Environmental Studies Minor

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The Environmental Studies minor provides students, from any major, an interdisciplinary understanding of human interactions with the environment to solve complex problems we face today. The minor includes course offerings from 14 departments and programs. The curriculum emphasizes the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences to prepare students to address environmental issues as global citizens-in our region and the world beyond.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 3 Credits

ENVR 110 - Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 Credit(s)

Humanities: 3 Credits

One of the following Humanities courses

ENVR 340 - Environmental Justice Narratives 3 Credit(s)
HIST 252 - Eat A Global History of Food 3 Credit(s)
HIST 453 - Nature in American History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 454 - Energy in American History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 464 - Technology in History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 470 - African Environmental History 3 Credit(s)
LITR 351 - Nature and Literature 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 330 - Environmental Ethics 3 Credit(s)
And other courses to be listed.

Social Sciences: 3-4 Credits

One of the following Social Science courses

ANTH 354 - Environmental Archaeology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 366 - Historical Ecology 3 Credit(s)
ECON 320 - Economy and Environment 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 120 - Introduction to Sustainability 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 320 - Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 343 - Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 350 - Sustainable Development 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 371 - Globalization and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 480 - Sustainable Communities 3 Credit(s)
PHTH 300 - Environmental Health 3 Credit(s)
POLS 303 - Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
POLS 322 - State and Local Government 4 Credit(s)
POLS 414 - Environmental Law 4 Credit(s)
SOCI 343 - Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 371 - Globalization and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 440 - The Sociology of Food 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 480 - Sustainable Communities 3 Credit(s)
And other courses to be listed

Natural Sciences: 6-7 Credits

Two of the following, each from a different department

BIOL 101 - Evolution and Ecology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 106 - Environmental Biology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 148 - Biodiversity Conservation 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 209 - Winter Ecology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 300 - Ecology 3-4 Credit(s)
BIOL 304 - Sustainable Agriculture 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 310 - Marine Biology 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 312 - Insect Ecology 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 330 - Natural History of Lower Vertebrates 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 331 - Natural History of Higher Vertebrates 4 Credit(s)
BIOL 334 - Biology of Woody Plants 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 352V - Tropical Ecology and Conservation 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 402 - Conservation and Wildlife Management 3 Credit(s)
BIOL 409 - Fresh Water Ecology 4 Credit(s)
CHEM 301 - Chemistry and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 321 - The Sustainable World 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 304 - Sustainable Agriculture Credit(s)
ENVR 380 - Sustainable Energy 3 Credit(s)
ESCI 200 - Environmental Science 3 and 1 Credit(s)
GEOL 101 - Environmental Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s)
GEOL 103 - Physical Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s)
GEOL 306 - Geology of our National Parks 3 Credit(s)
GEOL 350 - Geomorphology 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
GEOL 380 - Climate Change Past and Present 3 Credit(s)
GEOL 407 - Geophysics 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
GEOL 410 - Hydrogeology 1 and 2 Credit(s) (taken for 3 total credits: lecture & lab)
PHYS 325 - Energy and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
PHYS 330 - Meteorology 3 Credit(s)

Skills: 4 Credits

One of the following:

COMP 304 - Technical Writing 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 301 - Advanced Research Writing 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 311 - Writing in a Digital Age 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 312 - Writing in New Media 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 316 - Magazine Article Writing 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 321 - Writing about the Environment 4 Credit(s)
or
COMP 322 - Grant Writing 4 Credit(s)
ENVR 391 - Field Project 1-6 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
ENVR 485 - Research in Environmental Studies 1-6 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
GISC 301 - Data Acquistion and Management 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
GISC 302 - Remote Sensing 1-3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
GISC 401 - Spatial Problems and Analysis 4 Credit(s)
WILD 345 - Wilderness Leadership II Honors 4 Credit(s)

Environmental Studies Elective: 3 Credits

One course from the above lists of Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences courses.

Note(s)

Students graduating with an Environmental Studies minor must complete the minor requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
For the Humanities, Social Science, and Science Electives, students may petition the program to accept other suitable courses.