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Space Studies Minor

I. Required Core Courses

GEOL 1110 Physical Geology (4 credits)
GEOL 2730 Introduction to Planetary Science (4 credits)
GEOL 4910 Directed Independent Study (3 credits)

Subtotal 11 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 13 credits of electives from the following courses, with at least one course in a non-science area (GEOG, HST, POL, PSY).

Note: Asterisked (*) courses either have prerequisites not included in this minor or require consent of instructor.

ENVR 2000 Intro to Environmental Science (3 credits)
*GEOG 2225 Aerial Photography (3 credits)
*GEOG 2231 Geographic Information Systems (3 credits)
*GEOG 4110 Advanced Physical Geography (4 credits)
*GEOL 2110 Mineralogy and Petrology (4 credits)
*GEOL 2430 Intro to Oceanography (3 credits)
GEOL 3730 Advanced Planetology (4 credits)
HST 2600 Topics: History of Space Exploration and Studies (3 credits)
*POL 3210 Introduction to Public Administration (3 credits)
*POL 3230 Environmental Politics (3 credits)
PSY 1100 Introduction to Psychology (4 credits)
PSY 3378 Psychology of Living in Isolated and Confined Environments (2 credits)
SCI 2100 Astronomy (3 credits)
SCI 2200 Meteorology (3 credits)

Subtotal 13 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required for Minor 24 Credits


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