Environmental Studies Minor Requirements
Goals
The curriculum in environmental science and studies recognizes that global changes and responses for attaining a more sustainable environment are implemented using multiple disciplines. The environmental studies minor is designed to respond to this requirement through our interdisciplinary curriculum that has the capacity to add and infuse associated policies and socioeconomic issues.
Minor Requirements
Six course minimum requirement
Core courses (2 Courses)
- ES 211: Introduction to Environmental Sciences (course description shown above)
- PSC 320: Environmental Policy and Politics. (See Political Science listing for course description)
- Capstone Experience (One 4-credit hour course) The Capstone Experience may be a 4-credit hour independent study/research course, field research, or an approved seminar
- ES 499: Independent Study
- Electives (3 Courses)
Students will be able to take courses in any of the following areas:
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Social Science/Humanities dimensions of environmental issues
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Natural Science dimensions of environmental issues
The use of information technology in exploring environmental issues
- ART 131: Sculpture I (4)
- ANTH 203: Introduction to Anthropology (4)
- ANTH 322: Urban Anthropology (4)
- ANTH 430: Special Topic: Food and Culture (4)
- BIO/ES 314: Environmental Biology (4)
- CIS/ES 437: Computer Simulation (4)
- ECON 324: Economic Development of Emerging Nations (4)
- ES 225: Ecology (4)
- ES 384: Industrial Ecology (4)
- ES/CHEM 411: Toxicology (4)
- ES 252: Introduction to Geosciences
- ES 200: Introduction to Environmental Health
- ES 215: Introduction to Toxicology
- MATH 470: Special Topic: Environmental Statistics Practicum (2)
- PHI 295: Biomedical Ethics (4)
- PSC 480: Seminar in International Studies, Special Topic:
- The Politics of Global Environment (4,4)
- SOC 352: Urban Sociology (4)
- SOC 402: Medical Sociology (4)