Environmental Studies Minor (Long Island Campus)

Minor in Environmental Studies: 21 Credits

The interdisciplinary minor in Environmental Studies is designed to provide students with an opportunity to explore the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of sustainability from the perspectives offered by course work in natural sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, and business. As an outcome of this exploration, students will recognize and address environmental issues in the personal, civic, and professional spheres of their lives.

Required Courses (three):

• BIO 118 - Introduction to Environmental Biology 3 credits. (BIO 200 - General Ecology , satisfies this course for Biology majors*)
• CHE 135 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry 3 credits. (CHE 150 - General Chemistry I  and CHE 151 - General Chemistry II , satisfy this course*)
• PHI 362 - Environmental Ethics 3 credits.

Elective Courses (four):

see Biology Department  for additional elective courses.

• BIO 279 - Local Field Ecology 
• BIO 280 - Field Course in Ecology 
• BIO 400 - Internship 
• BIO 470 - Coastal Marine Habitats 
• BUS 261 - Business and the Environment 
• CHE 420 - Environmental Chemistry 
• ENG 265 - Literature and the Environment 
• POL 315 - Politics of Human Rights 
• RS 205 - Religion And Ecology 
• SCI 165 - Energy and The Environment 
• SOC 245 - Community and the Built Environment 
• SOC 252 - Environment and Society 

Note(s):

*Science majors who satisfy BIO 118  and/or CHE 135  through these substitute courses would be required to take one of the following: BIO 279 , BIO 280 , or CHE 420