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The Environmental Studies Minor
The environmental studies minor is designed to give students in any major a significant understanding of the physical, cultural, political, and spiritual dimensions of human relationships with the environment. Multidisciplinary in nature, this minor provides a basic foundation in ecological literacy while emphasizing the insights which the humanities and social sciences can offer into the complex interactions between human cultures and their natural surroundings.
What can students expect to gain from a minor in environmental studies at Webster?
The basic environmental literacy necessary to
- understand environmental problems and why they exist,
- live more lightly on the planet,
- make environmentally informed choices as a voter, and
- work towards a more sustainable relationship with the local and global environments.
What is required to complete an environmental studies minor?
SCIN 1520 Environment 3 hour
SCIN 1521 Environment: Lab 1 hour
and 15 credit hours from the following:
(with at least 3 credit hours coming from the first three courses listed)
GNST 1300 |
Technology, Science, and Society: Environmental Literacy |
3 hours |
HIST 1010 |
Topics in History: American Environmental History |
3 hours |
PHIL 2360 |
Environmental Ethics |
3 hours |
| ANSO 1090 |
Topics in Geography: Geographic Transitions |
3 hours |
ENGL 3500 |
Contexts: Nature Writing in America |
3 hours |
HIST 2080 |
History of Disease and Medicine |
3 hours |
HRTS 3400 |
Human Rights and the Environment |
3 hours |
ISTL 2600 |
Natural Systems and Sustainable Ecologies |
3 hours |
JOUR 3750 |
Environmental Journalism |
3 hours |
POLT 2500 |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Politics: International Environmental Politics |
3 hours |
POLT 2500 |
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Politics: Sex, Drugs, and Garbage |
3 hours |
| RELG 1000 |
Roots of Religion: Experiences of the Sacred, Mystery, and Nature |
3 hours |
RELG 1050 |
Experience and Values: Ecology and Spirituality |
3 hours |
Students may substitute other environmentally oriented classes (such as topics classes, new classes, and classes that give credit for internships and other forms of experiential learning) into the second category with the approval of the environmental studies coordinator. Please note that some of the additional courses not listed above that count toward the minor are included on our course listings page.
For more information, contact Karla Armbruster or Stephanie Schroeder.
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