Minor in Environmental Studies
The minor in environmental studies provides students with an interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues and the skills to analyze future environmental problems. As a student, you’ll be encouraged to learn to view environmental issues from scientific, political and social standpoints with the goal of developing expertise in this important area. Students who minor in environmental studies can tailor their program, through choice of electives, to your academic, professional and personal goals. The Environmental Studies minor is 18 semester credit hours. As per University guidelines, a maximum of six credit hours can be taken at the lower level for the minor. For more information, see the course catalog.
Foundation Courses (6 semester credit hours required)
- SOC/PA 3382: Sustainable Communities
- NATS 2333: Energy, Water, and the Environment
- ISIS 3334: Environment in America
- GEOS 2302: The Global Environment
Electives (12 semester credit hours)
Choose 4 from this list, or 3 from the list with 1 alternate course accompanied by written permission of the Supervisory Committee
- BIO 3388: Honey Bee Biology
- ECON 4333: Environmental Economics
- ENVR/GEOG 2302: The Global Environment (same as GEOS 2302) (if not taken as a foundation course)
- GEOS 2310: Environmental Geology
- GISC/IPEC 4310: Environment and Health Policy in East Asia
- GISC/IPEC 4384: Health and Environmental GIS: A Global Perspective
- GISC 4386: Global Change and its Challenges
- ECON 4336: Environmental Economic Theory and Policy
- ENGY/MECO 3330: Energy Economics
- ENGY/MECO 3340: Energy Laws and Contracts
- ENGY/MECO 4300: Energy Land Management
- HIST 3368: North American Environmental History
- HLTH 4307: Climate Change in Healthcare
- IPEC 3349: World Resources and Development
- ISIS 3334: Environment in America (if not taken as a foundation course)
- ISNS 2367: The Oceans
- ISNS 2368: Weather and Climate
- MECH 4V95: Topics in Mechanical Engineering (when topic is Introduction to Wind Energy or related)
- PA/GEOG 3377: Urban Planning and Policy
- PSCI 4304: Energy and Environmental Studies Politics and Policy
- PSCI 4396: Special Topics in Political Science (when topic is environmental policy or related)
Students may also select an independent study course or internship with approval from their advisor.