Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

Required credit hours
The Environmental Studies Interdisciplinary Minor is a 20-22 credit-hour course of study.

Required courses include classes from various areas of study, including:

• Biology
• Philosophy
• Theology
• English
• Sociology
• Political Science
• Economics
• Service Learning

The capstone independent research project is designed to synthesize all the courses into an integrated learning experience.

Required Courses (20-22 Credit Hours) Credits

• BIOL 109* Environmental Science (4 credits)
• ENVS 201* Environmental Studies Intro (2 credits)
• SVLN 201 Service Learning (1 credit)
• PHIL/THEO 311* Environmental Ethics (3 credits)
• ENGL 319 Writing About Place (3 credits)
• SOC/PSCI 375* Environmental Social Politics (3 credits)
• ECON 335 Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• ENVS 400 Capstone (1-3 credits)
• ENVS 201 and SVLN 201 are co-requisites (taken concurrently)
  
  *indicates General Education credit

For full course descriptions, see our course catalog.

Internships
Valuable hands-on experience will be gained through the required Service Learning component. Internship-like components will also be available through Service Learning and the capstone course.

A minor in Environmental Studies can help you:

• Explore our common natural heritage from various perspectives of our shared human experience
• Prepare to become an environmental leader
• Develop an interdisciplinary understanding that will equip you to help your community rationally address the many complex and serious environmental issues in our rapidly-changing world.