Environmental Studies Minor (18 hours minimum)

This minor is offered to students who seek insight into the nature of the environment and into the complexity of environmental problems, but who do not have time to be a major.

Entry Options (3 hours minimum)

ENVS 1100 - Nature and Society Credits: 4 hours
ENVS 3000 - Environment, Technology, and Value Credits: 4 hours
(The Honors Cluster section is also applicable)

Domains

The remaining 14-15 hours will be completed by choosing not more than one elective course in each of the domains listed below. One of these elective courses must be completed in either the Biological or Physical Science domain.

Physical Science Domain (3 hours)

ENVS 2150 - Environmental Systems and Cycles Credits: 3 hours
GEOS 1320 - Integrated Earth System Studies Credits: 3 hours

Biological Science Domain (4 hours)

BIOS 1050 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3 hours
(taken with ENVS 2260)
BIOS 3010 - Ecology Credits: 5 hours
Credits: 4 hours
ENVS 2250 - Environmental Ecology Credits: 3 hours
ENVS 2260 - Field Environmental Ecology Credits: 1 hour

Policy Domain (4 hours)

ENVS 3400 - Environmental Policy Credits: 4 hours
Credits: 3 hours

Note:

Students are urged to see a Program advisor early in their course work.