Environmental Studies Minor

Community Learning: At least 2 hours (may be pass/fail)

• ENVS 331 - Expanding Environmental Consciousness Credit(s): 2
• ENVS 332 - Grassroots Environmentalism Credit(s): 3
• ENVS 340 - Practicum in Environmental Studies Credit(s): 1-5
• ENVS 471 - Internship: Environmental Science Credit(s): 3-12
• ENVS 472 - Internship: Evaluation and Analysis Credit(s): 1-3

Area I: Science

• AFR 300 - Conservation and Game Management for African Mammals Credit(s): 2 to 3 *
• AGSC 311 - Plant Nutrition Credit(s): 3
• AGSC 314 - Principles of Soil Science Credit(s): 4 *
• AGSC 410 - Soil Conservation and Management Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 301 - Introduction to Ecology Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 312 - Local Flora Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 314 - Plant Taxonomy Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 316 - Entomology Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 317 - Economic and Medical Botany Credit(s): 3 *
• BIOL 370 - Introduction to Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3 OR CS 325 - Introduction to Bioinformatics  Credit(s): 3
• BIOL 502 - Biometry Credit(s): 3
• BIOL 503 - Evolutionary Biology Credit(s): 3
• BIOL 506 - Ornithology Credit(s): 4
• BIOL 514 - Applications in Conservation Biology and Management Credit(s): 3
• CHEM 222 - Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Credit(s): 5 *
• CHEM 322 - Instrumental Analysis Credit(s): 5 *
• CHEM 350 - Analytical Chemistry for the Life Sciences Credit(s): 4
• ENVS 210 - Environmental Science Credit(s): 4
• MATH 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology Credit(s): 3 OR BIOL 345 - Introduction to Mathematical Biology  Credit(s): 3
• NASC 140 - Physical Geology Credit(s): 4
• PHYS 105 - Earth System Science Credit(s): 4
• STAT 331 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3

Area II: Social Science

• AGSC 414 - Agricultural Policy Credit(s): 3 *
• AGSC 415 - Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture Credit(s): 3
• ECON 307 - Natural Resources Economics Credit(s): 3 *
• HLTH 362 - Environmental Health Credit(s): 3
• POL 253 - Environmental Politics Credit(s): 3
• SOAN 220 - World Prehistory Credit(s): 3
• SOAN 232 - Anthropology of Gender Credit(s): 3

Area III: Arts and Humanities

• CLAS 210 - Animals in the Ancient World Credit(s): 3
• ENG 227 - Communicating Controversy: Topics Credit(s): 3
• ENG 228 - Animal Narratives Credit(s): 3

Interdisciplinary and General Electives:

• Additional courses from the above areas

• ENVS 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credit(s): 3
• ENVS 380 - Select Topics Credit(s): 1 to 4
• ENVS 472 - Internship: Evaluation and Analysis Credit(s): 1-3
• ENVS 473 - Environmental Research Credit(s): 1-4
• ENVS 480 - Seminar in Environmental Studies Credit(s): 1
• IDSM 175 - Introduction to Interdisciplinary Studies Credit(s): 3
• JINS 335 - Ecology versus Land Use Credit(s): 3
• JINS 336 - The Environment (template course) Credit(s): 3
• JINS 395 - Connectivity and the Unsustainable: A Food System in Crisis Credit(s): 3
• SA/INT 301: Biodiversity and Conservation Tropical Rainforest Credits: 4

Petitioned Courses (no more than 6 credits, by substitution)

With the approval of the Environmental Studies Program Committee (who may seek appropriate documentation and consult with the instructor), other courses, including independent study and directed readings, may be allowed to count for the ENVS minor for a specific student if sufficient appropriate work is done (such as by choosing an appropriate topic for a major term paper).

Course that may be good candidates for a petition include:

• IDSM 350 - Preceptor:  
• ENG 211 - Perspectives on Literature and Film  
• BIOL 391 - Internship for Biology Majors I  

Topics Courses

With the approval of the Environmental Studies Program Committee, specific section titles from a variety of departments may be approved to count for the ENVS minor. Potential ENVS-related topics courses include:

• AGSC 416 - Advanced Topics in Agronomy  
• BIOL 308 - Select Topics  
• BIOL 444 - Independent Studies (Topic) : Climate Change
• BIOL 518 - Advanced Topics (Topic) 
• ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics  
• ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics  
• ENG 266 - American Literatures: Topics  
• ENG 409 - Writing Workshop: Nonfiction  
• ENG 498 - Senior English Capstone   - Environmental Literature
• GEOG 487 - Readings in Geography  - Environmental Geography
• PHRE 386 - Studies in Philosophy and Religion  - Environmental Ethics
• POL 275 - Selected Topics in Political Science  
• SOAN 450 - Topics in Sociology  
• SOAN 451 - Topics in Anthropology  
• SOAN 452 - Integrated Topics in Society and Environment