Conservation Social Sciences Minor

Conservation social sciences are a subset of traditional social science disciplines that focus on conservation and environmental management. Each social science provides a different lens to understand our relationship with the environment.

A total of 15 hours is required. Classes that are part of a student's major must be replaced with other courses from the Restricted Electives list. Nine hours must be in courses listed as 3000 or above.

CodeTitleHours
Conservation Social Sciences - Undergraduate Minor
15 hours required for minor
Note: (at least 9 hours must be at 3000 level or higher)
Core Courses (6 hours required)
NATR 2050People & the Environment3
NATR 5430Human Dimensions of Nat Res3
Restricted Electives (9 hours from courses listed below)
AGEC 5090Environment. & Resource Econ I3
ANTH 3700Environmental Anthropology3
CPLN 5070Environmental Planning3
FORY 5470Gis Apps In Natural Resources3
FORY 5540Environmental Law3
FOWS 2030Intro to Environ Education3
FOWS 5270Natural Resource Policy3
GEOS 2010Human Geography3
or GEOG 2010 Human Geography
GEOS 5510Human-Environment Interaction3
or GEOG 5510 Human-Environment Interaction
HIST 3550American Environmental History3
NATR 5310Environmental Ethics3
NATR 5880Ecological Economics3
PARK 3010Environmental Interpretation3
PARK 3100Leadership in Parks & Rec3
RSOC 3560Environment, Society & Justice3
SOCY 3600Nature, Self, Society3
WILD 2050Wldlfe Conservation Hist Law3