Paleontology Minor

A minor in Paleontology consists of 15 hours. This minor is for undergraduate students who want a general background in geosciences and wish to develop analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to prepare them for successful careers in science, education, consulting, museums, government, and other related fields.

Campus: Knoxville

Minor requirements

A minor in Paleontology consists of 15 hours. A maximum of 3 hours of EEPS 493 may be counted toward the minor.

Complete (8 credit hours):

EEPS 320 - Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
EEPS 340 - Earth Sedimentary Processes 4 Credit Hours

Select 3 credit hours from list A and 4 credit hours from list A or B.

List A:

EEPS 422 - Evolution of Life 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 423 - Paleoecology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 426 - Biospheric Change and the Fossil Record 3 Credit Hours

List B:

ANTH 431 - Isotope Ecology 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 471 - Vertebrate Osteology 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 490 - Primate Evolution 4 Credit Hours
ANTH 495 - Hominin Paleobiology 4 Credit Hours
BIOL 280 - Evolution 3 Credit Hours
BIOL 269 - Ecology Field-Based Laboratory 2 Credit Hours
BIOL 260 - Ecology 2 Credit Hours
EEB 353 - Comparative Vertebrate Biology 4 Credit Hours
EEB 404 - Ecosystem Ecology 3 Credit Hours
EEB 411* - Biostatistics 3 Credit Hours
EEB 464 - Macroevolution 3 Credit Hours
EEB 484 - Conservation Biology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours or
ANTH 406 - Taphonomy 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 421 - Vertebrate Paleontology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 420 - Trace Fossils: Behavior, Environment, and Applications 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 459 - Introduction to Oceanography 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 493 - Independent Study 1-12 Credit Hours

Note:

* Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement

Undergraduates

Graduate Students