Environmental Studies Minor

Environmental Studies is broadly concerned with the interaction between humans and the environment.

The Environmental Studies Minor is a coherent interdisciplinary (humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences) program to enable students interested in social science and/or policy approaches to solve environmental problems on a local, national, and global level.

This minor provides students the opportunity to focus their related area and/or electives on environmental issues. None of the courses in the minor can be used within the student’s major.

Requirements

Introductory Course

  • EVST 1000E - NOTE: NRE 1000E and BIOL 1102 are recommended.

Core Courses (9 credits)

All minors must take 1 course from each core area. Additional core courses in a single category can be applied to the additional minor requirements beyond the core requirements. *Pre-reqs, restrictions, and recommendations are in parentheses.

Humanities Core

  • PHIL 3216/W Environmental Ethics (Junior or higher & at least 1 of the following: PHIL 1101, 1102, 1103, 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107)
  • HIST 2210/MAST2210E History of the Ocean or HIST 3540E Environmental History of the Americas (Junior or higher) or HIST 3542E New England Environmental History
  • ENGL 3240E American Nature Writing (Junior or higher & ENGL 1010, 1011, 2011, or 3800) or ENGL 2635E Literature and the Environment (Junior or higher & ENGL 1010, 1011, 2011) or ENGL 3715E Nature Writing Workshop (Junior or higher & ENGL 1010, 1011, 2011, or 3800) or JOUR 3046E Environmental Journalism (JOUR 2000W)

Social Science Core

  • ARE 2434E Environmental and Resource Policy (Junior or higher) or ARE 4462E Environmental & Resource Economics (Junior or higher & ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or ECON 1201: MATH 1071Q or 1110Q or 1120Q or 1126Q or 1131Q) or ECON 3466E Environmental Economics (ECON 2201 & ECON 2202)
  • GSCU 2800E Introduction to Sustainable Cities 0r GSCU 3350E Global Change, Local Action: A Geography of Environmentalism
  • NRE 3000 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources (Junior or higher) or NRE 3245E Environmental Law (Junior or higher)
  • EVST/POLS 3412 Global Environmental Politics (Junior or higher)
  • SOCI 2701E Sustainable Societies or SOCI 2709E Society and Climate Change

Natural Science Core

  • EEB 2208E Introduction to Conservation Biology
  • GSCU 3300 Climate and Weather (Recommended: GSCU 1300 or GSCU 2300)
  • AH 3175E Environmental Health (BIOL 1102 or equivalent & CHEM 1122 or equivalent)
  • ERTH 2010 Earth History and Global Change (GSCI 1050 or GSCI 1051 & GSCI 1052)
  • NRE 4170 Climate-Human-Ecosystem Interactions (Junior or higher)

6 Credits of Minor Electives (2000 level and above) Approved by EVST Advisor: Courses listed above that are not used to meet the core requirements may be used to meet this requirement.

The minor is offered jointly by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources. For more information, please contact Sara Tremblay, Program Coordinator - Environmental Programs, 860-486-5218.