Environmental Studies Minor
Requirements for the Minor
Core Courses
Take all of the following courses:
| ENS 110 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENS 115 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 4 |
| ENS 220 | Environmental Problem Analysis | 3 |
Core Elective:
Take at least one of the following courses:
Additional Electives
Take 2 of the following courses:
| ENS 290 | Environmental Geology | 3 |
| ENS 240 | Alternative Energy Technology | 3 |
| ENS 285 | Outdoor Leadership and the Liberal Arts | 3 |
| ENS 251 | Human Ecology in the Yucatan | 3 |
| ENS 310/IST 372 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENS 320 | Global Environmental Health & Development | 3 |
| ENS 420 | Rivers and Adaptive Ecosystem Management | 3 |
| ENS 430 | Human Dimensions of Climate Change | 3 |
| ENS 430 | Human Dimensions of Climate Change | 3 |
| ANT 351 | Climate Change and Ancient Society | 3 |
| ANT 360 | GIS and Spatial Analysis | 3 |
| ANT 363 | Animals, Culture, and Environment | 3 |
| BIO 392 | Bioinformatics and Genomics | 4 |
| BIO 308 | Paleontology:The History of Life | 3 |
| BIO 315 | Freshwater Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 370 | Principles of Ecology | 4 |
| BIO 372 | Caribbean Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 375 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| HIS 361 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| SOC 385 | Sustainable Communities | 3 |
| SOC 386 | Sociology of Food and Agriculture | 3 |
Capstone Experience
Students must take an additional course which can consist of any unused elective from the courses listed above, and independent study approved by the Environmental Studies Committee, or
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.