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 Courses
SENS 100, and two (2) courses in SENS at the 200-level or above selected from the following courses:
| SENS 100 | Intro-Sustainability & Environ | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 200 | Intro Ecological Restoration | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 226 | Coral Reef Ecosystems | 1 to 1.5 Course Credits |
| SENS 286 | Special Topics | 1/2 to 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 386 | Special Topics | 1/2 to 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 390A | Independent Study | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 390B | Independent Study w/o ALE | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 395 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| SENS 397A | Team Initiated Study | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 397B | Team Initiated Study w/o ALE | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 398 | Directed Study | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 460 | Sustainability Capstone | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 486 | Special Topics | 1/2 to 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 490A | Independent Study | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 490B | Independent Study w/o ALE | 1/2 to 3 Course Credits |
| SENS 495 | Internship | 1 to 3 Course Credits |
| SENS 497A | Team Initiated Study | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 497B | Team Initiated Study w/o ALE | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 498 | Directed Study | 1 Course Credit |
Required Distribution Courses
Two (2) additional course credits with one from each of the following two groups. With approval from the SENS Program Chair, other courses, including regular term or Summer term courses germane to SENS learning objectives, may be used to meet a Group I or Group II requirement.
Group I
Natural Science:
| ANR 130 | Plant Science | 1 Course Credit |
| ANR 240 | Soil 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 131 | Accelerated General Chemistry | 1 Course Credit |
| CHM 134 | Accelerated Environmental Chem | 1 Course Credit |
| SENS 310 | Ecology | 1 Course Credit |
Group II
Social Justice or Economic Viability
| APS 215/SENS 215 | Sustainable Appal Comm (SENS) | 1 Course Credit |
| APS 225/AFR 225/PSJ 225/SENS 225 | Envr Justice(AFR/PSJ/SENS/WGS) | 1 Course Credit |
| APS 229 | Contemporary Issues-Appalachia | 1 Course Credit |
| CFS 145 | Consumer Decision Making | 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 |
| PHI 230 | Reflecting on Nature | 1 Course Credit |
| PSC 250 | International Relations | 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 |
| SOC 110 | Prob of American Institutions | 1 Course Credit |
Required Experiential Learning Project (noncredit course) — Must have completed SENS 100 and be pre-approved by the SENS Program Chair; 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.