Environmental Studies Minor
Requirements for the Minor
Required Courses
| ENS 210 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
Humanities Core:
One of
| CRW 270 | Creative Writing on Nature and the Environment | 3 |
| ENG 386 | Getting Back to Nature | 3 |
| PHI 174 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 378 | "Eat Your Values": The Ethics of Food | 3 |
Social Studies Core:
One of
| ANT 360 | GIS and the Environment | 3 |
| ECO 355 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| POL 433 | American Environmental Policy | 3 |
Sciences Core:
Two electives chosen from the "track" lists in the major (if not used as a core requirement)
Humanities:
| CRW 270 | Creative Writing on Nature and the Environment | 3 |
| ENG 386 | Getting Back to Nature | 3 |
| ENS 330 | Natural and Unnatural Ecologies | 3 |
| PHI 174 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 378 | "Eat Your Values": The Ethics of Food | 3 |
Social Studies:
| ANT 350 | Ecological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 351 | Climate Change and Ancient Society | 3 |
| ANT 360 | GIS and the Environment | 3 |
| ECO 355 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ECO 357 | Law & Economics: Case Studies in Fiji | 3 |
| ECO 365 | Sustainability | 3 |
| EDU 256/ENS 256 | Environmental Conservation & Education in Asia | 3 |
| ENS 251 | Human Ecology in the Yucatan | 3 |
| ENS 310/IST 372 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENS 315 | Environmental Conflict and Negotiation | 3 |
| ENS 320 | Global Environmental Health & Development | 3 |
| ENS 420 | Rivers and Adaptive Ecosystem Management | 3 |
| ENS 430 | Human Dimensions of Climate Change | 3 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| SOC 385 | Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| SOC 386 | Sociology of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
Sciences:
One additional course, consisting of one of the following:
an internship or independent study in an area of environmental studies (subject to approval by the Environmental Studies committee), or an unused elective from the approved courses listed above, including ENS 500.
NOTE: Many of the courses listed above have prerequisites, and several courses are not offered regularly or are offered only once every two years. Students are encouraged to consult with a program committee member early on to discuss course offering schedules and options for an emphasis in the major or minor. Upon program committee approval, additional courses may be added to the list of courses fulfilling major and minor requirements.