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.

Required Courses

Select one (1) course from the list below
AGRI 1040 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 3040 - Sustainable Development Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3250 - Social Institutions Credit Hours: 3
Select remaining credit hours from the courses listed below
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
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
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 Human Health and Disease Credit Hours: 3
HHP 4500 - Epidemiology and Biostatistics Credit Hours: 3
HIST 2040 - History and Environment Impact of Technology 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 3700 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3750 - Population Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
NOTE: Sociology courses cannot be counted in both the Sociology Major and the Environmental Studies Minor.

Environmental Studies Minor

Required Courses

Total Hours 18