Undergraduate Minors
April 23rd, 2026 - Students in FREC's foundational field skills class measure stream flow and stream health at Poverty Creek. Kevin McGuire from the Water Center led this session. (Photo by Luke Hayes/Virginia Tech)
Blue Planet Pathways Minor
The Blue Planet Pathways minor allows students from a variety of backgrounds to study water science and water in society. Pathways Minors are thematic, cross-disciplinary programs that allow students to examine important topics from a variety of perspectives while completing general education requirements along the way. To learn more, visit the Blue Planet webpage, or contact Melissa Cumbia at mcumbia@vt.edu
Watershed Management Minor
The Watershed Management Undergraduate Minor at Virginia Tech integrates existing programs and courses from five colleges and 10 departments at Virginia Tech to provide an interdisciplinary and substantive understanding of watershed science, policy, and decision-making. A committee comprised of faculty members from participating colleges and the Water Center provide oversight to the program. The Water Center serves as the program host, coordinates committee meetings and facilitates program publicity and program tracking and evaluation. For questions about the minor, please email Dr. Kevin McGuire at kevin.mcguire@vt.edu or visit the VT Registrar’s page to view requirements.
Participating Colleges and Departments
- Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics
- Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Landscape Architecture
- Department of Urban Affairs and Planning
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences
- Department of Geography
- Department of Biology
- Department of Geosciences