2019-2020 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Minor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
For additional information about opportunities your college offers, please refer to the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies section in this catalog.
A total of 21 credits are needed to fulfill the environmental studies minor. A major must include at least 30 credits not duplicated in the minor.
Requirements for a Minor in Environmental Studies
The environmental studies minor will require a minimum of 21 credit hours including the following courses.
Core Courses
- ENS 201 - Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies Credits: 3
- ENS 401 - Environmental Problem Solving Credits: 3
Elective Courses
One course from each of the three following categories. All courses are three credits unless specified.
Social and Cultural Perspectives
- ANT 340 - Culture and Environment Credits: 3
- BIO 338 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
- ENG 382 - Literature and the Environment Credits: 3
- ENS 300 - Principles of Sustainability Credits: 3
- ENS 311 - To Bee or Not to Bee; Honey Bees and Social Impact Credits: 3
- GPY 362 - Farmers, Crops, and Our Challenging Agricultural World Credits: 3
- GPY 363 - World Forests and Their Use Credits: 3
- GPY 410 - Landscape Analysis and Green Infrastructure Credits: 3
- HST 320 - American Indians Credits: 3
- HST 323 - Michigan History Credits: 3
- HST 327 - History of United States Urban Society Credits: 3
- I DS 350 - Civil Discourse Credits: 3
- LIB 330 - The Idea of Nature Credits: 3
- LIB 342 - Food Matters Credits: 3
- PA 360 - Voluntarism and the Nonprofit Sector Credits: 3
- PSY 362 - Environmental Psychology Credits: 3
- SOC 288 - Sociology of Food Credits: 3
- SW 150 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Credits: 3
- WGS 335 - Women, Health and Environment Credits: 3
Physical and Life Science Perspectives
- BIO 105 - Environmental Science Credits: 3
- BIO 107 - Great Lakes and Other Water Resources Credits: 4
- BIO 215 - Ecology Credits: 4
- BIO 319 - Global Agricultural Sustainability Credits: 3
- EGR 306 - Urban Sustainability Credits: 3
- EGR 360 - Thermodynamics Credits: 4
- ENS 310 - How Biosphere Works Credits: 3
- ENS 392 - Sustainable Agriculture: Ideas and Techniques Credits: 3
- GEO 105 - Living with the Great Lakes Credits: 3
- GPY 100 - Physical and Environmental Geography Credits: 3
- GPY 312 - Urban and Regional Environmental Planning Credits: 3
- GPY 412 - Global Climate and Environmental Change Credits: 3
- HTM 201 - Good Food Gone Bad: Food Safety for Everyone Credits: 1
- HTM 250 - Food Production and Kitchen Management Credits: 4
- NRM 281 - Principles of Soil Science Credits: 4
- NRM 330 - Environmental Pollution Credits: 3
Political and Economic Perspectives
- CJ 370 - Environmental Crime and Justice Credits: 3
- ECO 345 - Environmental and Resource Economics Credits: 3
- EGR 406 - Renewable Energy Systems: Structure, Policy, and Analysis Credits: 3
- ENS 303/ PLS 303 - Introduction to U.S. Environmental Policy Credits: 3
- GPY 324/ PA 324 - Urbanization Credits: 3
- GPY 335 - Globalization and Development Credits: 3
- GPY 345 - The Geography and Land Use Management of Michigan and the Great Lakes Area Credits: 3
- GPY 361 - People, Environment, and Development in the Amazon Credits: 3
- HTM 368 - Geotourism Credits: 3
- LIB 322 - Wicked Problems of Sustainability Credits: 3
- NRM 150 - Introduction to Natural Resources Credits: 3
- NRM 451 - Natural Resource Policy Credits: 3
- OSH 414 - Environmental Safety and Health Regulations Credits: 3
- PA 307 - Local Politics and Administration Credits: 3
- PLS 314 - International Law Credits: 3
- SOC 351 - Urban Sociology Credits: 3
Additional Upper-level Electives
Six credits of upper-level electives (300- or above) from two different disciplines from the perspectives lists. ENS 399 - Independent Research, ENS 490 - Internship in Environmental Studies, or ENS 491 - Practicum may count as one upper-level elective.
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program Description
Click here for the program description.