Environmental Studies Minor

Students who minor in environmental studies may major in anything. For students who major in one of the natural sciences, one of the environmental studies General Education Math and Science (GEMS) courses may be replaced by another appropriate science course, with the permission of the program director.

The environmental studies minor consists of 18 credits.

Intro to Environmental Studies

ENVR 101 - Introduction to Environmental Studies: Home, Harm, Healing Credits: 3

Intro to Environmental Science (1 lecture + 1 lab)

GEMS 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3 and GEMS 130L - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 130 - Introduction to Environmental Science Credits: 3 and GES 130L - Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory Credits: 1

Environmental Public Policy (1 course)

ECON 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3
GES 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3
POL 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3

Research or Advanced Seminar (1 course / 2-3 credits)

Take 3 credits of research or 2 credits of advanced seminar.

ENVR 490R - Research Project in Environmental Studies Credits: 1-3
GES 401 - Advanced Environmental Seminar Credits: 2

Electives (2 courses)

Choose two courses from the below list. Cannot count more than one of Planet Earth, Michigan Field Geology, or Atmosphere and Environmental Change.

ART 395 - Advanced Special Studies Credits: 1-3 with title Art & Sustainability
BIOL 311 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3 and BIOL 311L - Conservation Biology Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOL 313 - Sensory Ecology Credits: 3 and BIOL 313L - Sensory Ecology Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOL 314 - Ethnobotany Credits: 3 and BIOL 314L - Ethnobotany Laboratory Credits: 1
BIOL 315 - Principles of Ecology Credits: 3 and BIOL 315L - Principles of Ecology Laboratory Credits: 1
ENGL 210 - English Literature Themes II Credits: 3 with title Environmental Literature
ECON 309 - Environmental Economics and Sustainability Credits: 3
ENVR 377 - Environmental Philosophy and History Credits: 3
ENVR 499 - Internship in Environmental Studies Credits: 2-4
GEMS 152 - The Atmosphere and Environmental Change Credits: 3 and GEMS 152L - The Atmosphere and Environmental Change Laboratory Credits: 1
GEMS 157 - The Planet Earth Credits: 3 and GEMS 157L - The Planet Earth Laboratory Credits: 1
GEMS 295 - Topics in General Education Math and Science Credits: 1-3 with title Exploration & Envir Geophysics, and lab, GEMS 295L
GES 100 - The Planet Earth Credits: 3 and GES 100L - The Planet Earth Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 125 - Michigan Field Geology Credits: 3
GES 211 - Local Environmental Systems Credits: 3 and GES 211L - Local Environmental Systems Laboratory Credits: 1
GES 213 - Global Physical Systems Credits: 3
GES 215 - Global Change - Humans and Biological Systems Credits: 3
GES 225 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credits: 3
GES 295 - Special Topics in Geology Credits: 1-4 with title Climate and Paleoclimate
GES 341 - Regional Field Study Credits: 3 with title Regional Geology of the Bahamas
GERM 395 - Studies in German Language and Literature Credits: 1-3 with title Grünes Deutschland
PSY 395 - Studies in Psychology Credits: 1-4 with title Environmental Psychology
REL 162 - God, Earth, Ethics Credits: 3
REL 365 - Ecological Theology and Ethics Credits: 3
SOC 320 - Environment, Ecology, and Social Dynamics Credits: 3
SPAN 351 - Stories of the Spanish-Speaking World Credits: 3
SPAN 364 - A Literary Journey Through Contemporary Latin American Cultures Credits: 3