Environmental Studies Minor

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The Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Minor Program (18 hours) 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 the biological-physical threats and solutions, as well as behavioral, social, economic, and design implications. The Environmental Studies Program fosters interdisciplinary study among diverse course offerings in Anthropology, Architecture, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Philosophy, Physics, and Political Science.

Requirements

Students Pursuing Behavioral-Humanistic-Design Emphasis

Students pursuing behavioral-humanistic-design emphasis must select two courses (6 hours) from the following offerings:

BIOL 1020 - Biology of Organisms** Credit Hours: (3)
and
BIOL 1021 - Biology of Organisms Lab ** Credit Hours: (1)
CHEM 1010 - Chemistry of Materials** Credit Hours: (3)
and
CHEM 1011 - Chemistry of Materials Lab ** Credit Hours: (1)
ESCI 1020 - Landforms ** Credit Hours: (4)
ESCI 1103 - The Human Planet Credit Hours: (4)
ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate Credit Hours: (4)
or
ARCH 3421 - Environmental Systems Credit Hours: (3) with ARCH 3713 - Design Studio 3

Students Pursuing an Environmental Science Emphasis

Students pursuing an environmental science emphasis must select two courses (6 hours) in different disciplines from the following offerings:

BIOL 3050 - Ecology Credit Hours: (4)
BIOL 4055 - Ecology/Environment Iss Credit Hours: (3)
CHEM 4001 - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4251 - Environmental Hazards Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4252 - Global Environmental Change Credit Hours: (3)
PHYS 4222 - Environmental Physics Credit Hours: (3)

All Environmental Studies Students

All Environmental Studies students also select three elective courses (9 hours) from any of the remaining requirement options in any of the other sections above OR any of the following offerings OR any additional related electives with the advisor’s approval:

ANTH 4220 - Culture, Environment and Justice Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4201 - Urbanization/Environment Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3515 - Climate Change, Ethics, and the Environment ** Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4512 - Global Environmental Politics Credit Hours: (3)
ARCH 4421 - Sustainable Design Credit Hours: (3)

Additional Requirements

In addition to these elective courses, all Environmental Studies students are required to take one core course:

ENVR 4000 - Environ Studies Directed Rsrch Credit Hours: (3)