Hydrology Minor
Water is critical to all life on earth. The hydrology minor at UNC is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge of the natural and societal processes which govern the occurrence, distribution, and biogeochemical properties of water on Earth, and the ability to use that knowledge to address modern societal challenges. Students who complete the minor will be well-qualified to pursue careers in environmental consulting, water management and/or policy, climate services, and more.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| EMES 324 & 324L |  Water in Our World: Introduction to Hydrologic Science and Environmental Problemsand Water in Our World Laboratory | 4 |
| Three additional courses emphasizing surface or groundwater processes, aquatic ecology or biogeochemistry, or water resources, chosen from the following list: | 9 | |
| First-Year Seminar: Coasts in Crisis | ||
| First-Year Seminar: Special Topics 2 | ||
| Natural Disasters: Hollywood versus Reality | ||
| Earth's Surface: Processes, Landforms, and History | ||
| Fluid Mechanics for Environmental Sciences 1 | ||
| Water Resource Management for Food, Energy, and Health H | ||
| Limnology 1 | ||
| Modeling Catastrophe Risk & Resilience 1 | ||
| Surface Processes and Landscape Evolution 1 | ||
| Major World Rivers and Global Change: From Mountains to the Sea | ||
| Wetland Hydrology | ||
| Groundwater Hydrology 1 | ||
| GIS and Remote Sensing for Earth and Ocean Sciences | ||
| Global Hydrology 1 | ||
| Groundwater Hydrology | ||
| Earth Surface Processes 1 | ||
| Introduction to Watershed Systems 1 | ||
3 credits of mentored undergraduate research (e.g., 395) with an advisor with a hydrology focus | ||
| Total Hours | 13 | |
| H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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Check the course description for prerequisite(s).
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with permission, based on topic
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