Environmental Sustainability Minor (ESUS)
The Environmental Sustainability minor complements any major. It consists of a selection of courses that provide students with an understanding of important concepts in environmental studies such as ecology, climate change, terrestrial and aquatic habitats, and conservation of energy and natural resources. Students also gain experience in the field and laboratory settings. Students can choose from a variety of elective courses mainly in environmental economics, policy, law, anthropology, and justice to complete this minor.
Students who graduate with a minor in Environmental Sustainability will be able to:
- Use classical skills such as critical thinking, research, speaking and writing as they apply to seeking just, equitable, and sustainable solutions to the global challenges facing humanity;
- Understand fundamental principles of environmental sustainability.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVI 150H | Honors: Introduction to Environmental Systems | 4 |
| ENVI 153 | Environmental Sustainability | 4 |
| Select at least twelve credits of the following; at least six must have an ENVI prefix: | 12 | |
| Ecological Disaster and Cultural Imagination | ||
| Plants and Society | ||
or BIOL 327H | Honors: Plants and Society | |
| The Good Earth: The Theme of Agrarianism | ||
| The American Renaissance | ||
| Introduction to Outdoor Leadership | ||
| Green Living Seminar | ||
| Ecology and Management of the Adirondack Park | ||
| Politics and Environmental Policy | ||
| Sustainable Food Systems | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
or ECON 315 | Environmental Economics | |
| Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Environmental Law | ||
or ENVI 340H | Honors: Environmental Law | |
| Advanced Special Topics in Environmental Studies | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Everglades and South Florida | ||
| Environmental Health | ||
or PHCH 310H | Honors: Environmental Health | |
| Ethics, Animals and the Environment | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | |
