Environmental Studies, Undergraduate Minor

About the Environmental Studies Undergraduate Minor Program

The College of Arts & Sciences offers an interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies. This minor is nontechnical in nature and specifically designed for students seeking the Bachelor of Arts degree. It focuses on the interaction of humans and the natural environment and the consequences of that interaction. The minor does not train professional environmentalists but will, in combination with existing major programs, give students a broad foundation as preparation for more advanced environmental studies programs; professional work in law, regional planning, or resource management; and various environmental positions in government, business, or teaching. The minor also will provide students with a better understanding of basic ecology and the nature of environmental problems in order to make more knowledgeable value judgments on environmental issues.

The following general rules pertain to the Environmental Studies minor program:

1. Students minoring in Environmental Studies must complete at least 18 semester hours (6 courses) to be chosen from the courses listed.
2. Because this is an interdisciplinary program, students may not count more than two courses from any one department or discipline toward the minor.
3. Students must take at least two upper-division (junior and senior rank) courses. For this reason, the basic introductory prerequisite courses are included in most instances.
4. Students are strongly discouraged from counting courses in their major department toward fulfillment of the minor since the purpose of a minor is to explore other fields.

Contact: Dr. Mark Stoll, Department of History, mark.stoll@ttu.edu