Environmental Studies Minor

This program will provide students with a working knowledge of, and sensitivity toward, current environmental problems, so that they may address environmental challenges from a multidisciplinary approach. This minor can be tailored to a variety of majors and concentrations including Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Education, and English Writing, in order to provide a unique and individualized course of study.

The Minor in Environmental Studies provides students with a solid foundation in basic environmental sciences, specifically biology, physiology, ecology, and sustainability. Additionally, students focus on the in-depth analyses of local and global environmental challenges, and the dynamic relationships which exist between humans and their world. The independent project is a key requirement of the capstone Environmental Ecology course. It is designed to integrate the skills and vision from the students’ major area of study within the examination of an important scientific issue in environmental studies.

Requirements

BIO 1001Principles of Biology I

4

BIO 1002Principles of Biology II

4

BIO 1016Endangered Earth: Understanding Environmental Pollution

3

OR

BIO 2016Global Environmentalism

3

BIO 2010Foundations of Ecology

3

BIO 3056Environmental Ecology

4

Additional required courses

One Introductory Environmental Science Course:                                                             

 BIO 1016    Endangered Earth                                          3

 BIO 2016    Global Environmental                                   3

 BIO 2007    Current Environmental Problems               3


One Environmentally-Relevant Course* from program

outside of the Natural Sciences:

 CHM 2018     Environmental Chemistry                          3

 POS  3012      Environmental Politics                               3

 SOC  2000      Environmental Sociology                                3

 SOC  3100      Climate Change & Society                        3

 SOC  3029      Environmental Social Movements          3

*courses may have prerequisites