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University of Montana Catalog 2025-2026

Environmental Studies Minor

General Degree Requirements

To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information. 

Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page

Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.

Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.

Minor - Environmental Studies

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Core Courses
Complete all of the following courses:
ENSC 105NEnvironmental Science3
ENST 225SSustainable Communities3
ENST 230HNature and Society3
Upper-Division Electives
Complete 9 credits of the following courses:9
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism
Economics of the Environment
Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change
Internship
Agroecology
Environmental Analytics
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Independent Study
Field Study
Literature of the Earth
Energy and Climate
Environmental Politics & Policies
Writing the Earth: Workshop on Nature, Environment & Justice
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Field Studies: Environmental Studies
Internship
TEK of Indigenous Peoples
US Environmental Movement
Social Issues: The Mekong Delta
Climate Change: Mekong Delta
General Science: Conservation Education
Community Sustainability in Practice
Food Justice and Sustainability
Globalization, Justice & Environment
Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Independent Study
Seminar/Workshop
Field Work/Practicum (PEAS Farm)
Senior Thesis/Capstone
Earth's Changing Climate
Sustainable Cities
Environmental Planning
Climate and Society
Water Policy
Ethics of Climate Change
Issues in the Anthropocene
Environmental Philosophy
Science and the Environment
Ecology
Complete one of the following courses: 3
Introductory Ecology
General Ecology
Applied Ecology
Forest Ecology
Total Hours21