This multidisciplinary minor is designed to explore aspects of the human/environment interaction with four unique focuses to choose from: biodiversity and humans, human influences on the environment, earth systems, or community development.
The curriculum includes three required classes: Physical Geography, Introduction to Anthropology and a human geography courseplus,nine hours (three courses),from an approved curriculum,drawing from anthropology, geography, environmental studies, history, political science, or sociology to complete an option focused on biodiversity and humans, human influences on the environment, earth systems, or community development.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (9 SH): | ||
| GEOG 1503 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| Recommend: 1503L or 2630L with the above | ||
| GEOG 2626 | World Geography | 3 |
| or GEOG 2640 | Human Geography | |
| ANTH 1500 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| Choose 3 classes from 1 group below (9-10 SH): | 9-10 | |
| Biodiversity and Humans | ||
| Biological Anthropology | ||
| Primates | ||
| Human Impacts on the Environment | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Human influences on the environment | ||
| Human Impacts on the Environment | ||
| Global Environmental History: Topics and Methods | ||
or HIST 3774C | CE Global Environmental History: Topics and Methods | |
| Global Industrial Revolution | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Earth Systems | ||
| Geospatial Foundations | ||
or GEOG 2611H | Honors Geospatial Foundations | |
| Water in the Earth System | ||
| Soils and Land Use | ||
| Biogeography | ||
| Foundations of Environmental Science | ||
| Sustainability, Climate Change, and Society | ||
| Community Development | ||
| Geospatial Foundations | ||
or GEOG 2611H | Honors Geospatial Foundations | |
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Human Impacts on the Environment | ||
| Public Management | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 18-19 | |