Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences
The Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (EEPS) minor introduces students to the study of Earth systems, climate, geology, and sustainability through interdisciplinary coursework. Open to all majors, it offers hands-on learning through labs, fieldwork, and data analysis. The minor is ideal for students interested in environmental challenges, planetary science, or complementing their primary field of study with a scientific perspective.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) minor offers students a focused study of biological diversity, ecological systems, and evolutionary processes. Open to students from any major, it includes coursework in areas like animal behavior, conservation biology, and global change, with opportunities for hands-on lab and field experiences. This minor is ideal for those interested in environmental science, biodiversity, or integrating biological perspectives into other fields of study
Energy and Water Sustainability
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Department offers an undergraduate minor focuses on energy and water sustainability open to students in all departments. Students choosing this minor will gain knowledge of both the science and policy issues associated with the evaluation of sustainable energy and water strategies that will form a cornerstone of 21st century social systems. Students completing this minor will be better prepared for a global society that is attempting to understand and address the challenge of meeting basic human needs today and in the future while maintaining a functional natural system and social order.
Environmental Studies
The Environmental Studies program fosters the critical, integrative thinking required to better understand the complexities of human-nonhuman-environment relationships and to assess and develop solutions to today’s environmental challenges that meet intergenerational human needs without compromising the natural systems upon which humans and other species depend.
Poverty, Justice and Human Capabilities
The Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (PJHC) program provides students with a multifaceted understanding of human well-being in the US and internationally. Combining high-caliber courses with service-learning, the program encourages students to build lifelong commitments to supporting the well-being of all people and to become leaders in solving local and global problems.