Minor in Environmental Sustainability
The Department of Environmental Science (DES) offers a 19-credit minor in Environmental Sustainability for students in any non-DES major. There is growing realization that the human population must strive to live in a sustainable relationship with Earth’s finite resources. The goal of the minor is to provide broad, interdisciplinary training related to the problem of global environmental problems. Students in the Environmental Sustainability minor also examine the scientific, cultural, economic, and policy aspects of sustainability and are provided skills in how to recognize and overcome barriers to sustainability.
Courses & Requirements
Core Courses:
- ESP 101K Fundamentals of Environmental Science
- ESP 102K Fundamentals of Environmental Science Lab
- ESP 200 Environmental Planning
- ESP 275 Energy Use and Societal Adaptation
- ESP 308 Global Environmental Problems and Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Courses:
Select one of the following:
- BUS 357 Triple-Bottom-Line Marketing
- CRM 225 Crimes Against the Environment
- EYE 102 Sustainability, Culture, and the Environment
- EYE 112 The Build Environment: Energy
- EYE 129 The Chicken
- GEO 320 Conservation of Natural Resources
Analysis Courses:
Select one of the following:
- ESP/PHI 212 Environmental Ethics
- ESP 220 Introduction to Environmental Policy
- ESP 270 Solid Waste Planning and Policy
- ECO/ESP 326 Environmental Economics
- ECO/ESP 327 Natural Resources Economics
All courses taken to satisfy the requirements for a minor in Environmental Sustainability must be completed with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0.
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