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Environmental Studies Minor
General information
Environmental Studies may be broadly defined as an exploration of the multiple ways by which human society influences, and is influenced by, its natural environment.
Human-environment interactions have seriously disrupted the natural processes sustaining life. Only by examining our dependence on our environment, and the causes and consequences of our impacts on that environment, will we be able to fashion ways of living equitably and
sustainably with other species. Finding effective and practical solutions to our environmental problems requires an understanding of their scientific, socio-economic, political, and philosophical dimensions.
The Environmental Studies minor draws ideas and information from a wide array of fields such as anthropology, public policy, political science, economics, geography, geology, history, philosophy, psychology, sociology, biology, engineering, health science, and chemistry.
The Environmental Studies minor is designed to provide a broad interdisciplinary understanding of environmental issues for students in any major. Courses in the program will prepare students to develop effective, practical ways to address sustainability and environmental
concerns.
Environmental Studies Minor Requirements
At least 21 credits including the following:
Required: ENS 201: Introduction to Environmental Studies and Sustainability (3 credits)
·One course from each of the following categories (at least 9 credits):
A. Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Environment
B. Physical and Life Science Perspectives on Environment
C. Economic and Political Perspectives on Environment
·Two additional upper-level electives from two different disciplines from the list of courses listed below (at least 6 credits)
Required: ENS 401: Environmental Problem Solving (3 credits)
Environmental Studies Electives:
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Socio-cultural Perspectives
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Physical and Life Science
Perspectives
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Political and Economic
Perspectives
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Culture and Environment
(ANT340)
Environmental Ethics (BIO338)
Nature Writing (ENG382)
Cultural Geography (GPY220)
Landscape Analysis (GPY410)
American Indians (HST320)
Michigan History (HST323)
History of American Urban
History (HST327)
Michigan History (HST323)
History of American Urban
History (HST327)
The Idea of Nature (LIB330)
Environmental Psychology
(PSY362)
Human Needs in Complex
Societies (SW150)
Sociology and Food (SOC288)
Urban Sociology (SOC351)
Woman, Health and Environment
(WGS335)
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Environmental Science (BIO105)
Great Lakes and Other Water
Resources (BIO 107)
General Ecology (BIO 215)
Biological Diversity of the Americas
(BIO310)
Conservation Biology (BIO470)
Environmental Chemistry (CHM321)
Green Chemistry and Industrial
Processes (CHM 311)
Environmental Chemical Analysis (CHM322)
Thermodynamics (EGR360)
Environmental Geology (GEO100)
Living with the Great Lakes
(GEO105)
Exploring the Earth (GEO111)
Geology and the Environment
(GEO300)
Physical Geography (GPY100)
Global Environmental Change
(GPY412)
Environmental Pollution (NRM330)
Environmental Safety and Health
Regulations (OSH414)
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Global Agricultural Sustainability
(BIO319)
Environmental and Resource
Economics (ECO345)
Urban Economics (ECO435)
Geographic Patterns-Global
Development (GPY335)
Geography of the Great Lakes
Region (GPY345)
Geography of Canada and the
United States (GPY353)
International Food and Culture
(HTM175)
Adventure Tourism (HTM268)
Introduction to Natural Resources (NRM150)
Wildland Recreation
Management (NRM420)
Natural Resource Policy
(NRM451)
Local Politics and Administration
(PA307)
Voluntarism and the Non-Profit
Sector (PA360)
International Law (PLS314)
Urbanization (SS324)
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As this is a new minor, declaring this minor on-line will be possible by August 2009. For more information, please contact:
Dr. Elena Lioubimseva, Program Director
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