Water and Sanitation for Health and Sustainable Development, Minor
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 18
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 9
Program Code: N861
The requirements for a minor must be completed concurrently with the major degree requirements.
No minor may be added by completing courses after receiving the bachelor’s degree.
Students must declare their intention to seek this minor by completing a short (one-page) application and meet with an Engineering advisor. As part of the application, the student must submit a one-page essay in response to the question: "Why I wish to pursue a minor in Water and Sanitation for Health and Sustainable Development."
At least 9 credit hours will be in upper division courses (3000 or 4000 level).
A minimum of six (6) hours of elective coursework must be taken from outside the student's major area of study.
Elective courses may require additional prerequisites for admission. Students are responsible for identifying and completing those prerequisites.
A minimum grade of C is required in all courses which are applied to the minor.
Students must achieve a minimum 2.75 GPA (OU and overall) in the minor coursework.
Students must complete prerequisites for all courses.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses 1 | ||
| CEES 4243 | Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (G) (Spring) | 3 |
| CEES 4273 | WaTER Technical Field Methods (G) (May/Early Summer) | 3 |
| CEES 3422 | Intercultural Immersion Experience in an Emerging Region | 2 |
| CEES 3251 | WaTER Center Integrated Seminar | 1 |
| Tracks | ||
| Choose 9 hours from at least 2 of the following tracks pre-approved by advisor: | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |
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It is preferred that the core courses are completed in the following order.
Track 1: Engineering & Technology, Natural and Physical Sciences
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CEES 5020 | Special Topics in Civil Engineering 1 | 1-6 |
| BSE 5113 Principles of Epidemiology (OUHSC) | 3 | |
| CEES 5363 | Ecological Engineering Science (G) | 3 |
| ENGR 4513 | Introduction to Sustainable Engineering | 3 |
| GEOG 3233 | Principles of Sustainability | 3 |
| GEOG 4293 | Hydrologic Science | 3 |
| Or similar course(s) with advisor approval | ||
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Course recommended to fulfill the elective requirements.
Track 2: Policy, Economics, and Business
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENT 3193 | Social Entrepreneurship 1 | 3 |
| IAS 3323 | The Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| HSTM 3483 | Technology, Politics, and International Development | 3 |
| Upper-level language course (beyond that required by OU) | ||
| Or similar course(s) with advisor approval | ||
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Course recommended to fulfill the elective requirements.
Track 3: Social/Cultural/Behavioral Sciences
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 4303 | Women and Development in Africa 1 | 3 |
| ANTH 3423 | Anthropology of Religion | 3 |
| IAS 2003 | Understanding the Global Community | 3 |
| GEOG 3443 | Environment and Society | 3 |
| Upper-level language course (beyond that required by OU) | ||
| Or similar course(s) with advisor approval | ||
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Course recommended to fulfill the elective requirements.
Minors are available to all undergraduate students at OU. If the minor is officially declared, successfully completed, and noted on the graduation application, the student’s transcript will so indicate at the time the bachelor’s degree is posted.