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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences

Sustainability is usually defined as the ability to meet the resource needs of the current generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. At UMW, we consider four aspects of sustainability: environmental, social, economic, and cultural sustainability. The goal of the Environmental Sustainability minor is to encourage students to analyze our natural and social worlds and to examine approaches to resolving critical resource issues for the long-term. The core classes provide a common introduction to the scientific study of the environment and issues of sustainability. Students then add three additional elective classes that appeal to particular interests and their respective applications of sustainability concepts. Completing this minor will better prepare students for the complex, interdisciplinary challenges our society faces.

Minor Requirements

Twenty-two to twenty-five (22–25) credits.

Course List
Code Title Credits
EESC 110Environmental and Ecological Systems3
EESC 120Principles of Environmental Sustainability4
EESC 230Global Environmental Problems3
EESC 326Pollution Prevention Planning3
or EESC 330 Environmental Regulations
Select at least 9 credits of the following: 19-12
ANTH 365
Environment and Development Narratives: The Modern Myths of Nature and Progress
EESC 121
Oceanography
EESC 307
Environmental Soil Science
EESC 313
Watershed Management
EESC 315
Hydrogeology
EESC 325
Environmental Geochemistry
EESC 326
Pollution Prevention Planning
EESC 330
Environmental Regulations
EESC 340
Energy Resources and Technology
EESC 355
Icehouse-Greenhouse Earth
EESC 360
Environmental Exploration
EESC 421
Special Topics
EESC 481
Readings
EESC 499
Internship
BIOL 424
Tropical Ecology
BIOL 428
Conservation Biology
ECON 351C
Poverty, Affluence, and Equality
GEOG 245
Environment and Society
GEOG 339A
Development Studies
GEOG 361
Grassroots Development in Guatemala
HIST 322
US Environmental History
PHIL 330
Environmental Ethics
PHIL 430
Seminar: Ethics, Environment, & Sustainability
SOCG 354
Environmental Sociology
SPAN 345
Ideas on Nature in Latin American Literature
Up to three (3) credits in applicable Special Topics Courses, Individual Studies, Internships, or Study Abroad experiences may count as an elective with approval by the minor program director.
Total Credits22-25
1

At least two of the three elective courses must be at the 300-level of higher.

Earth and Environmental Sciences Department

Jodie L. Hayob, Chair
Jodie L. Hayob, Career Advisor (Geology)
Melanie D. Szulczewski, Career Advisor (Environmental Science)/Program Director, (Environmental Sustainability Minor)

Faculty

Professors

Jodie L. Hayob
Ben O. Kisila
Grant R. Woodwell

Associate Professors

Tyler E. Frankel
Pamela R. Grothe
Melanie D. Szulczewski

Senior Lecturer

Sarah A. Morealli

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