Environmental Policy Minor

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REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY:

No more than one course from the major department will count toward any minor. A student majoring in any discipline other than Environmental Studies may complete a minor in Environmental Policy upon satisfactorily completing the following requirements:

Prerequisite:

ENVS 100 - Introduction to Environmental Studies Credits: 4
ENVS 320 - Research Methods and Design Credits: 4

Requirements:

ENVS 395 - Environmental Colloquium Credits: 4
PS 130 - Introduction to Environmental Policy Credits: 4

Electives:

18 additional credits chosen from the list below, at least 9 credits of which must be upper division. Credits from Independent Study, Internship, Innovative Month, and Practicum courses may apply with prior approval of the coordinator. Students are strongly encouraged to work closely with their advisor to ensure all prerequisites for each selected course have been taken.

ANTH 356 - Environmental Anthropology Credits: 4
BIO 125 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
BIO 141 - People and the Planet Credits: 3
BIO 250 - Ecology of the Southwest Credits: 4
BIO 320 - Fundamentals of Ecology Credits: 4 ^a,f
ECON 335 - Environment/Resource Economics Credits: 4 ^f
ECON 369 - Public Sector Economics Credits: 4 ^f
ENGL 180 - Literature of the Environment Credits: 4
GEOG 235 - Weather and Climate Credits: 3
HIST 181 - U.S. Environmental History Credits: 4
PHIL 252 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 4
PS 420 - Water Politics and Policy Credits: 4
PS 422 - Legislative Process Credits: 4
PS 475 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: 4
SOC 310 - Ecology and Society Credits: 4
SOC 311 - Ecology and Society Field School Credits: 8 ^e

TOTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 34

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^e SOC 311 is only taught in the summer. If a student is not able to take summer classes, completion of two courses from the alternate list will fulfill this requirement.

^f Check course description for prerequisite course requirements.

Note: Relevant courses from a variety of disciplines may also be offered as 190, 191, 390, or 391 courses. Other relevant courses can also be found in course lists from the Environmental Studies major. Students are strongly encouraged to talk with an Environmental Studies advisor about current offerings that could be applied toward the Environmental Policy minor. Prior approval from the Environmental Policy minor Program Coordinator must be obtained in order to have these courses included as part of the minor.