The Environmental Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for a diverse set of academic endeavors and careers. It delivers the tradition of a liberal arts education with the rigor of the natural and social sciences, providing the introspection and artistic presentation of the humanities with the inquisitiveness that we share concerning our environment.
- Additional courses may be added and will appear on the myKnight audit. Students are responsible for meeting prerequisites.
- Up to 3 credit hours of internship of undergraduate research credit may be used with prior approval from the Interdisciplinary Studies advising office and program director.
- Any restricted electives from the Sustainability BA/BS or Environmental Science BS majors may count as restricted electives for the Environmental Studies minor.
- Please consult with an Academic Success Coach for guidance as your myKnight Audit may need to be manually updated.
Degree Requirements
Required Course
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- EVR3008 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (3)
- EVR3021 - The Science of Sustainability (3)
Restricted Electives
15 Total Credits
Electives- Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
- ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)
- ECP3302 - Economics and the Environment (3)
- GIS3043C - GIS for Environmental Studies (3)
- GIS4301C - Advanced GIS Applications in Environmental Studies (4)
- INR4351 - International Environmental Law (3)
- PAD3330 - Urban and Regional Planning (3)
- PAD4351 - Issues in Environmental Program Management (3)
- PHI3033 - Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment (3)
- PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)
- PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)
- PUP3203 - Environmental Politics (3)
- PUP3204 - Sustainability (3)
- SYD4510 - Environment and Society (3)
- PCB3044 - Principles of Ecology (3)
- EVR3085 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)
- HSC4500 - Epidemiology (3)
- ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
- ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)
- ANT3550C - Primatology (3)
- BSC4861L - Urban Ecological Field Studies (3)
- INR4054 - Global Politics of Energy (3)
- PHI3638 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)
- PHI3672 - Animal Ethics (3)
- PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
- PLA4554 - Environmental Law (3)
- SYO3408 - Animals and Health (3)
- BOT3015 - Principles of Plant Science (3)
- BOT3802 - Ethnobotany (3)
- BOT4223C - Plant Anatomy (4)
- BSC3052 - Conservation Biology (3)
- BSC3312 - Principles of Marine Biology (3)
- BSC4312C - Advanced Marine Biology (4)
- OCE3008 - Oceanography (3)
- ENY3571 - Honey Bee Biology and Beekeeping (3)
- PCB3023 - Molecular Cell Biology (3)
- PCB3063 - Genetics (3)
- PCB3442 - Aquatic Ecology (3)
- PCB4683 - Evolutionary Biology (4)
- ZOO4462C - Herpetology (4)
- ZOO4480 - Mammalogy (4)
- ZOO4513 - Animal Behavior (3)
- ZOO4910L - Research Experience in Animal Behavior in a Zoo Environment (3)
- PAD4331 - Land Use and Planning (3)
Grand Total Credits: 21
Foreign Language Requirements
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 21
Other Requirements
- A grade of "C" or above (2.0) is required in each course used to satisfy the minor.
- 18 credit hours must be upper-level.
- At least 15 credit hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
- Courses taken at Florida College System institutions do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit.
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
