Nov 23, 2024

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Minor in Environmental Studies (21-23)

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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.

Check departmental information for additional requirements.

Requirements (21-23)

Students must select at least seven (7) of the following courses. At least three (3) courses must be selected from the environmental studies courses, and at least one (1) course must be selected in each of the following: natural sciences, engineering, and technology courses and humanities and social sciences courses. The remaining two (2) courses must be selected from the courses listed below, if not previously used to fulfill the requirements for those categories.

Select three of the following environmental studies courses (9)

ENVS 301 - Environmental Science Credits: 3
ENVS 302 - Sustainable Ecosystems Credits: 3
ENVS 303 - Nature in Society: Environmental Social Sciences and Humanities Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Society and Culture Domain.
ENVS 304 - Sustainability Governance: The Politics of Environmental Solutions 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
BIOS 407 - Restoration Ecology Credits: 3
GEOG 303 - Water Resources and the Environment Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
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 in the Nature and Technology Domain.
TECH 245 - Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Production Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.

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
ENVS 210 - Introduction to Sustainable Food Systems Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
HIST 377 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Nature and Technology Domain.
HIST 377 also fulfills the Human Diversity Requirement.
PHIL 335 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
PHIL 338 - Philosophy of Food Credits: 3
POLS 220 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Society and Culture Domain.
OR PSPA 220X - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
Available for General Education credit in the Society and Culture Domain.
POLS 324 - Politics of Environmental Health and Safety Regulation Credits: 3
POLS 324 is a writing infused course.