Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor

Phone: 843.953.5451

Allison Welch, Director

The interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability studies minor provides students with opportunities to learn more about the natural environment, the ecology of the planet, and sustainability, while understanding the impact of political, social, cultural, and economic activities on the environment.

Minor Requirements

Credit Hours: 19+

In addition to completing the requirements for this minor, students must also complete the minor requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

I. Natural Sciences and Mathematics Environmental Courses

Complete three or more courses (at least 9 credit hours) plus prerequisites selected from:

Notes:

Honors students can take the alternative sequence of HONS 155 /HONS 155L in lieu of GEOL 103 /GEOL 103L .
Honors students can take the alternative course of HONS 217 in lieu of MATH 250 .
Special topics courses offered by departments may be approved on a course-by-course basis.
Only one course in the student’s major department may be applied to the minor.
Only one mathematics course may be chosen.

II. Social Sciences and Humanities Environmental Courses

Complete two courses (plus prerequisites) selected from:

Notes:

Special topics courses offered by departments may be approved on a course-by-course basis.

Only one course in the student’s major department may be applied to the minor.

III. Interdisciplinary Environmental Courses

Complete at least 4 credit hours including:

ENVT 200 Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies (3)

Complete one additional ENVT course selected from:

Notes:

No more than 12 credit hours from ENVT 350 or ENVT 499A or ENVT 499B may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 3 credit hours from ENVT 355 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 2 credit hours from ENVT 395 may be applied towards the program requirements.