Environmental Humanities Minor

Minor Requirements:

Core Courses:

The core courses are in three fundamental fields in the humanities - English, History, and Philosophy. Each of these core courses will be taught once a year:

ENGL 230 - Introduction to Environmental Humanities Credit(s): 3
HIST 223 - Nature and History Credit(s): 3
PHIL 448 - Environmental Ethics Credit(s): 3

Electives:

The first elective is a fourth humanities course - the list of electives includes more specialized courses in English, History, and Philosophy as well as courses in other humanities disciplines. Because one of the goals of the minor is to encourage students to consider what the humanities add to scientific understanding of environmental issues, the second elective is a science course. The third elective is a course in either the social sciences or the humanities. Again, the goal is to encourage students to think about the different ways of understanding environmental issues. Though some of the electives have prerequisites, the choice in each case is broad enough that students from different majors will have no difficulty fulfilling the elective requirements.

Humanities:

One of the following:

ANTH 304 - Culture, Health & Environment Credit(s): 3
ARTH 429 - Seminar in Modern Architecture Credit(s): 3-12
BISC 127 - Environments and Cultures in Conflict Credit(s): 4
ENGL 334 - Studies in Environmental Humanities Credit(s): 3
ENGL 347 - Studies in American Literature Credit(s): 3 *
ENGL 365 - Studies in Literary Genres, Types and Movements Credit(s): 3 *
ENGL 381 - Women in Literature Credit(s): 3 *
ENGL 409 - Topics in Journalism Credit(s): 3 *
ENGL 480 - Literary Studies Seminar Credit(s): 3 *
HIST 268 - Seminar Credit(s): 3
HIST 280 - Global Environmental History Credit(s): 3 *
HIST 337 - Topics in American History Credit(s): 3 *
HIST 477 - Seminar in Latin American History Credit(s): 3 *
HIST 480 - Seminar in World History Credit(s): 3 *
UNIV 490 - Honors Tutorial: Humanities Credit(s): 3 *

Note:

*With an advisor approved environmental special topic.

Sciences:

One of the following:

ANFS 101 - Animals, Science and Society Credit(s): 3
ANFS 102 - Food for Thought Credit(s): 3
BISC 107 - Elementary Evolutionary Ecology Credit(s): 3
BISC 302 - General Ecology Credit(s): 3
BISC 312 - Field Ecology Credit(s): 3
CHEM 100 - Chemistry and Human Environment Credit(s): 3
ENWC 201 - Wildlife Conservation and Ecology Credit(s): 3
ENWC 214 - Apiculture Credit(s): 2
PLSC 100 - Plants and Human Culture Credit(s): 3
PLSC 140 - People and Plants: Feast or Famine Credit(s): 3
PLSC 170 - Soils and Sustainability Credit(s): 3

Social Sciences or Humanities:

*Students may also pick a second humanities course from the Humanities list above to satisfy this requirement.

One of the following:

APEC 406 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy Credit(s): 3
COMM 200 - Topics in Communication Credit(s): 3 (with advisor approved environmental special topic)
ENEP 425 - Energy Policy and Administration Credit(s): 3
GEOG 101 - Physical Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 106 - Physical Geography: Land Surface Processes Credit(s): 3
GEOG 203 - Introduction to Cultural Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 235 - Conservation of Natural Resources Credit(s): 3
GEOG 310 - Social Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 325 - Urban Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 422 - Resources, Development and the Environment Credit(s): 3
GEOG 434 - Plan Sustainable Communities & Regions Credit(s): 3
MAST 462 - Climate Change: Policy, Equity and Mitigation Credit(s): 3
POSC 350 - Politics and the Environment Credit(s): 3
SOCI 204 - Urban Communities Credit(s): 3
SOCI 325 - Disasters and Society Credit(s): 3
SOCI 335 - Environment and Health Credit(s): 3
SOCI 470 - Environmental Sociology Credit(s): 3

Environmental Humanities Minor

Minor Requirements:

Core Courses:

Electives:

Humanities:

Note:

Sciences:

Social Sciences or Humanities:

Credits to Total a Minimum of 18

Last Revised for 2021-2022 Academic Year