Environmental Studies Minor

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David L. Aagesen, Coordinator (Bailey Hall 233)

The Environmental Studies minor is truly interdisciplinary, with courses from twelve different departments in addition to those courses that have ENVR prefixes. Students are provided with an opportunity to approach environmental issues from a holistic or integrative perspective, and are required to take courses from the social sciences and humanities, as well as from the natural sciences. Qualified students may have opportunities to engage in supervised research related to environmental processes and problems, and they may also conduct an internship with an environmental organization. Students are required to complete eight courses (25-28 credit hours) in at least four different disciplines.

Total Credits Required to Complete Minor: 25-27

Basic Requirements: two courses (7 Credits)

ENVR 124 - S/Environmental Issues Credit(s): 3
GEOG 111 - N/Physical Geography Credit(s): 3 and
GEOG 112 - N/Physical Geography Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
GSCI 140 - N/Environmental Science Credit(s): 3 and
GSCI 141 - N/Environmental Science Laboratory Credit(s): 1

Social Sciences and Humanities: three courses in at least two disciplines (9 Credits)

ANTH 316 - Human Ecology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3
ECON 340 - Environmental Economics Credit(s): 3
ECON 355 - Economic Development and Growth Credit(s): 3
ENVR 268 - Landscapes and Livelihoods in Central Appalachia Credit(s): 3
ENVR 350 - Urban Environmental Issues in Latin America Credit(s): 3
ENVR 395 - Environmental Internship Credit(s): 1-15
ENVR 399 - Directed Studies Credit(s): 3
GEOG 201 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Credit(s): 3
GEOG 274 - Conservation and Resource Management Credit(s): 3
GEOG 369 - Geographic Field Studies in Western Canada Credit(s): 3
HIST 415 - Environmental History of Modern America Credit(s): 4
PHIL 201 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3
PSYC 275 - S/Environmental Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 218 - Sociology of Environmental Issues Credit(s): 3 or
SOCL 318 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 3

Sciences: three courses in at least two disciplines (9-11 Credits)

BIOL 203 - Principles of Ecology Credit(s): 3 *
BIOL 305 - Biological Conservation Credit(s): 4 *
BIOL 312 - Aquatic Community Ecology Credit(s): 4
BIOL 314 - Biodiversity: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 *
BIOL 348 - Plant Diversity Credit(s): 4
CHEM 104 - Chemistry and Society Credit(s): 3 and
CHEM 105 - N/Chemistry and Society Laboratory Credit(s): 1
ENVR 395 Environmental Internship Credit(s): 3
ENVR 399 - Directed Studies Credit(s): 3
GEOG 220 - Weather and Climate Credit(s): 3
GEOG 382 - Climate Change and Variability Credit(s): 3
GEOG 230 - Biogeography Credit(s): 3 or
GEOG 431 - Field Biogeography Senior Seminar Credit(s): 3
GSCI 120 - N/Our Geological Environment Credit(s): 3 and
GSCI 121 - N/Our Geological Environment Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GSCI 150 - N/The Geology of Climate Change and Energy Credit(s): 3 and
GSCI 151 - N/The Geology of Climate Change and Energy Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GSCI 160 - N/Physical Geology Credit(s): 3 and
GSCI 161 - N/Physical Geology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
GSCI 200 - Environmental Geology Credit(s): 3
GSCI 210 - Mineralogy Credit(s): 3 *
GSCI 315 - Principles of Geochemistry Credit(s): 3 *
GSCI 331 - Geomorphology Credit(s): 3 *
GSCI 335 - Paleoclimatology Credit(s): 3 *
GSCI 347 - Groundwater Hydrology Credit(s): 3

Footnotes

A three-credit lecture taken with its one-credit co-requisite lab constitutes one course.
No more than four courses total can be taken from the same prefix.
Three credits of ENVR 395 (internship) constitute one course. No more than three credits of ENVR 395 can be applied to the minor.
Three credits of ENVR 399 (directed study) constitute one course. No more than three credits of ENVR 399 can be applied to the minor.

*These courses might have prerequisites.