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Social Science Minor: Environmental Studies

A minor in Environmental Studies emphasizes social and political dimensions of environmental issues. It utilizes the disciplines of public policy, sociology, anthropology, history, and ecology to explore the multi-faceted aspects of contemporary environmental issues.

Requirements - Six of the Following Courses
(At least four of these courses should be from Social Sciences):

  • SS2100 World Peoples and Environments
  • SS3300 Environmental Problems
  • SS3410 World Resources and Development [alternate years]
  • SS3520 U.S. Environmental History [alternate years]
  • SS3630 Environmental Policy and Politics
  • SS3760 Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
  • SS3800 Energy Technology and Policy [alternate years]
  • SS3850 Environmental Toxicology and Society [alternate years]
  • SS3930 Environmental Issues
  • SS4000 Independent Study [Readings or research on environmental issues]
  • BA4790 Ecology and Organizations [alternate years]
  • EC4600 Natural Resource/Environmental Economics
  • FW3110 Natural Resource Policy
  • FW3900 Conservation Biology and Ecology
  • BL3400 Principles of Ecology

For information about courses, see Undergraduate Instruction.