Sustainability and Environmental Studies Minor
Degree Requirements
The minor in Sustainability and Environmental Studies requires five (5) course credits and a noncredit Experiential Learning Project, as follows:
Required Core Course
| SENS 100 | Intro-Sustainability & Environ | 1 Course Credit |
Required Capstone Course
| SENS 460 | Sustainability Capstone | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Three (3) additional course credits chosen outside the student's major discipline and from the following two groups with at least one from each group. With approval from the appropriate committee, other courses, including specific offerings germane to SENS learning objectives that were taken in the former Short Terms, as well as courses in Summer terms, may be used to meet a Group I or Group II requirement.
Group I
Natural Science:
| ANR 130 | Plant Science | 1 Course Credit |
| ANR 360 | Forest & Wildlife Management | 1 Course Credit |
| BIO 110 | Modern Biology | 1 Course Credit |
| BIO 114 | Botany | 1 Course Credit |
| BIO 342 | Field Botany | 1 Course Credit |
| BIO 344 | Dendrology & Forest Ecology | 1 Course Credit |
| CHM 134 | Accelerated Environmental Chem | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 310 | Ecology | 1 Course Credit |
Group II
| APS 229 | Contemporary Issues-Appalachia | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 341 | Economic Dev:Theory & Appl | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 370 | Environ Issue in Public Policy | 1 Course Credit |
| MAT 108/MAT 101 | Environ Issue:Math Model Appr | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 104 | Morality, Law & Philosophy | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 250 | International Relations | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 110 | Prob of American Institutions | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 215/APS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 225 | Envr Justice(AFR/WST/PSJ/APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 320 | Intro-Geographical Info System | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 340 | Intro to Ecological Design | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 345/TAD 345 | Ecological Architecture (TAD) | 1 Course Credit |
Other Disciplines:
| APS 229 | Contemporary Issues-Appalachia | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 102 | Principles of Microeconomics | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 341 | Economic Dev:Theory & Appl | 1 Course Credit |
| ECO 370 | Environ Issue in Public Policy | 1 Course Credit |
| MAT 108/MAT 101 | Environ Issue:Math Model Appr | 1 Course Credit |
| PHI 104 | Morality, Law & Philosophy | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 250 | International Relations | 1 Course Credit |
| SOC 110 | Prob of American Institutions | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 215/APS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 225 | Envr Justice(AFR/WST/PSJ/APS) | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 320 | Intro-Geographical Info System | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 340 | Intro to Ecological Design | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 345/TAD 345 | Ecological Architecture (TAD) | 1 Course Credit |
Required Experiential Learning Project (noncredit course) — Must have completed SENS 100 and be pre-approved by the SENS Program Coordinator; project normally occurs beyond the classroom setting, may be on or off campus, and will involve students in activities central to SENS learning objectives. Projects may take the form of Internships, student-faculty undergraduate research projects, service-learning projects, or student Labor Positions.