Environmental Studies Minor

The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor examining the interactive relationship between humans and the biophysical environment that produces challenges including water management, soil conservation, climate change, health concerns, environmental inequalities, and issues of development and sustainability. The Environmental Studies minor provides students with the conceptual tools and theoretical frameworks to address these challenges at both the global and local levels.

Requirements: Minimum of 18 Credit Hours

Select one course from:
AGRI 1040/1041 - Environmental Science (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
GEOG 3040 - Sustainable Development Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4400 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: 3
Select remaining credit hours from:
AGRI 3000 - Conservation Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 3040 - Sustainable Development Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 4110 - Agro-Terrorism Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 4230 - Land Use Credit Hours: 3
AGRI 4420/4421 - Forestry (and lab) Credit Hours: 3
BIOL 4080/4081 - General Ecology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
BIOL 4650 - Field Study Biogeography and Biodiversity Credit Hours: 4
CRJ 3440 - Crime Prevention Credit Hours: 3
ENGT 3710 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 3
ENGT 3740 - Water and Sewer Systems Credit Hours: 3
ENGT 3820 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3930 - Natural Hazards in Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3940 - Technological Hazards in the Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3960 - Urban Environment Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4000 - Environmental Management Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4010 - Environmental Assessment Credit Hours: 3
GEOL 1040/1041 - Physical Geology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 3030/3031 - Environmental Geology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
GEOL 4250/4251 - Hydrogeology (and lab) Credit Hours: 4
HHP 2050 - Community and Environment Health Credit Hours: 3
HHP 4020 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Credit Hours: 3
HHP 4070 - Introduction to Disease Credit Hours: 3
HHP 4500 - Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2040 - History and Environment Impact of Technology Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 2310 - Environmental Ethics Credit Hours: 3
POLS 2040 - Introduction to Public Policy Credit Hours: 3
PM 3250 - The Principles and Practice of Urban Planning Credit Hours: 3
PM 4400 - Administration of Nonprofit Organizations Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3040 - Rural Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3700 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3750 - Population Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4410 - Environmental Policy Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4420 - Environmental Justice Credit Hours: 3
NOTE:

1. Other courses as approved by the coordinator.

2. Only three (3) credit hours counted for the student’s major requirements can count for the minor requirements. In other words, a student can only “double-dip” three (3) credit hours to count for both the major and the minor. However, a student can still take other courses from their major to count toward the minor.

Note:

Sociology courses cannot be counted in both the Sociology Major and the Environmental Studies Minor.