Environmental Studies, Minor

Students  pursuing a minor in environmental studies will complete a blend of courses that bridge the scientific foundations and human dimensions of environmental systems. Students will also take a skills course that is designed to improve their marketability in environmental fields.  A successful student will broaden their understanding of the science and policy of the Earth’s environmental challenges through this program, which  complements any undergraduate major.

The goals of the environmental studies minor are threefold:

• To help undergraduates develop an awareness of the scientific, cultural, and political aspects of the world’s environmental problems
• To better prepare students for careers in the expanding field of environmental professions
• To prepare students for further study at the graduate or professional school level

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. 

Restrictions

Students are permitted to double count a maximum of 50% of the credits required for a minor from their major, transfer credit, or advanced standing credit. Accordingly, this minor is not available for students who major in ecology and evolutionary biology, environmental studies, environmental and sustainability sciences, and all combined majors with these programs.

Introductory Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENVR 1101	Environmental Science	4
or ENVR 1200	Dynamic Earth
or ENVR 1400	Foundations in Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
SOCL 1246	Environment and Society	4
or ANTH 1101	Peoples and Cultures
or HUSV 2401	Food Justice and Community Development
or PHIL 1180	Environmental Ethics

Scientific Foundations of Environmental Systems

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:		4-5
ENVR 1110	Global Climate Change
ENVR 3150	Food Security and Sustainability
ENVR 3200	Water Resources

Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:		4
ENVR 2515	Sustainable Development
PHTH 2414	Environmental Health
SOCL 4522	Environmental Justice

Skills Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete one of the following:		4-5
ANTH 3410	Ethnographic Field Experience
ECON 2350	Statistics for Economists
ENVR 2500 and ENVR 2501	Biostatistics and Lab for ENVR 2500
ENVR 3300 and ENVR 3301	Geographic Information Systems and Lab for ENVR 3300
POLS 2395	Environmental Politics and Policy
SOCL 2321	Research Methods in Sociology

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor