Environmental Justice, minor

Contacts: Jenni Holsinger and Jim Yoder
Semester Hours: 19

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.

Required Courses (11 SH)

• ENVS 145 Environmental Science (2) 

• SOC 245 Environment and Society (3) 

• *SOC 430 Environmental Justice (3) 

• SOWK 360 Race and Gender (3) 

Electives (8 SH)

• Choose one course from this list:

  • *ENVS 235 Sustainable Food Systems (2) 

  • *ENVS 325 Environmental Ethics (2) 

  • *ENVS 365 Environmental Risk and Policy (2)  

• Choose one course from this list:

  • *ECON 300 Environmental and Ecological Economics (3) 

  • NURS 432 Community Health (3) 

  • *PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity (4) 

  • PXD 365 Social and Political Economy (3) 

  • PXD 375 Globalization and Justice (3) 

  • *SOC 350 Urban Sociology (3) 

• Choose one course from this list:

  • BUAD 465 Project Management and Grantwriting (3) 

  • *ENVS 205 Environmental Applications of GIS (3) 

  • *PXD 261 Community and Conflict Analysis Techniques (3) 

  • PXD 341 Mediation and Facilitation (3) 

  • *PXD 451 Program Evaluation (3) 

  • SOC 336 Methods of Social Research (3)

* indicates the course is offered in alternate years