Minor in Environmental Studies
About the Minor
The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor designed to give students specializing in other fields a background in contemporary environmental issues and the ability to analyze such issues. For students majoring in fields such as business and engineering, the minor in Environmental Studies will provide them with the tools to make better decisions about products or projects related to environmental economics, politic pollutants, environmental policy and environmental justice. For students who are social science or humanities majors, the minor in Environmental Studies offers the opportunity to focus on the social- and natural-science aspects of the environment, and to be prepared for issues they may encounter in their careers.
All prospective students should meet with an advisor from the College as soon as possible.
For more information about this minor, please visit the CoAS minors web page.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| ENSS 120 | Introduction to Environmental Studies | 3.0 |
| ENSS 283 | Introduction to Environmental Policy | 3.0 |
| ENVS 260 | Environmental Science and Society | 3.0 |
| Select from the following: * | 15.0 | |
| Environmental Crime | ||
| Campaigns for Health & Environment | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
| Environmental Literature | ||
| Sociology of the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Urban Planning | ||
| Cities and Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Movements in America | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Delaware River Issues and Policy | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| Global Climate Change | ||
| Physical Geology | ||
| Themes in Global Environmental History | ||
| Empire and Environment | ||
| The History of Climate Change | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Politics of Environment and Health | ||
| Political Economy of Climate Change | ||
| Cities and Climate Change | ||
| The Politics of Food | ||
| Animal Politics | ||
| Psychology of Sustainability | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
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Other courses may be taken as electives with departmental approval.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.