Environmental Studies Minor
OVERVIEW
The Minor in Environmental Studies is designed to enable undergraduate students to develop and explore insights into the environmental aspects of human economic and social life.
The Minor will offer students practical tools and approaches for linking environmentally sustainable and equitable solutions to various fields of study and professional endeavors, such as, politics and governance, computer and data sciences, engineering, public health, law, business and finance, communications studies, and more.
All minors at AUA are documented on a student’s transcript but will not appear on the diploma.
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MINOR
To receive the Minor in Environmental Studies, a student must meet the following requirements:
— Satisfactory completion of 15 credits of approved courses.
— The 15 credits have to include 1 core course and 4 electives from the list below.
Additional requirements may apply per the Minors Policy at AUA Policy.
LIST OF APPROVED COURSES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES MINOR
CORE COURSE FOR THE MINOR (one of the following)
ESS 101: Introduction to Environmental Sciences or ENV 110: Fundamentals of Climate Change
ELECTIVE COURSES FOR THE MINOR (4 of the following; core taken cannot double count as an elective)
ESS 101: Introduction to Environmental Sciences (or ENV 101 if taken prior to Fall 2023)
ENV 105: Numbers, Responsibility, and the Environment
ENV 110: Fundamentals of Climate Change
ENV 120: Sustainable Food Systems
ENV 130: Plants and Society
ENV 140: Solid Waste in Circular Economy
ENV 150: Basics of Sustainable Energy
ENV 170: Chemistry in Everyday Life
ENV 202: Environmental Projects
ENV 203: Environmental Monitoring
ENV 204: Environmental Decision Tools: EIA, CIA, SEA, CBA
ENV 210: Disasters
ENV 211: Sustainable Cities
ENV 212: Mining
ENV 230: Water
ENV 250: Biodiversity: Conservation and Restoration
ENV 251: Forests
ENV 290: Special Topics in Environmental Sciences
CSE 145: Geographic Information Systems**
CSE 271: Numbers, Statistics, and the Environment **
(*) Unless noted otherwise, courses are 3 credits
(**) These courses are not ENV courses but could satisfy the elective requirements of the Environmental Studies Minor at AUA.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information contact the AUA Acopian Center for the Environment or your academic advisor.
Note that the requirements of the Minor outlined above have been in effect as of March 22, 2023. Current AUA students who have already declared the Minor can fulfill the minor requirements as specified above. The previous requirements are no longer in effect. For information about the previous requirements email [email protected].