2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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Instructions: Complete all classes in Section I (Core Requirements), three classes from Section II (Restricted Electives), and Section III (Materials and Society Capstone Requirement). 18 total credit hours are required to complete the minor. no more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the minor may be double-counted in a student’s major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| I. Required Minor Courses | ||
| MSE 1014 | The Science of Materials in Everyday Life (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | 3 |
| CHEM 3054 | Postconsumer Materials (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| II. Restricted Electives | ||
| Select three credits from each of the following sections for a total of nine credits: | 9 | |
| IIa: Social Equity | ||
| Morality and Justice (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Science, Techology, and Environment (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Integrative Outcomes: Intercultural and Global Awareness; Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Energy and Society (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Technology and Disability (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities or Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts (design); Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Writing and Social Justice (Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (advanced/applied) and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| IIb: Policy | ||
| Global Science and Technology Policy (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Collaborative Policy-Making and Planning (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Data and the Art of Policy-Making and Planning (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking (advanced/applied); Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Climate Change and the International Policy Framework (Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse (advanced/applied) or Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Water Resources Policy and Economics (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| IIc: Materials Science | ||
| Energy and Raw Materials: Geopolitics and Sustainable Development (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Chemistry in Context (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) 1 | ||
| Chemistry in Context (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) 1 | ||
| Earth Resources, Society, and Environment (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Foundations of Environmental Science (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Foundations of Environmental Science (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Integrative Outcome: Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| III. Materials and Society Capstone Requirement | ||
| CHEM 4054 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Prior credit in CHEM 1035 General Chemistry or CHEM 1036 General Chemistry can substitute for CHEM 1015 Chemistry in Context or CHEM 1016 Chemistry in Context.
Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites. Students are required to double check course prerequisites and equivalents. Please see your advisor or consult the Undergraduate Course Catalog for more information.
For the courses attempted for this minor, the student must have a GPA of 2.0 or better.
For planning purposes, students may wish to be aware that the following courses are typically taught during:
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