Minors

Minors can be combined with a variety of undergraduate degrees from across the programs of study available at the University of Windsor. Specific minor requirements are presented below.

It is highly recommended that students interested in pursuing a certificate, minor or Geography teachable consult with an academic advisor to ensure the courses you would like to take are available and will count toward the certificate, minor or teachable.


Environmental Science Minor

Consists of a total of six courses as follows:
(a) ESCI-1100
(b) BIOL-1111 (if not enrolled in a program that includes BIOL-1111 as a course used to calculate the major average);
(c) courses chosen from the following list to make up a total of six courses for the minor: ESCI-1120, ESCI-1130, ESCI-1151, ESCI-2101, ESCI-2131, ESCI-2141, ESCI-2300, ESCI-2400, ESCI-2421, ESCI-3200, ESCI-3301, ESCI-3400, ESCI-3701, ESCI-3711, ESCI-3721, ESCI-3735, ESCI-3751, ESCI-4301, ESCI-4500, ESCI-4600, ESCI-4701, ESCI-4710, ESCI-4721

A minimum average of 60% must be attained for all courses counted toward the minor.

Geography Minor (updated Summer 2022)

Consists of six courses selected from the following:
(a) ESTU-2100
(b) one course from ESTU-1100, POLS-2300 and POLS-2490
(c) one course from ESCI-1130, ESCI-2201, ESCI-2210 and ESCI-2400
(d) one course from ESCI-1141, ESCI-1151 and ESCI-2721, and
(e) two courses from POLS-2300*, POLS-2490*, POLS-3350, POLS-4400, ESTU-1100*, ESCI-1130*, ESCI-1141*, ESCI-1151*, ESCI-2141, ESCI-2201*, ESCI-2210*, ESCI-2400*, ESCI-2600, ESCI-2721*, ESCI-3310, ESCI-3610, ESCI-3701, ESCI-3745
*if not taken to fulfil the requirements under (a), (b), (c) or (d).

A minimum average of 60% must be attained for all courses counted toward the minor.

Earth Science Minor

Consists of a total of six courses as follows:
(a) ESCI-1111
(b) ESCI-1100 (if not enrolled in a program that includes ESCI-1100 as a course used to calculate the major average)
(c) courses chosen from the following list to make up a total of six courses for the minor: ESCI-1020, ESCI-1120, ESCI-1151, ESCI-2101, ESCI-2111, ESCI-2131, ESCI-2141, ESCI-2400, ESCI-2411, ESCI-2421, ESCI-3301, ESCI-3400, ESCI-3411

A minimum average of 60% must be attained for all courses counted toward the minor.