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Recently Approved Minors

All minors approved by the Curriculum Committee are below.

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Chemistry Computer Science Asian Studies
Sustainability French Biology
Musical Theatre Physics  

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Chemistry Minor

Requirements for the Chemistry Minor
Twenty-three (23) to twenty-five (25) credits including:

  1. CHEM 111, CHEM 112,
  2. one of the following sequences: CHEM 211 / CHEM 212 or CHEM 253 / CHEM 254, and
  3. three courses (7-9 credits) from CHEM 317,318, 319, 331, 332, 343, 345, 383, 384, and 387. Note - no more than one of these three courses may be a laboratory course.

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on April 15, 2009; accepted by the Faculty Senate on September 2, 2009

Computer Science Minor

Requirements for the minor in Computer Science (20 credits):

  1. CPSC 220
  2. CPSC 230
  3. Any three (3) CPSC courses numbered 300 or above, for a total of at least 9 credits
  4. Any additional CPSC course, of at least 3 credits, numbered 100 or higher

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.

ASIAN STUDIES MINOR

Requirements for the Asian Studies Minor

Twenty-four (24) credits including two semesters (6 credits) or the equivalent of an Asian language (the language credits apply to one language, taken in sequence; the language may be taken at UMW or at an outside institution or as part of a study abroad program for transfer credit); six additional non-language courses, representing at least two different academic disciplines, of which a minimum of 9 credits must be at the 300 level or above. A maximum of 6 credits Individual Study and/or Internship may count toward fulfilling the minor requirements.

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Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.

Musical Theatre Minor

Requirements for the minor: Fourteen credits to include:
THEA 218 Voice & Body Movement (4)
THEA 321 Acting (4)
THEA 335 Musical Theatre Performance (3)
THEA 336 Musical Theatre Performance (3)
Two additional credits of:
THEA 390 Theatre Practicum (1)
Four additional credits from:
DANC 301 Intermediate Ballet (2)
DANC 302 Intermediate Ballet (2)
DANC 305 Intermediate Jazz (2)
DANC 306 Intermediate Jazz (2)
Four additional credits from:
MUPR 301 Private Voice (1)
MUPR 401 Private Voice (2)
MUPR 201 Class Voice I (1)
MUPR 202 Class Voice II (1)
MUPR 203 Class Voice III (1)
MUPR 204 Class Voice IV (1)

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.

Sustainability Minor

Requirements for th Sustainability Minor (Minimum of 18 credits)

Three required core courses totaling nine (9) credits:

  1. EESC 110: Introduction to Environmental Science
  2. EESC 230: Global Environmental Problems
  3. EESC 326: Pollution Prevention Planning OR EESC 330: Environmental Regulations Compliance

In addition, three courses from the following list of electives:

  1. EESC 307: Environmental Soil Science
  2. EESC 313: Fluvial Geomorphology
  3. EESC 315: Hydrogeology
  4. EESC 323: Aquatic Ecology
  5. EESC 325: Environmental Geochemistry
  6. EESC 355: Icehouse-Greenhouse Earth
  7. BIOL 424: Tropical Ecology
  8. BIOL 428: Conservation Biology
  9. ECON 324: Economics of Philanthropy and the Non-Profit Sector
  10. ECON 351: Poverty, Affluence and Equality
  11. GEOG 245: Environment and Society
  12. GEOG 339: Geography and Development
  13. PHIL 330: Environmental Ethics

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.

French Minor

The minor in French requires 24 credits. Students must complete FREN 201 and 202 (or the equivalent), FREN 311, FREN 312, and any four (4) additional FREN classes at or above the 300-level.

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.

Biology Minor

Requirements: 22-23 credits of courses designated BIOL to include:

  1. BIO 210A Introduction to Ecology and Evolution
  2. BIOL 211 Cellular Biology
  3. BIOL 341 Genetics
  4. Plus three (3) additional 300-400 level Biology courses of which 2 must have a laboratory component.

BIOL 481, 491 and 499 may not be counted for minor credit.

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on April 15, 2009; accepted by the Faculty Senate on November 4, 2009

Physics Minor

24 - 26 credits from the following:

Required classes:

  1. PHYS 105 University Physics with Laboratory (4 credits)
  2. PHYS 106 University Physics with Laboratory (4 credits)
  3. PHYS 211 Modern Physics (3 credits)
  4. PHYS 317 Methods of Mathematical Physics (3 credits)

One course from the following:

  1. PHYS 201 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 credits)
  2. PHYS 210 Nuclear Physics (3 credits)
  3. PHYS 283 Electronics with Laboratory (4 credits)
  4. PHYS 292 Optics with Laboratory (4 credits)

Two courses from the following sequence:

  1. PHYS 320 Classical Mechanics I with Laboratory (4 credits)
  2. PHYS 330 Electricity and Magnetism I with Laboratory (4 credits)
  3. PHYS 384 Advanced Physics Laboratory (4 credits)
  4. PHYS 410 Quantum Mechanics I with Laboratory (4 credits)
  5. PHYS 472 Solid State Physics (3 credits)

Approved by the Curriculum Committee on November 16, 2009; awaiting acceptance by the Faculty Senate.