5360 have a prerequisite of EARTHSCI 1300; junior standing
EARTHSCI 3370 has a prerequisite of EARTHSCI 1300
GEOG 4385/5385 have prerequisites GEOG 4370/5370 or consent of instructor; junior standing
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Well prepared students who would like to enroll in BIOL 4157/5157, BIOL 4168/5168 or BIOL 4180/5180 should contact the course instructor about possible waivers.