The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary study of the Earth’s environment and human interaction with that environment. The required courses address environmental issues from natural science, economic, and sociocultural perspectives.
At least nine hours need to be upper-division courses. In addition, it is recommended that Environmental Studies Minors complete ENVI-4301, Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies.
Given the breadth of this minor, a significant overlap with a student’s choice of Pathways courses is both expected and encouraged. To that end, courses that fulfill an understanding are indicated (*) in the following lists.
Requirements for the minor are listed below, including at least 12 hours of lower division and 9 hours of upper division courses.
I. Required Courses
Course ID | Course Title |
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ENVI-1301* | Introduction to Environmental Studies |
BIOL-1311* | Integrative Biology |
BIOL-1111 | Introductory Biology Lab |
ECON-1311* | Principles of Microeconomics |
GEOS-1409 | Earth's Environmental Systems |
GEOS-2400 | Solid Earth Processes |
ECON-3430* | Economics and the Environment (also listed as URBS-3430) |
II. One course from the following list (check catalog for prerequisites)
Course ID | Course Title |
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BIOL-3434 | Ecology |
BIOL-3420 | Animal Behavior |
CHEM-2319* | Organic Chemistry I |
CHEM-2119* | Laboratory Methods in Organic Chemistry |
ENGR-2311 | Mass and Energy Balances |
GEOS-2402 | Earth Surface Processes |
GEOS-3411 | Hydrogeology |
GEOS-3408 | GIS and Remote Sensing |
GEOS-3421 | Environmental Geochemistry |
III. One course from the following list (check catalog for prerequisites)
Course ID | Course Title |
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ANTH-2357 | Humans and the Environment |
ANTH-3464 | Morality in the Marketplace |
ANTH-4354 | Seminar on Primatology |
CMLT-2301 | World Literature and the Environment |
ECON-3334 | Urban Economics (also listed as URBS-3334) |
ENVI-3301 | Environmental Literature |
ENVI-4390 | Topics in Environmental Policy |
HIST-3382 | The City in History (also listed as URBS-3305) |
PLSI-3413 | Policy Analysis and the Policymaking Process |
URBS-3305 | The City in History (also listed as HIST-3382) |
URBS-3334 | Urban Economics (also listed as ECON-3334) |
ENVI-4301 |
Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies Recommended. The course is available to seniors and may be taken only once for credit. |
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