Departments & Programs

Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Students must complete at least 18 credit hours in approved Environmental and Sustainability Studies course work, including the following:

1. One introductory foundation course (3 cr.) chosen from ANTH-E 101, GEOG-G 208, GEOL-G 105, or SPEA-E 162.
2. An upper-level Human-Environment Systems Training Course chosen from Appendix B.
3. Twelve credit hours of elective courses selected from the Concentration Area list comprised of
   • Sustainable Food Systems
   • Sustainable Energy and Resources
   • Environmental Justice/Ethics
   • Biodiversity and Sustainability
4. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300 or 400 level.

Note: Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science are not eligible to earn the minor.

Appendix B - Approved Human-Environment Systems Courses

• ANTH-E 328 Ecological Anthropology
• ANTH-E 380 Urban Anthropology
• ANTH-E 418 Globalization and Consumer Culture
• ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation
• BIOL-T 312 Societal Issues in Biotechnology
• GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation
• GEOG-G 411 Sustainable Development Systems
• GEOG-G 449 Political Ecology
• GEOL-G 448 Sustainable Energy Systems
• HPSC-X 338 Science and Religion
• HPSC-X 370 Science and Gender
• HPSC-X 394 Structure and Methods of the Life Sciences
• HPSC-X 451 Scientific Understanding
• HPSC-X 452 Modern Philosophy of Science
• HPSC-X 456 Philosophy of Science in Antiquity
• SPEA-E 324 Controversies in Environmental Health
• SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management
• SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology