Program Information
The Environmental Studies minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits from the courses listed below. The core courses are ENV 201, 303, and 496 and are required of all students. A minimum of three credits are required from each of the liberal arts divisions as listed below: natural science, social science, and humanities. These requirements constitute 18 credits. Electives to fulfill the required total credits for the minor may be selected from any of the courses listed below beyond the core 18 credits.
Core Courses (required) |
Credits |
3 |
|
3-6 |
|
3 |
Electives:
Natural Science (minimum 3 credits) |
Credits |
BIO 102 Contemporary Issues in Biology |
3 |
BIO 307 Ecology |
3 |
3 |
|
CHM 100 Contemporary Chemistry |
4 |
CHM 412 Environmental Chemistry |
3 |
GEO 200 Conservation of Global Environments |
3 |
GEO 425 Biogeography |
3 |
GEO 427 Water Resources |
3 |
ESC 211 Global Warming and Climate Change |
3 |
HON 295 Decisions in a World of Science and Technology |
3 |
Social Science (minimum 3 credits) |
Credits |
ARC 404 Environmental Archeology |
3 |
C-I 381 Environmental Education Methods |
1 |
3 |
|
HED 335 Human Ecology and Environmental Health |
3 |
POL 318 Environmental Politics and Policymaking |
3 |
REC 306 Outdoor Recreation and the Natural Resources |
3 |
REC 381 Outdoor Pursuits |
1-3 |
SOC 311 Rural and Urban Sociology |
3 |
SOC 328 Environmental Sociology |
3 |
SOC/ANT 360 Catastrophes and Human Societies |
3 |
SOC/ERS 363 American Indians and the Environment |
3 |
Humanities (minimum 3 credits) |
Credits |
APH 202 Introduction to Photographic Principles |
3 |
CST 215 Influence, Advocacy, and Social Responsibility |
3 |
ENG 445 Literature and Environmental Activism |
3 |
HIS 321 Wisconsin History |
3 |
HIS 317 History of the Environmental Movement: 1850-present |
3 |
HIS/W-S 371 Women, Agriculture and the Environment |
3 |
PHL 341 Environmental Ethics |
3 |
Other Electives |
Credits |
3 |
|
1-3 |
