2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog
Environmental Studies (for non-science majors)
Hours: 15-17 credits, all completed with grades of C or better
The minor in environmental studies is distinct from the minor in environmental science, which is for science-oriented students. It provides course work of high environmental relevance with an introductory scientific foundation for students in fields such as architecture, humanities or fine arts who want to gain useful knowledge of the environment without having access blocked by course prerequisites in the biophysical sciences.
The minor requires exposure to a combination of basic environmental science issues, applications and policy.
Students must earn 45 credits before they can apply for this minor. The application is available in 103 Black Hall. Students must first obtain their college dean's (or representative's) signature before submitting the completed form for processing.
Five Required Courses
Principles of Ecology: take one
| ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology | 3 |
| EES 3000 and 3000L Environmental Science and Humanity and Laboratory | 4 |
| EES 4103 Applied Ecology (GE-B) | 2 |
| PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology (GE-B) | 4 |
Environmental Issues and Applications: take two or three
| AGG 3501 Environment, Food and Society | 3 |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AMH 3460 U.S. Urban History | 3 |
| ANT 2700 Introduction to Applied Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 4266 Economic Anthropology | 3 |
| ARC 3610 Environmental Technology 1 | 3 |
| FAS 2024 Global and Regional Perspectives in Fisheries | 3 |
| FOR 2662 Forest for the Future | 3 |
| FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People | 3 |
| GEO 3370 Conservation of Resources | 3 |
| GEO 3430 Population Geography | 3 |
| GLY 1801 Mineral Resources of the World | 3 |
| LAA 2710 History and Theory of Landscape Architecture | 4 |
| LAA 3530 Landscape Management | 3 |
| LEI 3250 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks | 3 |
| OCE 3016 Introduction to Coastal and Oceanographic Engineering | 3 |
| PCB 2050 Genes and Gender | 3 |
| PLP 2000 Plants, Plagues and People | 3 |
| SYD 3410 Urban Sociology | 3 |
| SYD 4020 Population | 3 |
| URP 3001 Cities of the World | 3 |
| WIS 2040 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World | 3 |
| WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation | 3 |
Take one course from 1 or 2 categories:
Environmental Ethics
| AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (GE-H, S) | 3 |
| PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology (GE-H) | 3 |
| POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Politics | 3 |
| REL 3492 Religion, Ethics and Nature (GE-H) | 3 |
Earth Systems
| GEO 2200 and 2200L Physical Geography and Laboratory (GE-P) | 4 |
| GLY 1000 Exploring the Geological Sciences (GE-P) | 3 |
| GLY 1073 Introduction to Global Change | 3 |
| GLY 2030C Environmental and Engineering Geology (GE-P) | 4 |
| GLY 2080C Introduction to Marine Sciences | 3 |
| MET 1010 Intro to Weather and Climate | 3 |
| OCE 1005 Introductory Oceanography (GE-P) | 3 |
Policy
| AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics | 4 |
| AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ECP 3113 Population Economics | 4 |
| ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and Resource Policy | 4 |
| PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology (GE-S) | 3 |
| PUP 4021 Law, Politics and Public Interest (GE-S) | 3 |