The minor in Sustainability and Environmental Studies requires five (5) courses and a noncredit Experiential Learning Project, as follows:
Required Core Course—SENS 100
Required Capstone Course—SENS 460
Required Distribution Courses—Three (3) additional courses chosen outside the student’s major discipline and from the following two groups, at least one from each group. With approval from the appropriate committee, other courses, including specific Short Term offerings germane to SENS learning objectives, may be used to meet aGroup I or Group II requirement.
Group I—Natural Science: ANR 130, 340, 360; BIO 110, 114, 342, 344; CHM 134; or SENS 310
Group II—Other Disciplines: APS 229; ECO 102, 341, 370; MAT 108; PHI 104; PSC 250; SOC 110;
SENS 215 (also APS), SENS 225 (also AFR/APS/PSJ/WST), SENS 320, 340, and 345
Required Experiential Learning Project (noncredit course)—Must have completed SENS 100 and be pre-approved by the SENS Director; 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, student Labor Positions, or special projects undertaken as extensions of such courses as SOC 436 or 461.
