Minor in Environmental Systems and Society

Overview

minor in environmental systems and society

Environmental and sustainability concerns are increasingly part of numerous professions outside of environmental science. Businesses go green, governments integrate sustainability in their operations, and individual people are looking to eco-friendly technology like electric cars, renewable energy and organic food.

The Environmental Systems and Society minor gives students in any major a leg up on these realities. It augments their study with courses that address the relationships between environmental sciences and social and political issues. The minor gives students a deeper understanding of environmental systems related to air, land, water and biological resources—providing them with a foundation for sound decision-making as a professional and a citizen.

To complete the minor, students choose seven out of more than 40 available classes, with topics such as:

  • Major events in the history of life
  • Air pollution
  • Conservation of biodiversity
  • Environmental politics
  • Water management
  • Business and the natural environment
  • Environmental justice
  • Good food for everyone

Environment Course Schedule 2022-23

FALL 2022CourseEnviron Systems & Society Minor
140Foundations of Environmental Policy and RegulationElective; Week 2 of 2nd pass
M147Critical Analysis of Strategies toward Environmental JusticeElective
155  (New!)Energy and Society in a Time of Climate Change: Moving Toward a Just TransitionElective
166Leadership in Water ManagementElective
   
   
   
WINTER 2023CourseEnviron Systems & Society Minor
10Introduction to Environmental ScienceLD Elective
M153Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Community PlanningElective
M167Environmental Justice through Multiple LensesElective

175

(also in Spring!)

Programming with Big Environmental DatasetsElective
   
185B  Sustainability Action ResearchElective
185C     Sustainability Action Research LeadersElective
   
SPRING 2023CourseEnviron Systems & Society Minor
150Environmental Journalism, Science Communications, and New MediaElective

157

(Returning!)

Energy, Environment, and Development  Elective

175

(also in Winter!)

Programming with Big Environmental DatasetsElective
   
185B  Sustainability Action ResearchElective
185C     Sustainability Action Research LeadersElective
188ASpecial Courses:  Geoengineering and Human RightsElective