Minor
EPC MINOR REQUIREMENTS
The minor in Environmental Policy and Culture provides students with an interdisciplinary program of study that develops an understanding of how environmental issues are always social, cultural and political and never solely natural or technical. More broadly, the EPC minor helps students appreciate how interconnection – the fundamental premise of ecology – applies to human systems as much as to nonhuman ones.
Students pursuing the minor are encouraged to consult with the program’s Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dr. Melissa Rosenzweig, to establish their program of study.
An EPC Minor Worksheet is available to help students track their progress.
When ready to declare the EPC adjunct major, students should complete and submit a Minor Declaration Form.
Double-counting: EPC allows up to 1 course to double-count toward the EPC minor. It is important for students to check with their other major and minor programs to determine if they allow double-counting as well.
A minor in EPC requires students to select 7 courses1 from the list of approved courses below.
I. 3 Core Courses from the following selection:
- ENVR POL 211 Food and Society: An Introduction
- ENVR POL 212 Environment and Society
- ENVR POL 309 American Environmental History
- ENVR POL 337 Hazards, Disasters and Society
- ENVR POL 338 Environmental Justice
- ENVR POL 340 Global Environments and World History
- ENVR POL 360 Animal Law
- ENVR POL 383 Environmental Anthropology
- ENVR POL 384 Political Ecology
- ENVR POL 385 Archaeologies of Sustainability and Collapse
- ENVR POL 390 Special Topics in Environmental Policy and Culture
(relevant sections; see quarterly course schedules for more details)
II. 1 Natural Sciences Course from the following selection:
- BIOL SCI 103 The Diversity of Life
- BIOL SCI 109 The Nature of Plants
- EARTH 105 Climate Catastrophes in Earth History
- EARTH 106 The Ocean, the Atmosphere and Our Climate
- EARTH 201 Earth Systems Revealed
- EARTH 203 Earth System History
- ENVR SCI 201 Earth: A Habitable Planet
- ENVR SCI 202 The Health of the Biosphere
- ENVR SCI 203 Humans and the Environment
III. 3 Elective Courses from the following selection:
- ENVR POL 390 Special Topics in Environmental Policy and Culture
(relevant sections; see quarterly course schedules for more details)
- ENVR POL 399 Independent Study2
- ISEN 210 Introduction to Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions
- ISEN 220 Introduction to Energy Systems for the 21st Century
- ISEN 230 Climate Change and Sustainability: Ethical Dimensions
1 At least 4 of the 7 courses must be at the 300 level.
2 Only 1 quarter of ENVR_POL 399-0 may count toward the minor requirements.