Environmental Studies Minor
Description
The Environmental Studies minor is designed to introduce students to an interdisciplinary approach to environmental issues, combining knowledge of
- the political, social, and psychological dimensions of human-environmental interactions;
- the science of ecological systems and environmental change; and
- the role of the environment in human history, philosophy, religion, culture, and art.
Course Requirements
The Environmental Studies minor consists of one core course (either ENVS 1010 Humanities and the Environment or ENVS 3010 Advanced Humanities and the Environment) and 15 hours of approved electives. The approved electives must include a minimum of 3 hours of coursework in the social sciences and a minimum of 3 hours of coursework in the natural sciences.
Pre-approved Envs electives include the courses named on the list below. Note that this list includes opportunities for students to receive Envs course credit for internships (ENVS 3850 Environmental Studies Internship) and study abroad courses (ENVS 3110 Study Abroad-Environment & Humanities, ENVS 3120 Study Abroad-Environment &Social Science, ENVS 3130 Study Abroad-Environment & Nat. Science). Students who wish to receive Envs credit for internships or study abroad courses must consult with the Environmental Studies director for approval prior to enrollment in the course. Students may also petition the Envs faculty to receive Envs credit for courses taught at UM that are related to the environment but that are not currently named on the list of pre-approved electives below.
Environmental Studies Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVS 1010 | Humanities and the Environment | 3 |
| or ENVS 3010 | Advanced Humanities and the Environment | |
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Humanities
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 3880 | Studies in British Environmental Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 3890 | Studies in American Environmental Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 3910 | Environmental Genres and Forms | 3 |
| ENGL 4050 | Nature Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 4580 | Southern Environmental Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4940 | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 4950 | Literature and the Nonhuman | 3 |
| ENVS 3110 | Study Abroad-Environment & Humanities | 3 |
| ENVS 3210 | Special Topics in Humanities | 1-3 |
| ISOM 3110 | Women, Gender & the Environment | 3 |
| HIST 3550 | Water in the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 4530 | Environmental History of the South | 3 |
| PHIL 3370/PPLD 3450 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| RELG/PHIL 3510 | Nature and Environment in Asian Religion | 3 |
| SSTU 5360 | The Southern Environment | 3 |
Social Sciences
(minimum of 3 credits)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVS 3120 | Study Abroad-Environment &Social Science | 3 |
| ENVS 3220 | Special Topics in Social Sciences | 1-3 |
| ANTH 1040/GEOG 1010 | Introduction to Geography | 3 |
| ANTH/GEOG 1050 | Introduction to Environment and Society | 3 |
| ANTH 3190 | Environmental History of the South | 3 |
| ANTH 3200 | Archaeozoology: Animal Use in History | 3 |
| ANTH 3300 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 |
| ANTH 3310 | Indigenous Societies and the Environment | 3 |
| ANTH 3380 | Food, Place, and Power | 3 |
| ANTH 3600 | Political Ecology | 3 |
| ANTH/GEOG/SOCY 3620 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| ANTH 4170 | Environmentalism: Society, Politics, Law | 3 |
| ECON 4060 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| PPLD 3810 | Global Environmental Issues | 3 |
| PSYC 3801 | Ecopsychology and International Youth | 3 |
| PSYC 3603 | Environmental Psychology | 3 |
| SOCY 4110 | Environment, Technology and Society | 3 |
Natural Sciences
(minimum of 3 credits)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BISC 1040 | Inquiry into Life: The Environment | 3 |
| BISC 1620 | Biological Sciences II | 3 |
| ENVS 3130 | Study Abroad-Environment & Nat. Science | 3 |
| ENVS 3230 | Special Topics in Natural Sciences | 1-3 |
| ENVS 3330 | Natural Sciences for Envs Minors | 1-3 |
| BISC 3180 | Botany | 4 |
| BISC 3200 | Introductory Marine Biology | 3 |
| BISC 3210 | Introductory Aquatic Biology | 3 |
| BISC 3220 | General Ecology | 4 |
| BISC 3290 | Biology of Fishes | 4 |
| BISC 3340 | Ornithology | 4 |
| BISC 3370 | Introductory Entomology | 4 |
| BISC 3420 | Plant Diversity | 4 |
| BISC 3450 | Symbiosis: From Parasitism to Mutualism | 3 |
| BISC 3490 | Biology of Sharks and Their Relatives | 3 |
| BISC 3500 | Mammalogy | 4 |
| BISC 4130 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BISC 4430 | Ecology of Plant Communities of MS | 3 |
| BISC 5002 | Mycology | 4 |
| BISC 5010 | Theoretical Ecology | 3 |
| BISC 5012 | Animal Behavior | 4 |
| BISC 5022 | Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| BISC 5024 | Aquatic Botany | 4 |
| BISC 5025 | Conservation and Restoration Ecology | 3 |
| CIVE 3070 | Environmental Engineering I | 3 |
| CHEM 1030 | Survey of Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2010 | Environmental Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2020 | Environmental Chemistry II | 3 |
| GEOL 1040 | Environmental Geology - Hazards | 3 |
| GEOL 1050 | Environmental Geology - Resources | 3 |
| GEOL 1070 | Introduction to Oceanography | 3 |
| PHCL 3470/5470 | Introduction to Environmental Toxicology | 2 |
| PHCL 3999A | Specialized Topics in Environ. Health | 3 |
| PHCL 3810/5381 | Introduction to Toxicology | 3 |
Environmental Studies Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENVS 3110 | Study Abroad-Environment & Humanities | 3 |
| ENVS 3120 | Study Abroad-Environment &Social Science | 3 |
| ENVS 3130 | Study Abroad-Environment & Nat. Science | 3 |
| ENVS 3210 | Special Topics in Humanities | 1-3 |
| ENVS 3220 | Special Topics in Social Sciences | 1-3 |
| ENVS 3230 | Special Topics in Natural Sciences | 1-3 |
| ENVS 3330 | Natural Sciences for Envs Minors | 1-3 |
| ENVS 3850 | Environmental Studies Internship | 3 |
| ENVS 3999A | Topics in Environmental Studies Abroad | 3-4 |
| ENVS 3999B | Special Topics in Environmental Studies | 3-4 |