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University of Montana Catalog 2024-2025

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 13 credits of the following courses:13
Rhetoric, Nature, and Environmentalism
Communication, Consumption, and Climate
Economics of the Environment
Introduction to Environmental Economics & Climate Change
Cooperative Education/Intern
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Independent Study
Field Study
Environment Montana: A to Z
Earth Ethics
Literature of the Earth
Environmental Politics & Policies
Writing the Earth: Workshop on Nature, Environment & Justice
Environmental Law
Special Topics/Experimental Courses
Field Studies: Environmental Studies
Supervised Internship (PEAS)
Cooperative Education/Intern
US Environmental Movement
Social Issues: The Mekong Delta
Culture & Agriculture
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
Study Abroad: Environmental Justice Latin America
Seminar/Workshop
Senior Thesis/Capstone
Sustainable Cities
Ethics of Climate Change
Ecology
Complete one of the following courses: 3
Introductory Ecology
General Ecology
Applied Ecology
Forest Ecology
Total Hours25
 

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