Environmental Justice Minor

Semester Hours: 19
Advisor: Jenni Holsinger

This minor is designed for students who wish to bridge their primary major of study with an investigation of the complexities of environmental and social justice. The minor complements and enriches students’ studies in a host of fields, including public health, urban planning, public administration, community organizing, humanitarian aid, engineering, and law.  Over the course of the curriculum, students come to better understand the inextricably connected systems that underlie environmental inequities and the disproportionate impacts on marginalized communities, ranging from local levels to global arenas.

Core Courses

• ENVS 145 Environmental Science - 2 

• SOWK 360  Race & Gender - 3 

• SOC  245 Environment & Society - 3 

• *SOC 430 Environmental Justice - 3 

Electives

Choose one of the following courses:

• *ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems - 2 
• *ENVS 325 Environmental Ethics - 2 
• *ENVS 365 Environmental Risk and Policy - 2  

Choose one of the following courses:

• ECON 300 Environmental and Ecological Economics - 3 
• PXD  365 Social and Political Economy - 3 
• PXD  375 Globalization & Justice - 3 
• NURS 432 Community Health - 3 
• *SOC  350 Urban Sociology - 3 
• SPAN 430 Marginalized Voices in Hispanic America - 3 
• *PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity - 3 

Choose one of the following courses:

• BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting - 3 
• *ENVS 205 Environmental Applications of GIS - 3 
• SOC  336 Methods of Social Research - 3 
• *PXD 261 Community and Conflict Analysis Techniques - 3 
• PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation - 3 
• *PXD 451 Program Evaluation - 3