Environmental Sciences and Sustainability

Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 20

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Natural Sciences

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Minor Requirements

The minor consists of two required courses (8 credits) and twelve credits of electives.

Required Courses

Complete the following two courses:

ESS 1060 - Environmental Science Gateway Credits: 4
ESS 3550 - Environmental Policy Credits: 4

Electives

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

BIO 2010 - Ecology Credits: 4
ECO 3303 - Sustainable Development Credits: 4
ECO 3305 - Ecological Economics Credits: 4
CEN 3071 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 4
ESS 2100 - Environmental Research Methods Credits: 4
ESS 2410 - Environmental Chemistry 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
ESS 4930 - Senior Project Seminar 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
SOC 3100 - Research Methods Credits: 4