Interdisciplinary Studies Office

Environmental Studies Minor

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Minor Program is intended to provide all students with the opportunity to obtain a broad-based knowledge of the environmental issues facing our planet, knowledge that spans both the biological-physical threats and solutions as well as behavioral-social-economic implications. One core course (ENVR 4000--Environmental Studies Directed Research) is required of all students.

The Minor: 

Students pursuing  behavioral-humanistic emphasis must select two natural science courses with the corresponding laboratory from the following: BIOL 1020/1021, CHEM 1010/1011, ESCI 1020, and select three courses with a behavior-humanistic emphasis from the following: ANTH 4220, ANTH 4510, ECON 3024, ESCI 4201, PHIL 3515, POLS 4512.

Students pursuing an environmental science emphasis must select two natural science courses from different disciplines from the following: BIOL 3050, BIOL 4055, CHEM 4001, ESCI 4251, ESCI 4252, PHYS 4222,  and select three courses with a behavioral-humanistic emphasis from the following: ANTH 4220, ANTH 4510, ECON 3024, ESCI 4201, PHIL 3515, POLS 4512.