Environmental Studies Minor
For an 18-credit minor in environmental studies, students complete the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Biology of Food | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Chemistry, Energy, and the Environment | ||
| Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Law and Policy | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Economics | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Humanities | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| American Literature and the Environment | ||
| The Greenworld: English Literature and the Environment | ||
| Environmental Studies Elective Courses | ||
| Select two elective courses not already used to satisfy another requirement | 6 | |
| Capstone Course | ||
| EVST 4001 | Environment Workshop 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
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In rare cases, and with the prior written permission from the Director, students may fulfill the capstone requirement with EVST 3980 Internship or EVST 3990 Independent Study.
Environmental Studies Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AETH 2283 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| AETH 2284 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| BIOL 1074 | Biology of Food | 3 |
| BIOL 1076 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| BIOL 1078 | Introduction to Marine Science | 3 |
| BIOL 2218 | Vertebrate Zoology | 3 |
| BIOL 2260 | Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 3364 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 3366 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BIOL 3372 | Environmental Toxicology | 4 |
| BUSN 3220 | Environmental Law and Policy | 3 |
| ECON 2120 | Introduction to Environmental Economics | 3 |
| CHEM 1085 | Chemistry, Energy, and the Environment | 3 |
| CHEM 2282 | Chemical Analysis | 3 |
| CHEM 3326 | Chemical Instrumentation | 3 |
| ECON 3225 | Applied Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENGL 1210 | American Literature and the Environment | 3 |
| ENGL 1430 | The Greenworld: English Literature and the Environment | 3 |
| EVST 2005 | Campus Sustainability | 3 |
| EVST 2900 | Special Topics (Shell) | 3 |
| EVST 3980 | Internship | 1-3 |
| EVST 3990 | Independent Study | 1-3 |
| MEEG 2207 | Materials Science | 3 |
| POLI 2112 | United States Environmental Politics and Policy | 3 |
| POLI 2474 | International Environmental Policy | 3 |
| POLI 2475 | Climate Change: International Policy and Politics | 3 |
| POLI 4304 | Seminar on Global Environmental Politics | 3 |
| PHYS 1090 | Physics of the Atmosphere, Ocean, and Climate | 3 |
| PHYS 1093 | Energy and Environment | 3 |
| PHYS 2265 | Introduction to Geophysical Fluid Dynamics | 3 |