2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

Environmental Studies Minor

Requirements

Required Courses

ENST 180Introduction to Environmental Studies (SI)

3

ENST 201Environmental Policy

3

ENST 202Environmental Culture

3

ENST 203Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - GIS

3

 

ENST 400Senior Thesis in Environmental Studies

3

OR

ENST 401Practicum in Environmental Studies

3

Introduction to Environmental Studies

Take one course.

BIOL 1030Introduction to Environmental Science

3

CHEM 1070Environmental Chemistry

3

CHEM 1970: Environmental Chemistry section only

Environmental Policy Course

Take one Environmental Policy Course:

ENST 2100Environmental Policy

3

COMM 1101Environmental Advocacy

3

ECON 2150Environmental Economics

3

PHYS 1110Energy and the Environment

3

Communication: Environmental Advocacy (COMM 1101 or select COMM 1970)

Economics: Environmental Economics (select ECON 2970)

Government: Environmental Politics (select GOVT 2970)

Philosophy: Environmental Ethics, Law and Policy (select PHIL 2970)

Physics: Energy and the Environment (PHYS 1110)

Environmental Culture Course

Take one Environmental Culture course.
ENST 2200Environmental Culture

3

ANTH 1720Great Discoveries in Archaeology

3

ANTH 3120Southwestern Anthropology

3

ANTH 3892Explore the Anthropology of the Southwest

4

ARTS 1700Photography I

3

BREW 1100Beer, Brie, and Bread: Preserving the Planet

3

BIOL 2032The Ecology of Food

3

MGMT 4230Strategic Management

3

ENGL 1100The Literary Experience

3

ENGL 3140Seminar in Global Literature

3

PHIL 2460Religion and the Environment

3

PHIL 3100Environmental Philosophy

3

PHIL 3300Philosophy Seminar

3

RELI 2430Religion, Science, and Technology

3

RELI 2450Religion, Politics and Violence

3

RELI 2480Geography, Spirit, Traditions

3

NOTES:

BIOL 3970: Global Food Security or Winter Ecology sections only

ENGL 1100: Environmental Literature section only

GOVT 1970: Guatemala: The Politics of Social Justice section only

PHIL 2970: Nature Writing in Alaska section only

 

 

Intro to GIS

ENST 2300Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - GIS

3

Required Elective One Course

Take one additional elective course from the Policy or Culture lists, or alternate course approved by the ENST Program Director.
ENST 2100Environmental Policy

3

ENST 2200Environmental Culture

3