Nov 05, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

HELP

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Environmental Policy and Planning, Minor

Environmental Policy and Planning Foundation Courses

Students select one of the following Environmental Policy and Planning foundation courses (4 credits):

EPP 131S - Conservation and Environment Credits: 4
EPP 231S - Environmental Issues Credits: 4

Environmental Policy and Planning (Epp) Courses

Select three of the following Environmental Policy and Planning (EPP) courses (12 credits):

EPP 204 - Introduction to GIS Credits: 4
EPP 207 - Environmental Field Methods Credits: 4
EPP 235 - Physical Geography Credits: 4
EPP 304 - Environmental GIS Credits: 4
EPP 310 - Sustainable Development Credits: 4
EPP 340 - Sustainable Land Use Credits: 4
EPP 343 - Community Planning Credits: 4
EPP 397 - Independent Study in Environmental Planning and Policy Credits: 4
EPP 450 - Research in Environmental Policy and Planning Credits: 4

Environmental Policy and Planning Concentration

Select one course from any Environmental Policy and Planning Concentration (4 credits):

Development and Economics

ANT 275S - Gender, Sexuality and Society Credits: 4
BUS 101S - Business, Society and Sustainability Credits: 4
ECO 101S - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 4
ECO 102S - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 4
ECO 228 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Credits: 4
ECO 260 - The Global Majority Credits: 4
ECO 325 - Public Finance Credits: 4
EPP 320 - Environment, Economy, Society Credits: 4

Policy

EPP 238S - Forest Management: Science, Institutions, and Communities Credits: 4
GEO 334 - Political Ecology Credits: 4
POS 101S - Introduction to American Government Credits: 4
POS 200S - Public Policy Credits: 4
POS 214S - Law and the Legal System Credits: 4
POS 220S - Environmental Politics Credits: 4
POS 351 - Political Activism and Advocacy Practicum Credits: 4

Ecology

BIO 110N - Introductory Biology Credits: 4
BIO 141 - The Living Earth: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity Credits: 4
BIO 142 - The Living Earth: The Cellular and Molecular World Credits: 4
BIO 294 - Forest Ecology and Conservation Credits: 4
BIO 383 - Aquatic Biology Credits: 4
ENV 257 - Soil Science Credits: 4

Environmental Health

ANT 365 - Medical Anthropology Credits: 4
GEO 325 - Geography of Health and Disease Credits: 4
HEA 210 - Environmental Health Credits: 4
HEA 245 - Nutrition and Ecological Concerns Credits: 2
HEA 260 - Public Health Biology Credits: 4
HEA 350 - Principles of Epidemiology Credits: 4

Geosciences

GEY 101N - Environmental Geoscience Credits: 4
GEY 103N - The Earth System Credits: 4
GEY 201N - Earth History Credits: 4
GEY 203 - Surficial Processes Credits: 4
GEY 303 - Climate Change Credits: 4

Total Credits for the Minor: 20

*Students receiving a minor in Geography must earn an additional 12 credits to also earn a minor in Environmental Planning.

A minimum of one third of the required credits must be earned at UMF for a minor to be awarded.