Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: David Kaplan (Kent Campus) | dkaplan@kent.edu | 330-672-3221
Chris Post (Stark Campus) | cpost2@kent.edu | 330-244-3427 - Speak with an Advisor
Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus
Description
The Environmental Studies minor prepares students to integrate concepts and knowledge on environmental issues from across multiple disciplines and to communicate about these in important ways. Basic scientific knowledge about environmental processes is used to inform different social goals. Students will develop competencies in earth systems science, environmental social science, human-natural systems and sustainability science to be able to solve specific environmental problems.
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
To declare the Environmental Studies minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| ESCI 21062 | ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE (KBS) | 3-4 |
| or BSCI 10110 | BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY (ELR) (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| ENVS 22070 | NATURE AND SOCIETY (KSS) | 3 |
| Natural Science Electives, choose from the following: | 3-4 | |
| ECONOMIC BOTANY | ||
| FORESTRY | ||
| GENERAL ECOLOGY | ||
| WILDLIFE RESOURCES (ELR) | ||
| WATER AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| WATERSHED HYDROLOGY | ||
| PHYSICAL HYDROGEOLOGY | ||
| GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| RESOURCE GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF SOILS | ||
| Social Science Electives, choose from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND ASSESSMENT | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ELR) | ||
| POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| SETTLING THE NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT | ||
| URBAN TRANSPORTATION | ||
| URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING | ||
| URBAN SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION | ||
or POL 30350 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (ELR) | ||
| U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICIES | ||
| POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT (DIVG) | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
- 1
Only 2 courses can be in the same field.
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
- Students must complete at least two upper-division (30000 or 40000 level) courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-f).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).