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Minor in Environmental Sciences


Minor in Environmental Sciences (ENVSMIN)

A 6-course sequence

Foundation Course

(1 course)

  • ENVS 130: Environmental Sciences, ENVS 140: Environmental Change & Health or ENVS 120: Living in the Anthropocene or AP credit (ENVS 130) designated on transcript

 *ENVS_OX 131 fulfills the requirement

Three upper level breadth courses

(3 courses)

  • Must be 200 level or above and at least 3 credit hours
  • Select ONE course from each of the breadth areas: Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Ecology & Conservation, Social Science & Policy (see list of courses below)
  • Courses should be selected in consultation with your ENVS faculty advisor

Two additional upper level electives

(2 courses)

  • Must be 200 level or above and at least 3 credit hours
  • Courses should be chosen in consultation with the advisor
  • One of these electives may be an approved Study Abroad course 

BREADTH AREAS

Minors in ENVS
Earth and Atmospheric SciencesEcology and ConservationSocial Science and Policy
  • ENVS 222: Evolution of the Earth w/Lab
  • ENVS 229: Atmospheric Science w/Lab
  • ENVS 235: Env Geology
  • ENVS 239: Physical Oceanography
  • ENVS 241/242: Modern and Ancient Tropical Env
  • ENVS 245: Fund Concepts in Soil Science
  • ENVS/CHEM 328: Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry
  • ENVS 330: Climatology
  • ENVS 331: Earth Systems Science
  • ENVS 342: Barrier Islands
  • ENVS 347: Landscapes & Geomorphology w/Lab
  • ENVS 232: Integrated Methods in Ecology
  • ENVS 240: Ecosystem Ecology
  • ENVS/BIOL 247 L WR: Ecology
  • ENVS 345: Conservation Biology/Biodiversity
  • ENVS 349: Ecology of Invasions
  • ENVS 359: Ecology & Evolution of Disease
  • ENVS 366: Population Ecology
  • ENVS 371/372: Ecology of the Tropics w/field
  • ENVS 373: Marine Ecology
  • ENVS 459: Urban Ecology
  • ENVS 224: Economy & the Environment
  • ENVS 225: Institutions & the Environment
  • ENVS/POLS 227 WR: Environmental Policy
  • ENVS 323: Sustainable Food Systems
  • ENVS 326: Climate Change & Society
  • ENVS/HIST 344: American Environmental History
  • ENVS 420: Law and Biodiversity