Environmental Studies

Program Overview

This minor in Environmental Studies offers a multidisciplinary approach to understanding environmental issues. Students take required courses in environmental science and population and environment, and then choose electives from a range of natural/physical science and social science courses. The minor prepares students for careers in environmental fields or for further study in environmental science or policy.

Program Outline

Outline:

Required Courses (8 hours)

• BIO 1300 Introduction to Environmental Science (4 hours)
• SOC 2530 Population and Environment (4 hours)

Electives: (Select 6-8 hours from the following)

• BIO 3500 Conservation Biology (4 hours)
• ECON 3150 Environmental Economics (3 hours)
• HIST 2610 Environmental History (4 hours)
• SOC 3210 Thinking SocioLogically: Environment (2 hours)
• SOC 3530 Environment, Food, and You (4 hours)
• PHYS 1200 Energy and the Global Environment (4 hours)
• ANTHR 1150 Cultural Anthropology (4 hours)
• ANTHR 3610
• ENG 2270 Topics in World Literature: Environment (4 hours)
• POLSC 2720 Global Environmental Politics (4 hours)

Additional Requirements:

• Students must have at least two courses each from natural/physical sciences and social sciences.
• Some courses in the minor also have prerequisites.