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 (4 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 2320 - Integrated Earth System Studies Credits: 3 hours

Biological Science Domain (3 hours)

BIOS 1050 - Environmental Biology Credits: 3 hours
Honors Section Only
(BIOS 1050 must be taken with ENVS 2260 for 4 credit hours total)
ENVS 2260 - Field Environmental Ecology Credits: 1 hour
BIOS 3010 - Ecology Credits: 5 hours
ENVS 2250 - Environmental Ecology Credits: 3 hours

Note:

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

Environmental Studies Minor (18 hours minimum)

Entry Options (4 hours minimum)

Domains

Physical Science Domain (3 hours)

Biological Science Domain (3 hours)

Historical Domain (3 hours)

Cultural and Societal Domain (3 hours)

Environmental Thought Domain (3 hours)

Policy Domain (4 hours)

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