Program: Environmental Studies Minor - University of Memphis

Apr 03, 2025

2023-2024 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG

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, from the biological-physical to the social-humanistic. The Environmental Studies Program fosters interdisciplinary study among the sciences, social sciences, humanities, health, engineering, design, and policy.

Requirements

Physical-Biological Environment

Two courses (at least 6 hours) from the following offerings:

ARCH 3421 - Environmental Systems Credit Hours: (3) with ARCH 3713 Design Studio 3
ARCH 4421 - Sustainable Design Credit Hours: (3)
BIOL 1020 - Biology of Organisms** Credit Hours: (3) with BIOL 1021 Biology of Organisms Lab ** Credit Hours: (1)
BIOL 3050 - Ecology Credit Hours: (4)
BIOL 4055 - Ecology/Environment Iss Credit Hours: (3)
BIOL 4204 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3 [Same as ESCI 4204]
BIOL 4241 - Biogeog/GIS Analyses/Ecology Credit Hours: (3) [Same as ESCI 4241]
BIOL 4450 - Microbial Ecology Credit Hours: (3)
BIOL 4730 - Urban/Wildlife Eco/Mgmt Credit Hours: (3)
CHEM 1010 - Chemistry of Materials** Credit Hours: (3) with CHEM 1011 Chemistry of Materials Lab ** Credit Hours: (1)
CHEM 4001 - Environmental Chemistry Credit Hours: (3)
CIVL 3140 - Environmental Systems Engineering Credit Hours: (4)
CIVL 3181 - Hydrology Credit Hours: (3)
CIVL 4140 - Environmental Engr Design Credit Hours: (3)
CIVL 4143 - Physical/Chemical Treatment Credit Hours: (3)
CIVL 4144 - Biological Wastewater Treatmnt Credit Hours: (3)
ENVR 4000 - Environ Studies Directed Rsrch Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate Credit Hours: (4)
ESCI 1020 - Landforms ** Credit Hours: (4)
ESCI 1103 - The Human Planet Credit Hours: (4)
ESCI 3331 - Climate Change Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 3802 - Oceanography Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4122 - Soils and Soil Processes Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4201 - Urbanization/Environment Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4204 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: (3) [Same as BIOL 4204]
ESCI 4241 - Biogeog/GIS Analyses/Ecology Credit Hours: (3) [Same as BIOL 4241]
ESCI 4251 - Environmental Hazards Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4252 - Global Environmental Change Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4261 - Plan Sustainable Cities/Region Credit Hours: (3)
ESCI 4511 - Remote Sensing/Environ Credit Hours: (3)
PHYS 4222 - Environmental Physics Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 3120 - Environmental and Climate Health Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 4121 - Environmental and Climate Health: Practice and Application Credit Hours: (3)

Social-Humanistic Environment

Two courses (6 hours) from the following offerings (all courses below are 3 credit hours):

ANTH 3541 - Anthropology of Food and Nutrition Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4220 - Culture, Environment and Justice Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4417 - Food, Culture, Power Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4431 - Capitalism, Consumption, and Culture Credit Hours: (3)
ANTH 4800 - Conservation, Culture, and Environmental Change Credit Hours: (3)
ENVR 4000 - Environ Studies Directed Rsrch Credit Hours: (3)
PADM 3501 - Civic Engagement, Voluntarism Credit Hours: (3)
PHIL 3515 - Climate Change, Ethics, and the Environment ** Credit Hours: (3)
POLS 4512 - Global Environmental Politics Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 2181 - Population Health and Society Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 4131 - Social Justice & Public Health Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4425 - Environmental Sociology Credit Hours: (3)
SOCI 4641 - Sociology/Global Environment ** Credit Hours: (3)

Additional Requirements

Two elective courses (6 hours) from any of the options in any of the other sections above OR any additional related electives with the advisor’s approval.