The Environmental Policy minor focuses on the ethical, cultural, political, economic, and scientific factors that facilitate or impede environmental problem-solving. The minor provides students with a grasp of national and international environmental laws and policies designed to address current environmental concerns. Students will study the political and cultural contexts that shape the relationship between human interests and environmental concerns, including the roles played by science, government, business, and civil society.
Minor in Environmental Policy Requirements: 19 Credits
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EVS 333 | Environmental Politics And Policy | 3 |
| EVS 354 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| EVS 420 | Environment & Society: Sociological Perspectives | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| Introductory Chemistry | ||
| Introduction To Atmospheric Sciences | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Environmental Geology | ||
| Conceptual Physics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| General Biology: Organismal and Population and General Biology: Organismal and Population Laboratory | ||
| General Biology: Cellular and Molecular and General Biology: Cellular and Molecular Laboratory | ||
| General Chemistry I and General Chemistry I Laboratory | ||
| Introduction To Atmospheric Sciences and Introduction To Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Sustainability and Rural America | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Food, Society and Environment | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| National Parks - Created through Communication | ||
| History of Environmental Inequalities | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Total Credits | 19-20 | |