Minor in Environmental Studies

24.0 credits

The environmental studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor designed to give students specializing in other fields a background in contemporary environmental issues and the ability to analyze such issues. For students majoring in such fields as business and engineering, the minor in environmental studies will provide them with the tools to make better decisions about products or projects related to environmental economics, politic pollutants, environmental policy, and environmental justice. For students who are liberal arts majors, the minor in environmental studies offers the opportunity to focus on the social- and natural-science aspects of the environment, and to be prepared for issues they may encounter in their careers.

The minor requires a minimum of 24 credits. This includes a core of six courses and at least six credits of natural science electives.

Required courses
ANTH 360	Culture and the Environment			3.0
COM 317 WI	Environmental Communication			3.0
ENVS 260	Environmental Science and Society I			3.0
SOC 240	Urban Sociology			3.0
ENVP 345 WI	Sociology of the Environment			3.0
ENVP 365	Introduction to Environmental Policy Analysis			3.0
Students select a minimum of 6 credits from the following electives:
COM 316	Campaigns for Health and the Environment			3.0
ECON 351	Environmental Economics			4.0
PSCI 331	Environmental Politics			3.0
ENVP 346	Environmental Justice			3.0
ENVP 360	Environmental Movements in America			3.0
CJ 373	Environmental Crimes			3.0
SOC 470	Social Change and Planning			3.0