We offer a variety of minors some of which are associated with majors and others which are interdisciplinary in nature. An academic minor is an option available to all students but is not a degree requirement.
American Studies
Visit the American Studies website for a description of this minor.
Ancient Studies
Visit the Ancient Studies page for a description of this minor.
Animal Studies
Visit the Animal Studies website for a description of this minor.
Anthropology
Visit the Anthropology website for a description of this minor.
Arabic
Visit the Arabic page for a description of this minor.
Art (Visual Arts)
Visit the Visual Arts website for a description of this minor.
Art History
Visit the Art History page for a description of this minor.
Biology
Visit the Biology website for a description of this minor.
Chemistry
Visit the Chemistry website for a description of this minor.
Chinese
Visit the Chinese page for a description of this minor.
Coastal Management
The coastal management minor focuses on the development of skills suitable for students interested in management of coastal and marine resources, as well as those students pursuing careers in environmental consulting and academia. Students minoring in coastal management must learn to interpret critical coastal and marine issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Students will be exposed to coursework focusing on environmental/natural resource management, the biological and physical environment, and human dimensions of coastal management. The Minor in Coastal Management will help students integrate knowledge on an array of different topics, such as land use planning, protected area management, resource economics, environmental law and public policy in the interdisciplinary study of the management of coastal and marine environments.
The Coastal Management Minor is comprised of six classes. Students will be expected to take two core interdisciplinary courses related to the management of coastal and marine resources. Students must also take three electives from two broadly defined categories of study. The minor requires a minimum of one elective from both the Physical and Biological Environment and the Human Dimensions categories. The minor also requires that students take one class from a category of analytic tools. These tools will aid in the evaluation of interdisciplinary coastal and marine issues.
Required Courses
- ES211 Introduction to Coastal Management
- One Coastal, Upper-Level Synthesis Class (either ES460 Coastal Hazards: Science and Management, ES461 Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management, ES 463 Fisheries Governance, or MS 310 Marine Conservation Ecology).
- One Tools course
- 3 Electives (one elective from the Biological and Physical Environment category and one from the Human Dimensions category). At least one elective must be 300 level or higher.
Note: Environmental Studies majors and minors may not double count more than two courses.
Biological & Physical Environment Courses
(Must take at least one class)- BI 362 Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
- ES 270N Environmental Biology
- ES 317 Global Environmental Change
- ES 372 Estuaries
- ES 373 Restoration Ecology
- ES 470 Wetlands MS 101N Geological Oceanography
- MS 102N Biological Oceanography
- MS 302 Biology of Fishes
- MS 309 Principles of Hydrology
- MS 311 Marine Mammalogy
- MS 315 Elasmobranch Biology and Management
- MS 322 Coral Reefs
- MS 401 Coastal Geology
Human Dimensions Courses
(Must take at least one class)- AN 210 Sustainable Development
- EC 201S Introduction to Economics of Environment
- EC 373 Natural Resource Economics
- EC 374 Environmental Economics
- EC 388 Economic Development
- ES 280 Environmental Education
- ES 315S Wildlife Policy
- ES 375 Environmental Communication
- ES 475 Climate Change Communication
- ES 480 Advanced Policy of Protected Areas
- ES 481 Advanced Ecotourism Policy/Practice
- HI 353 Environmental History
- PO 325S Environmental Politics and Policy
- A second Coastal, Upper-Level Synthesis Class; either ES 460 Coastal Hazards: Science and Management or ES 461 Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management
Tools Courses
(Must take at least one class from any category below)Statistics course
- BE 260M Statistical Methods for Sciences
- EC 460 Econometrics
- IB 201M Int'l Business Statistics
- MA 133M Statistics: An Introduction
- MN 260M Statistical Methods for Management & Economics
- PO 260M Political Science Research Methods
- PS 200
& PS 201M Statistics and Research Design I & II - SO 160M Statistical Methods
GIS/Remote Sensing course
- ES 341N GIS for Environmental Studies
- ES 342 Introduction to Remote Sensing
Writing course
- CO 200E Writing the Environment
- CO 326 Environmental Rhetoric
Communication
Visit the Communication website for a description of this minor.
Comparative Literature
For a minor in Comparative Literature a student must take six courses, at least three of which are at the 300 level. Of these, three must be LI-designated courses in comparative literature, and three must be courses in the literature of one or more foreign languages (including courses in translation).
Computational Science
The minor in Computational Science gives students in the natural sciences a significant computing extension to their academic major and allows them to explore modern uses of computation and the computer in the sciences. The minor requires a total of six courses:
- CS 143 Intermediate Programming
- MA 234N Differential Equations
Any two mathematics or physics courses and any two computer science courses, from the following list:
- MA 238 Optimization Techniques
- MA 333 Probability and Statistics I
- MA 341 Numerical Analysis
- MA 351 Fourier Analysis
- MA 421 Partial Differential Equations
- PH 245 Computer Models in Science
- CS 221N Data Structures
- CS 330 Analysis of Algorithms
- CS 334 Bioinformatics
- CS 415 Computer Networks
- CS 450 Computer Graphics
- CS 455 Digital Image Processing
- CS 470 Evolutionary Computation
• Students may not minor in both Computational Science and Computer Science, nor major in Computer Science.
Computer Science
Visit the Computer Science website for a description of this minor.
Creative Writing
Visit the Creative Writing website for a description of this minor.
Data Science
The minor in Data Science gives students from all collegia a foundation in the processes of acquiring and managing data, defining questions, performing visual and statistical analyses, and communicating the results. Data Science is inherently multi-disciplinary in nature, and the Data Science minor reflects this diversity by incorporating courses from many disciplines at Eckerd.
The minor requires a total five courses:
- CS 143 Intermediate Programming
- CS 370 Data Science Fundamentals
and one statistics course from the following:
- AZ 260M Statistical Methods for Animal Studies
- BE 260M Statistical Methods for the Sciences
- IB 201M International Business Statistics
- MA 133M Statistics, an Introduction
- MA 333 Probability and Statistics I
- PO 260M Political Science Research Methods
- PS 201M Methods II: Statistics for Psychology
- MA 333 Probability and Statistics I
- SO 160M Statistical Methods
and two courses from the following:
- BI 405 Computational Tools in Biology
- CS 221 Data Structures
- CS 334 Bioinformatics
- CS 360 Database Systems
- CS 480 Machine Learning
- EC 460 Econometrics
- MA 333 Probability and Statistics I (unless used to satisfy the basic statistics requirement)
- MA 334 Probability and Statistics II
- MA 341 Numerical Analysis
- PH 245 Computer Models in Science
- PS 321 Advanced Statistics and Research Design
- SO 360 Research Design
This minor is not available to students majoring or minoring in Computer Science.
East Asian Studies
Visit the East Asian Studies website for a description of this minor.
Economics
Visit the Economics website for a description of this minor.
Entrepreneurship
Visit the Business Administration & Management website for a description of this minor.
Environmental Studies
Visit the Environmental Studies website for a description of this minor.
Film Studies
Visit the Film Studies page for a description of this minor.
Finance
Visit the Business Administration & Management website for a description of this minor.
French
Visit the French website for a description of this minor.
Geosciences
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History
Visit the History website for a description of this minor.
Human Development
Visit the Human Development website for a description of this minor.
Interdisciplinary Arts
Visit the Interdisciplinary Arts website for a description of this minor.
International Business
Visit the International Business website for a description of this minor.
International Relations & Global Affairs
Visit the International Relations and Global Affairs website for a description of this minor.
Italian
The minor in Italian requires a total of five courses, which must include the first and second year sequences (101/102, 201/202) or their equivalents. The fifth course can be IT 301H or 302H, IT 306H, Winter Term Language Immersion in Italy, or an independent study course in Italian language or culture.
Japanese
The minor in Japanese requires a total of five courses which must include the two-year language sequence (JA 101/102, JA 201/202, JA301H/302, JA401/402) or their equivalents. The fifth course should be chosen from among the following:
- AH 221A Arts of Japan: Jomon to Anime
- EA 204G Japanese Popular Culture
- EA 311G Modern Japan
- HD 350G Contemporary Japanese Families
- JA 207G Japanese Culture: Supernatural
- JA 210G Japanese Literature: Love and Revenge
- JA 270E Japanese Literature: Embracing Nature
- JA 285E Japanese Cinema: Images of Nature
- JA 307G Modern Japanese Literature: Self & Society
- PO 333 Japan: Government, Politics, and Foreign Policy
- WT Winter Term in Japan
Minors who transfer credit (from the U.S. or abroad) are required to take at least one advanced course in Japanese at Eckerd.
Journalism
Visit the Journalism page for a description of this minor.
Latin American Studies
Visit the Latin American Studies page for a description of this minor.
Law and Justice
The minor in Law & Justice is designed explicitly for students who are planning to attend law school. Students completing the minor will gain important legal knowledge and skills that should serve them well in law school and later in law-related careers. The minor requires the successful completion of one foundational course: either Constitution and Government Power (PO301) or Constitution and Individual Rights (PO 302S) and five additional courses from a list of law-related courses offered across the College's curriculum.
Completion of this minor exposes students to the major principles underlying American law, the case method of legal study, and the role of law in American society. The College's Pre-Law Advisor oversees the minor in Law & Justice and assists students in the program, providing them with career advice and assistance with the law school admission process. Students choosing a minor in Law & Justice are strongly encouraged to select a complementary major in consultation with the College's Pre-law Advisor.
The Law & Justice minor is ideal for students majoring in several other programs offered at the College. Students interested in eventually pursuing a career in environmental law can pair the minor with a major in Environmental Studies. Those interested in a career in corporate law can combine a Law & Justice minor with a major in Business Administration or Management. A minor in Law & Justice could complement a major in International Relations & Global Affairs for those interested in going into the field of International Law.
Electives for the minor include the following courses:
- AN 248S Forensic Anthropology
- CM 121 Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- CM 223 Argumentation & Debate
CO 122 Analytic & Persuasive Writing - CO 202 Writing for Social Change
- EC 281S Principles of Microeconomics
- ES 345H Environmental Ethics & Justice
- HI 336H Civil Rights Movement: 1945-75
- HD 214S Human Trafficking
- HD 387 Forensics and Human Behavior
- IR 341 The Hague & International Law
- LI 216H Literature, Justice, and Law
- MN 278S Business Law
- PL 102M Introduction to Logic
- PL 210M Introduction to Symbolic Logic
- PO 243S Human Rights & International Law
- PO 301S Constitution & Government Powe
- PO 302S Constitution & Individual Rights
- PO 304S U.S. Congress
- PO 343S International Environmental Law
- PO 369G The Globalization of Crime
- PO 421S Comparative Judicial Politics
- SO 235 Deviance
Leadership Studies
Visit the Business Administration & Management website for a description of this minor.
Literature
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Management
Visit the Management website for a description of this minor.
Marine Science
Visit the Marine Science website for a description of this minor.
Marketing
Visit the Marketing website for a description of this minor.
Mathematics & Applied Mathematics
Visit the Mathematics website for a description of this minor.
Middle East N. Africa Studies
Middle East-North Africa Studies is an interdisciplinary, transnational field that focuses on the peoples, cultures, politics, languages, histories and current issues of the Middle East and North Africa.
The requirements include:
Courses that will count to fulfill the elective requirement
Music
Visit the Music website for a description of this minor.
Philosophy
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Physics
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Political Science
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Psychology
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Public Health
Visit the Public Health minor page for a description of this minor.
Religious Studies
Visit the Religious Studies website for a description of this minor.
Sociology
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Spanish
Visit the Spanish website for a description of this minor.
Sustainability
The sustainability minor explores the interaction of human society with the natural world and examines existing attempts to make human society more sustainable. The study of sustainability requires experience with a wide array of disciplines, and this minor is designed to familiarize students with the approaches of the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences to the relationship between humans and nature. This minor is a good match for students who want to understand the role of their major in the context of the challenges of sustainability and want to use their knowledge and skills to address these challenges.
The minor is comprised of three core courses and three elective courses, one drawn from each of three areas: Humanity and Nature, The Natural World, and Applying Ideas. Note: No more than two courses may be double counted between the Sustainability minor and the Environmental Studies minor, Coastal Management minor, or the Environmental Studies major. If you have any questions, please email Dr. Sherry (sherryjl@eckerd.edu)
Core Courses
- Econoimcs (choose one): EC 280S: Intro to Microeconomics of the Environment, EC 281S: Principles of Microeconomics, or EC 282S: Principles of Macroeconomics
- Sustainability (choose two): AN 210: Sustainable Development, ES 228 Food and Sustainability, ES 493: Sustainable Cities, PO 342S: Hunger, Plenty, and Justice, PO 354G UN and Sustainability, EC 368: Climate Change, Trade and Economic Development
Humanity and Nature
(Choose one)- AN 220E: Cultural Geography
- AN 335E: Cultural Ecology
- ES 351E: Influential Environmental Writers
- ES 315S: Wildlife Policy
- HI 316E: Empire and the Environment
- HI 353E Environmental History
- HI 354E: European Environmental History
- JA 270E: Japanese Literature: Embracing Nature
- JA 285E: Japanese Cinema: Images of Nature
- LI 106E: Southern Literature and the Environment
- PO 325S: Environment Politics and Policy
- PO 337E: Chinese Environmental Politics
- PL 243E: Environmental Ethics
- RE 381E: Ecotheology
- RE 382H: Asian Religions and the Environment
- RE 383E: Nature Religion
The Natural World
(Choose one)- BI 371: Conservation Biology
- BI 373: Restoration Ecology
- ES 270N: Environmental Biology (BI 111N Ecology and Evolution or MS 102N Biological Oceanography can count as equivalent)
- ES 317: Global Environmental Change
- MS 310 Marine Conservation Ecology
- NA 173N: Intro to Environmental Science
Applying Ideas
(Choose one)- EC 373: Natural Resource Economics
- EC 374: Environmental Economics
- EC 388: Economic Development
- ES 214: Green Design
- ES 328: Food Movements
- ES 375: Environmental Communication
- ES 475: Climate Change Communication
- MA 304: Mathematics for Sustainability
- MN 401: Corporate Social Responsibility
- MN 351E: Technology, Society and the Environment
- MN 401: Corporate Social Responsibility
- MN 411: Social Entrepreneurship
- PO 343S: International Environmental Law
Theatre
Visit the Theatre website for a description of this minor.
Women's and Gender Studies
Visit the Women’s and Gender Studies website for a description of this minor.
