If you’re interested in pursuing an Environmental Studies minor, please contact the coordinator at Barton@maine.edu.
Required courses (five courses worth 20 credits) and an experience
1. At least two courses in Natural Sciences from the list below
2. At least two courses in Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts, Psychology, Social Sciences and Business, and Rehabilitation and Community Health from the list below.
3. One additional elective course from the lists below.
4. Participation in service, internship, research, creative work, or research related to the environment, during the academic year or summer. This experience can be satisfied and documented in a variety of ways, and should be arranged with your advisor and the coordinator.
Notes:
1. At least two courses must be at the 200-level or higher
2. No more than 8 credits in a student’s major may be counted toward these course requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES COURSES
Natural Sciences: Two of the following:
BIO 110 |
Introduction to Biology (sections with an environmental focus) |
4 |
BIO 276 |
Environmental Biology |
4 |
BIO 294 |
Forest Ecology & Conservation |
4 |
BIO 353 |
Conservation Biology |
4 |
BIO 383 |
Aquatic Biology |
4 |
BIO 391 |
Entomology |
4 |
CHY 110 |
Introduction to Chemistry (sections with an environmental focus) |
4 |
CHY 384 |
Environmental Chemistry |
4 |
ENV 110 |
Environmental Science |
4 |
ENV 276 |
Environmental Microbiology |
4 |
ENV 384 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
4 |
GEY 101 |
Environmental Geoscience |
4 |
GEY 103 |
The Earth System |
4 |
GEY 104 |
Oceans |
4 |
GEY 203 |
Surficial Processes |
4 |
GEY 301 |
Terrain analysis |
4 |
GEY 303 |
Climate Change |
4 |
GEY 356 |
Hydrology |
4 |
INT 221 |
Tropical Island Ecology |
4 |
PHY 110 |
Introduction to Physics (sections with an environmental focus) |
4 |
Social Sciences; Humanities; Community Health & Recreation; Sound, Performance, and Visual Inquiry:
Two of the following:
ANT 300 |
Food and Culture |
4 |
ECO 228 |
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics |
4 |
EPP 131 |
Conservation and Environment |
4 |
EPP/GEO 231 |
Environmental Issues |
4 |
EPP 331 |
Nature and Society |
4 |
GEO 104 |
Global Transformations (sections with an environmental focus) |
4 |
GEO 310 |
International Development |
4 |
GEO 304 |
GIScience |
4 |
GEO 337 |
Environmental Regulations |
4 |
GEO 338 |
Forestry Management & Practice |
4 |
GEO 340 |
Land Use |
4 |
POS 216 |
Environmental Law |
4 |
POS 320 |
Environmental Politics |
4 |
ENG 100 |
Green Writing |
4 |
ENG 272 |
American Texts and Contexts (offerings with a focus on the environment) |
4 |
ENG 362 |
American Environmental Writing |
4 |
PHI 111 |
Environmental Philosophy |
4 |
HEA 210 |
Environmental Health |
4 |
HEA 245 |
Nutrition and Ecological Concerns |
4 |
ART 331 |
Drawing and Painting Outdoors |
4 |