Nov 21, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog

2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Environmental Studies (21-22)

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The environmental studies minor is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary program that allows undergraduates in any degree program to study environmental concepts, issues, and problems from the viewpoints and with the approaches of the natural and social sciences. Credit hours applied to a major may not be applied to this minor.

Requirements (21-22)

ENVS 301 - Environmental Science I: Physical Systems Credits: 3
ENVS 302 - Environmental Science II: Biological Systems Credits: 3
ENVS 303 - Environment in the Social Sciences and Humanities Credits: 3
Available for general education credit.
ENVS 304 - Environmental Law, Policy, and Economics Credits: 3
TECH 305 - Green Technologies Credits: 3
OR ENVS 305X - Green Technologies Credits: 3

Select from one of the following natural sciences, engineering, and technology courses (3-4)

BIOS 406 - Conservation Biology Credits: 4
CHEM 427 - Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
ENVS 315 - Geography of Energy Credits: 3
OR GEOG 315X - Geography of Energy Credits: 3
GEOG 303 - Water Resources and the Environment Credits: 3
GEOG 455 - Land-Use Planning Credits: 3
GEOL 320 - Environments and Life Through Time Credits: 4
OR GEOL 322 - Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology, Paleoecology Credits: 4
MEE 101 - Energy and the Environment Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
TECH 245 - Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Production Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)

Select from one of the following humanities and social sciences courses (3)

ANTH 425 - Environment and Anthropology Credits: 3
ANTH 425 is a writing infused course.
OR ENVS 425X - Environment and Anthropology Credits: 3
ENVS 425X is a writing infused course.
ECON 386 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
HIST 377 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
HIST 377 also fulfills the Human Diversity Requirement.
PHIL 335 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
POLS 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
OR PSPA 220X - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
(Available for general education credit.)
POLS 324 - Politics of Environmental Health and Safety Regulation Credits: 3
POLS 324 is a writing infused course.
SOCI 364 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3