Environmental Studies

Climate Studies Minor

The climate studies minor aims to provide students with a course of study that helps deepen knowledge about the climate crisis with applications and solutions derived from many academic disciplines. The minor can be integrated with – and complement – any existing major or future career.

No more than 4 credits may count toward another major or minor.

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Required Core Courses: 14 credits (Foundations)

1. ENVR 150: Intro to Environmental Studies (4) (BN)

2. Natural Sciences (4)

ENVR 331: Science of Global Climate Changes (4) OR
INTG 278A: Energy and the Environment (4) (NS, NW, QR, TF-MV) OR
4 credits of CHEM 343: Climate and Habitat Change, CHEM 344A: Environmental Chemistry-Atmosphere, and CHEM 344B: Environmental Chemistry-Lithosphere

3. Social Sciences (4)

ENVR 377A: Energy and Society (4) (SS, SW, TF-JU) OR
ENVR 303: Climate Action Workshop (4) (EX, TF-JU)

4. ENVR 306: Global Climate Change Policy (2) (SW, TE3-JU)

Upper Division Electives: 6 credits

Part 1. Applications in diverse fields (4 credits)

ART 218: Intro to Computer Art (AE, FA, TE1/2-TR)
NUTR 240: Food Systems: Policies and Controversies (2 credits)
Prerequisite: NUTR 125
INTG 278A: Energy and the Environment (NS, NW, QR, TF-MV)
ENVR 300D: World Literature of Climate Change (HE, WR, TE3-JU)
ENVR 300Q: Environmental Health
ENVR 300T: Sustainable Agriculture Science (NW, TE3-MV)
ENVR 303: Climate Action Workshop (EX, TF-JU)
ENVR 305: United Nations Climate Change Conference (2 credits) (SW, TE3-JU)
ENVR 315: American Environmental Liturature (HM, HE, WR, TE3-JU)
ECON 318: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (TE3-JU)
Prerequisite: ECON 111 or instructor permission
EDUC 323: Elementary Science Content (NW, TE3-TR))
NUTR 326: Global Malnutrition and Disease (SW, TF-TR)
Prerequisites: NUTR 125 and NUTR 323
ENVR 327: Gender and Environment (CS, ES, GE)
POLS 330: Environmental Politics and Policy
ENVR 331: Science of Climate Changes
CHEM 343: Climate and Habitat Change (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 250 and 255 or departmental permission
CHEM 344A: Environmental Chemistry, Atmosphere (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 250 and 255 or departmental permission
CHEM 344B: Environmental Chemistry, Lithosphere (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 250 and 255 or departmental permission
CHEM 346: Nanomaterials (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 315 or 318 or departmental permission
SOCI 349: Environmental Anthropology
POLS 350A: Sustainable Urban Planning (TE3-JU)
CHEM 354: Sustainable Energy (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CHEM 250 and 255 or departmental permission
PCST 354: Global Environmental Politics
GBUS 368: Sustainable Business
ENVR 377A: Energy and Society (SS, SW, TF-JU)
COMM 378A: Environmental Rhetoric (BN, HM, HE, TF-MV)

Part 2. Integrating and Deepening Knowledge (2)

Climate Studies Capstone (2 credit ILP) OR

ENVR 305: United Nations Climate Change Conference (2 credits) (SW, TE3-JU)
Attends the U.N. climate negotiations, admission by competitive application process each February