ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Minor

Program Coordinator: Todd Fredericksen
Phone Number: (540) 365-4360
e-mail:tfredericksen@ferrum.edu

The Environmental Science program offers a modern introduction to the environmental sciences and the challenging background enables students to deal with important environmental issues of the 21st century. Rather than a traditional biological approach to the environment, the program emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of the field by drawing from biology, chemistry, statistics, earth sciences, economics, law, and the humanities. Environmental problems are approached from a holistic perspective. The Environmental Science minor is an excellent supplement to any major curriculum.

Faculty:

George Byrd
Associate Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4378
gbyrd@ferrum.edu

Todd S. Fredericksen
Assistant Professor of Forestry and Wildlife
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(540) 365-4360
tfredericksen@ferrum.edu

David Johnson
Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science
Ph.D., University of Michigan
(540) 365-4364
djohnson@ferrum.edu

Daryl Nash
Assistant Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., Penn State University
(540) 365-4363
dnash@ferrum.edu

Bob R. Pohlad
Professor of Biology and Horticulture
Ph.D., University of Georgia
(540) 365-4367
bpohlad@ferrum.edu

Joseph D. Stogner
Professor of Environmental Science
Ed.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(540) 365-4369
jstogner@ferrum.edu

Carolyn Thomas
Professor of Biology
Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(540) 365-4368
cthomas@ferrum.edu

Required Courses:
ESC 110 Intro. to Environmental Science
ESC 211 Fundamentals of Ecoloy
(13 credit hours of other Environmental Science courses, at least 7 hours from 300-400 level)