For admission, students should first complete BIO 181 and AEC 360 with letter grades of C- or better before contacting the minor coordinator.
For completion: Students must complete AEC 360, AEC 400, AEC 492 (At least 3 CR) and at least two additional courses from the ‘optional courses’ list. This will result in a minimum of 16 credit hours. All letter-graded courses must be completed with a C or better.
Required Courses (7 credit hours total)
AEC/PB 360 – Ecology (Prerequisite: C- or better in BIO 181) – 4 credit hours
AEC 400 – Applied Ecology (Prerequisite: AEC/PB 360) – 3 credit hours
Research Experience (3-6 credits)
AEC 492/493 – Learning Experience in Applied Ecology (on or off campus) – 1-6 credit hours
Electives
Minor Electives (Must choose a minimum of two courses from this list) – at least 6 credit hours:
- AEC 295 – Special Topics in Applied Ecology (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- AEC 419 – Freshwater Ecology (Prerequisite: C- or better in AEC/PB 360)
- AEC 420 – Introduction to Fisheries Science (Prerequisite: C- or better in AEC/PB 360)
- AEC 441– Biology of Fishes (Prerequisite C- or better in AEC/PB 360)
- AEC 495– Advanced Special Topics in Applied Ecology (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- BIO 220– Marine Biology (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- BIO/FW 353 – Wildlife Management (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- AEC 380 – Water Resources: Global Issues in Ecology, Policy, Management, and Advocacy (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- AEC 460 – Field Ecology (Prerequisite: C- or better in AEC 360 and ST 311)
- CS 213 – Crops: Adaption & Production
- CS 230 – Introduction to Agroecology (Prerequisite: BIO 105 or BIO 181 or BIO/ZO 160 or BO 200 or BO 205 or HS 201 or CS 213)
- CS 411 – Crop Ecology (Prerequisite PB 321 or PB 421)
- CS 430 – Advanced Agroecology
- ENT 203 – An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping
- ENT 207 – Insects and Human Disease
- ENT 212 – Basic Entomology
- ENT 425 – General Entomology (Prerequisite: BIO 181 or BIO 140 or BIO 350)
- FOR 404 – Forest Wildlife Management
- FW 221 – Conservation of Natural Resources
- FW 312 – Fisheries Techniques and Management (One week of FWCB summer camp; 1 credit)
- FW 314 – Coastal Ecology and Management (One week of FWCB summer camp; 1 credit. Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- FW 403 – Urban Wildlife Management
- FW 405 – Tropical Wildlife Ecology in Nicaragua
- FW 453 – Principles of Wildlife Science (Prerequisite: FW 353 and ST 311)
- HS 201 – The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices
- HS 302 – Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials (Prerequisite: BIO 183 or BO 200)
- HS 303 – Ornamental Plant Identification I (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- HS 304 – Ornamental Plant Identification II (Prerequisite: BIO 181)
- MEA 150 – Environmental Issues in Water Resources
- MEA 200 – Introduction to Oceanography
- MEA 210 – Oceanography Lab
- MEA 250 – Introduction to Coastal Environments (Prerequisite: MEA 200/210 or MEA 100/110)
- MEA 251 – Introduction to Coastal Environments Laboratory
- MEA 469 – Ecology of Coastal Resources (Prerequisite: MEA 250 and MEA 220 or MEA 449)
- NR 300 – Natural Resource Measurements (Prerequisite: PB 360 or AEC 360 and ST 311)
- NR 303 – Humans and the Environment
- NR 350 – International Sustainable Resource Use
- NR 420 – Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology (Prerequisite: SSC 200 and PB 360 or AEC 360)
- PB 200 – Plant Life
- PB 213 – Plants and Civilization (Prerequisite: BIO 125, BIO 105 or PB 200)
- PB 220 – Local Flora (Prerequisite: BIO 125 or PB 200)
- PB 250 – Plant Biology
- PB 403 – Systematic Botany (Prerequisite: PB 200, PB 250, BIO 183)
- PB 464 – Rare Plants of North Carolina (Prerequisite: One of the following-PB 200, PB 220, or PB 403)
- PB 480 – Introduction to Plant Biotechnology (Prerequisite: BCH 454 or BIT 510 or CS 211 or GN 311 or PB/BIO 414 or PB 421)