Environmental Studies Minor

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Affiliation: Interdisciplinary Studies

The interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Minor requires the successful completion of six courses (16 credits minimum) consisting of two required courses and four elective courses; successful completion of a capstone project; and at least three courses (7 credits minimum) at the 300 level or above. A maximum of two courses may also count for major and/or JINS requirements.

A student intending to minor in environmental studies must submit a learning plan to the Environmental Studies Minor Committee for approval before beginning to work on the minor. The learning plan template may be obtained from the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies web page, and more information on completing and submitting the learning plan may be found there.

Program Requirements:

Required Courses:

ENVS 200 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3
ENVS 480 - Seminar in Environmental Studies Credits: 1

Distribution Categories:

Choose four courses from at least three of the following distribution categories for a total of no less than 12 credits:

1. Science

Agricultural science, biology, chemistry, physics coursework, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

AGSC 311 - Plant Nutrition Credits: 3
AGSC 314 - Principles of Soil Science Credits: 4
AGSC 410 - Soil Conservation and Management Credits: 3
AGSC 414 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3
AGSC 415 - Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture Credits: 3
AGSC 416 - Advanced Topics in Agronomy Credits: 3
AGSC 422 - Grazing Animal Ecology Credits: 3
BIOL 301 - Introduction to Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL 312 - Local Flora Credits: 3
BIOL 316 - Entomology Credits: 4
BIOL 317 - Economic and Medical Botany Credits: 3
BIOL 363 - Human Ecology Credits: 3
BIOL 364 - Invertebrate Zoology Credits: 4
BIOL 444 - Independent Studies (Topic) Credits: 1 to 5
BIOL 502 - Biometry Credits: 3
BIOL 506 - Ornithology Credits: 4
BIOL 510 - Ecology Credits: 3
CHEM 222 - Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Credits: 4
CHEM 322 - Instrumental Analysis Credits: 4
NASC 140 - Physical Geology Credits: 4

2. Social Science

Geography, economics, sociology/anthropology, and psychology coursework related to environmental studies, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

ECON 307 - Natural Resources Economics Credits: 3
GEOG 410 - Environmental Geography Credits: 3
HLTH 362 - Environmental Health Credits: 3
POL 275 - Selected Topics in Political Science Credits: 1 to 3

3. Humanities

Philosophy and religion, English, communication, and foreign language coursework related to environmental studies, readings, research, special problems, or internship credit to be identified, including, but not limited to:

ENG 226 - World Literatures: Topics Credits: 3
ENG 246 - British Literatures: Topics Credits: 3
ENG 266 - American Literatures: Topics Credits: 3
ENG 409 - Writing Workshop: Nonfiction Credits: 3
ENG 498 - Senior English Seminar Credits: 4
ENG 503 - Gender Studies Credits: 4
PHRE 386 - Studies in Philosophy and Religion Credits: 3

4. Interdisciplinary

JINS coursework, internships that do not fit into any single discipline, and future environmental studies coursework, including student-initiated courses related to environmental studies. Interdisciplinary courses include, but are not limited to:

BIZ 306 - The Natural History of Belize Credits: 3
ENVS 380 - Select Topics Credits: 1 to 4
JINS 330 - Environmental Economics: Issues and Policies Credits: 3
JINS 335 - Ecology versus Land Use Credits: 3
JINS 336 - The Environment (template course) Credits: 3