The environmental studies group minor program of concentration is intended for students who are following a disciplinary major and who also have an interest in studying a broad range of environmental problems and issues at the local, national, and global levels.
Because the study of such issues is truly interdisciplinary in scope, the environmental studies minor is appropriate for students majoring in the humanities, the social sciences, or the natural sciences. While disciplinary majors with environmental interest are encouraged to complete the entire group minor, the environmental studies courses may also be taken singly as electives to enrich a program of study.
Required Courses:
- Environmental Studies 210 - Human Modification of the Global Environment
- Environmental Studies 302 - Environment and Society
- Environmental Studies 395 - History and Philosophy of Environmental Thought
Electives (choose 2):
- Environmental Studies 385 - Internship in Environmental Studies
- Geography 110 - World Regional Geography
- Geography 191 - Introductory Meteorology
- Geography 221 - Cartography
- Geography 222 - Geographic Information Systems
- Geography 320 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
- Geography 351 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
- Geology 151 - Introductory Geology or 120 -Earth Systems
- Geology 251 - Oceanography
- Geology 311 - Geomorphology
- Geology 312 - Environmental Geology
an approved Geology interim course
- Biology 345 - Ecosystem Ecology and Management
an approved environmental Biology course
- Chemistry 101 - The Molecular World
- Economics 232 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- Engineering 306 - Principles of Environmental Engineering
One additional course approved by the program advisor
