Environmental Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor

Core Courses

Take all of the following courses:
ENS 110Introduction to Environmental Studies

3

ENS 115Introduction to Environmental Science

4

ENS 220Environmental Problem Analysis

3

Core Elective:

Take at least one of the following courses:

ENS 310/IST 372Environmental Justice

3

ENS 380Geomorphology and Earth Materials

3

ENS 382Hydrogeology and Hydrology

3

Additional Electives

Take 2 of the following courses:

ENS 290Environmental Geology

3

ENS 240Alternative Energy Technology

3

ENS 285Outdoor Leadership and the Liberal Arts

3

ENS 251Human Ecology in the Yucatan

3

ENS 310/IST 372Environmental Justice

3

ENS 320Global Environmental Health & Development

3

ENS 420Rivers and Adaptive Ecosystem Management

3

ENS 430Human Dimensions of Climate Change

3

ENS 430Human Dimensions of Climate Change

3

ANT 351Climate Change and Ancient Society

3

ANT 360GIS and Spatial Analysis

3

ANT 363Animals, Culture, and Environment

3

BIO 392Bioinformatics and Genomics

4

BIO 308Paleontology:The History of Life

3

BIO 315Freshwater Ecology

4

BIO 370Principles of Ecology

4

BIO 372Caribbean Ecology

3

BIO 375Conservation Biology

3

HIS 361American Environmental History

3

SOC 385Sustainable Communities

3

SOC 386Sociology 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.