Minor in Environmental Studies

A minimum of 18 credit hours of ENVS courses are required for the ENVS minor. All courses must have the appropriate prerequisites met BEFORE enrollment. A grade of “C” or better is required in ALL ENVS classes (unless noted otherwise), both to use as a prerequisite and to count for the minor.

Entry Options
• Nature and Society (ENVS 1100)
• Honors Cluster (ENVS 3000H)
• World Ecological Problems (GEOG 1000)*
• Environmental, Technology and Values (ENVS 300)*

* A minimum grade of B is required for these courses

Geology and Physical Science Domain
• Environmental Systems and Cycles (ENVS 2150)
• Earth Systems (GEOS 1320)**

** Only recommended for students with a strong science background (i.e. multiple previous science courses).

Ecology and Biological Sciences Domain
• Environmental Ecology (ENVS 2250)
• Ecological Methods (ENVS 2260)
• Ecology (BIOS 3010)
• Environmental Biology Honors (BIOS 1050) + ENVS 2260

Historical Domain
• American Environmental History (HIST 3180)
• Topics in Michigan History - Great Lakes History (HIST 4160)
• Topics in History - Environmental History (HIST 4000)

Domain of Culture and Society
• Culture, Values and Environment (ENVS 3600)

Policy Domain
• Environmental Policy (ENVS 3400)

Domain of Environmental Thought
• Environmental Writings (ENVS 3200)