Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

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Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 20

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Interdisciplinary

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Minor Requirements

The minor consists of three required courses (12 credits) and eight credits of electives.

Core Courses

Complete the following three courses:

ESS 1060 - Environmental Science Gateway Credits: 4
ESS 2100 - Environmental Research Methods Credits: 4
ESS 3550 - Environmental Policy Credits: 4

Electives

Choose eight credits of elective courses from the following. No more than one course can be from the same department, unless they have an ESS prefix. Elective courses must be at the 2000 level or higher.

ESS 2410 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 4
CEN 3071 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 4
ESS 3085 - Environmental Planning and Management Credits: 4
ESS 3100 - Environmental Justice Credits: 4
ESS 3450 - Sustainable Energy Credits: 4
ESS 3600 - Garden Memoirs Credits: 4
ESS 4010 - Evaluation of Environmental Programs Credits: 4
ESS 4850 - Community Internship Credits: 4
The following two courses must be taken together during the same semester (if chosen to fulfill one of the elective requirements):
ESS 4820 - Senior Seminar/Sustainability Project I Credits: 2
ESS 4920 - Senior Seminar/Sustainability Project II Credits: 2
BIO 2010 - Ecology Credits: 4
ECO 3303 - Sustainable Development Credits: 4
ECO 3305 - Ecological Economics Credits: 4
PHL 2070 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 4
PHL 2110 - Environmental Philosophy Credits: 4
PHL 2120 - Ethics, Ecology, and the Beauty of Nature Credits: 4
PHL 2130 - Food Justice Credits: 4