Environmental Studies Minor Requirements

The interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies has three components: coursework, service activities, and a capstone experience.

Coursework
A minimum of 20 credits is required, including:

1. Required core courses (10 credits):
   • ENVS / PHIL 107F7 Philosophies of Earth (3 cr, offered every Spring)
   • ENVS / BIO 250 Environmental Biology (3 cr, offered every Spring)
   • ENVS / PS 352 Environmental Politics (4 cr, offered every other Spring)
2. An additional 10 credits from the following courses, with at least 3 credits in the natural sciences.
   The following courses are cross-listed in the Environmental Studies program and count for full credit toward the minor:
   • ENVS/BIO 205 Field Biology (2 cr)
   • ENVS/BIO 275 Dendrology (2 cr)
   • ENVS/BIO/HIST 333 Ecological History of Civilization (4 cr)
   • ENVS/BIO 450 Ecology (4 cr)
   • ENVS/ECON 320 Environmental Economics (2 cr)
   • ENVS/GEOG 265 Environmental Conservation (2 cr)
   • ENVS/GEOS 206 Environmental Geology (3 cr)
   • ENVS/HI 305/405 Roots and Shoots (2 credits each semester)
   • ENVS/PS 353 Politics of Sprawl: Land Use and Transportation Policy (2 credits)

   The following courses from other departments may be used for full or partial credit toward the minor:

   • ANTH 222F4 Cultural Anthropology (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)
   • ART 289 Studio Workshop (1-3 cr, 1 of which applies to the minor)
   • ART 392 Community Art Practicum (3 cr, 1 of which applies to the minor)
   • BIO 151F5 General Biology I (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)
   • BIO / PSY 430 Animal Behavior (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)
   • BUS 465 / HI 405 Social Responsibility in Business (3 cr, 1 credit of Spring offering applies to minor)
   • ENG 250 Utopian and Dystopian Visions (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)
   • GEOS 102F5 Earth Science I or GEOS 103F5 Earth Science II (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)
   • HI 305/HI405 Dog-Human Partnerships (2 credits each semester)
   • NATS 104F5, 105F5, 106F5, or 107F5 (4 cr, 2 of which apply to the minor)

   Additional elective courses from future course offerings, transfer credits from other institutions, or credit for independent study may be approved by the Environmental Studies Steering Committee for inclusion in the minor.

Service Activities
All students in the minor are required to participate in four campus or local service activities related to environmental studies. Service activities are approved by students’ minor advisor.

Capstone Experience
The program’s core courses encourage interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches to problem solving. Toward the end of their program, usually in their final year, students integrate and apply their coursework in a capstone experience. Capstone experiences must be approved by the Environmental Studies Steering Committee and may be fulfilled as follows:

• Human Issues seminars that are part of the Environmental Studies curriculum.
• Independent Human Issues projects with an environmental focus.
• Senior seminars offered by cooperating departments
• Other independent study, field courses or travel abroad.