Aug 26, 2025

2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin

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2025-2026 Course of Study Bulletin

Environmental Studies, Minor

Overview

The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary study of the Earth’s environment and human interaction with that environment. The required courses address environmental issues from natural science, economic, and sociocultural perspectives.

Requirements for the minor

At least nine hours need to be upper-division courses. In addition, it is recommended that Environmental Studies Minors complete ENVI - 4301 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies .

Given the breadth of this minor, a significant overlap with a student’s choice of Pathways courses is both expected and encouraged. To that end, courses that fulfill an understanding are indicated (*) in the following lists.

Requirements for the minor are listed below, including at least 12 hours of lower division and 9 hours of upper division courses.

I. Required Courses

ENVI - 1301 Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 3 *
BIOL - 1311 Integrative Biology Credits: 3 *
BIOL - 1111 Introductory Biology Lab Credits: 1
ECON - 1311 Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3 *
GEOS - 1409 Earth’s Environmental Systems Credits: 4
GEOS - 2400 Solid Earth Processes Credits: 4
ECON - 3430 Economics and the Environment Credits: 4 * (also listed as URBS 3430 )

II. One Course From the Following List (Check Catalog for Prerequisites)

BIOL - 3434 Ecology Credits: 4
BIOL - 3420 Animal Behavior Credits: 4
CHEM - 2319 Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3 *
CHEM - 2119 Laboratory Methods in Organic Chemistry Credits: 1 *
ENGR - 2311 Mass and Energy Balances Credits: 3
GEOS - 2402 Earth Surface Processes Credits: 4
GEOS - 3411 Hydrogeology Credits: 4
GEOS - 3408 GIS and Remote Sensing Credits: 4
GEOS - 3421 Environmental Geochemistry Credits: 4

III. One Course From the Following List (Check Catalog for Prerequisites)

ANTH - 2357 Humans and the Environment Credits: 3
ANTH - 3464 Morality in the Marketplace Credits: 4
ANTH - 4354 Primate Behavior and Conservation
CMLT - 2301 World Literature and the Environment Credits: 3
ECON - 3434 Urban Economics Credits: 4 (also listed as URBS 3434 )
ENVI - 3301 Environmental Literature Credits: 3
ENVI - 4390 Topics in Environmental Policy Credits: 3
HIST - 3382 The City in History Credits: 3 (also listed as URBS 3305 )
PLSI - 3413 Policy Analysis and the Policymaking Process Credits: 4
URBS - 3305 The City in History Credits: 3 (also listed as HIST 3382 )
URBS - 3434 Urban Economics Credits: 4 (also listed as ECON 3434 )
ENVI - 4301 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies Credits: 3 Recommended. The course is available to seniors and may be taken only once for credit.