Program Requirements
- Total Units Required: 18
This minor is a good fit for students for many reasons:
- Exposure: Includes introductory-level courses
- Accessibility: Includes introductory courses
- Flexibility: Wide degree of choice in elective categories
- Pairs easily with many majors to provide interdisciplinary exposure
Students must complete at least 9 units of coursework at the 3000 level or higher that are unique to this minor.
Required Courses
Two of the following required core introductory courses (6 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BEYOND 1001 | BEYOND 1001 - Beyond Boundaries Seminar * | 2 |
| BEYOND 1004 | Beyond Boundaries: Beyond Sustainability: Planet, People, Prosperity * | 3 |
| BIOL 2150 | Introduction to Environmental Biology | 3 |
| EEPS 2020 | Introduction to Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Science | 3 |
| ENST 1540 | Beyond Boundaries: Environmental Racism and the Health of Everyone | 3 |
| ENST 2220 | One Health: Linking the Health of Humans, Animals, and the Environment | 3 |
| ENST 2310 | Introduction to Environmental Humanities | 3 |
| ENST 2520 | Sustainability in Business | 3 |
| ENST 2530 | Metropolitan Environment | 3 |
| ENST 2620 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| POLSCI 2000 | Introduction to Environmental Policy | 3 |
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First-year students only; students may apply one of these courses toward the minor.
Elective Courses
One elective in analysis and communication (3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ENST 3310 | Beyond the Evidence | 3 |
| ENST 3320 | Fallout: Analyzing Texts and Narratives of the Nuclear Era | 3 |
| ENST 3330 | Multiparty Environmental Decision Making | 3 |
| ENST 3340 | Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals | 3 |
| ENST 3600 | Field Methods for Environmental Science | 3 |
| ENST 3710 | Introduction in GIS | 3 |
| ENST 4350 | Foundations of Research: Building a Literature Review | 3 |
| ENST 4410 | Writing Home: Creating Cultural Guides for Environmental Site Workers | 3 |
| ENST 4710 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| ENST 4801 | Sustainability Exchange: Community and University Practicums | 3 |
| ENST 4810 | RESET- Renewable Energy Policy, Engineering and Business | 3 |
| ENST 4820 | International Climate Negotiation Seminar | 4 |
| ENST 5830 | Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic | 6 |
One elective in environmental humanities and arts (3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAS 4010 | Who's Afraid of Black Marxism? The Crises of Capitalism and Futures of Solidarity | 3 |
| ART 3315 | Photography: Environment, Culture & Image | 3 |
| ARTARCH 3961 | Art & Ecology | 3 |
| COMPLITTHT 3120 | Introduction to Digital Humanities | 3 |
| COMPLITTHT 4111 | Pastoral Literature: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities, Antiquity | 3 |
| COMPLITTHT 4310 | Statistics for Humanities Scholars: Data Science for the Humanities | 3 |
| DRAMA 2201 | Public Speaking: Embodied Communication | 3 |
| DRAMA 4202 | Theater for Social Change | 3 |
| ENST 3034 | Pathfinder: Environmental Modernism | 3 |
| ENST 3320 | Fallout: Analyzing Texts and Narratives of the Nuclear Era | 3 |
| ENST 3410 | Native American Storytelling - Healthy Land Practice | 3 |
| ENST 4410 | Writing Home: Creating Cultural Guides for Environmental Site Workers | 3 |
| HISTORY 2360 | Urban America | 3 |
| HISTORY 3296 | Environment and Empire | 3 |
| HISTORY 3813 | Between Sand and Sea: History, Environment, and Politics in the Arabian Peninsula | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 | Introduction to Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| POLSCI 3008 | AI, You, and Now: The Stories That Win | 3 |
| WRITING 3005 | Writing the Natural World | 3 |
| WRITING 3400 | Introduction to Playwriting * | 3 |
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Students who take WRITING 3400 Introduction to Playwriting should work with the professor to choose an environmental or sustainability topic for their project work.
One elective in social sciences (3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AFAS 3610 | Environmental Justice and Black Lives: Decolonizing the Land | 3 |
| AMCS 2270 | Topics in Native American Culture | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3102 | Topics in Anthropology: Sustainability in Extractive Communities | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3215 | Food, Culture, and Power | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3472 | Global Energy and the American Dream | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3602 | Environmental Inequality: Toxicity, Health, and Justice | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3610 | Culture and Environment | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4281 | Ecological Anthropology | 3 |
| ECON 3350 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| ENST 2510 | Systems Thinking | 3 |
| ENST 3060 | Community Based Conservation: Madagascar Sustainability Initiative | 3 |
| ENST 3310 | Beyond the Evidence | 3 |
| ENST 3330 | Multiparty Environmental Decision Making | 3 |
| ENST 3520 | Ecological Economics | 3 |
| ENST 3530 | Sustainable Cities | 3 |
| ENST 3535 | The Sustainable Transportation | 3 |
| ENST 3540 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ENST 4050 | The Social and Public Policy of St. Louis | 3 |
| ENST 4350 | Foundations of Research: Building a Literature Review | 3 |
| ENST 4510 | Intro to Environmental Law | 3 |
| ENST 4527 | Ipcc: Governance, Policy and Science | 3 |
| ENST 4530 | Political Economy of Climate Change | 3 |
| ENST 4710 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| ENST 4801 | Sustainability Exchange: Community and University Practicums | 3 |
| ENST 4820 | International Climate Negotiation Seminar | 4 |
| MGT 4510 | Business & Government: Understanding and Influencing the Regulatory Environment | 3 |
| MGT 4603 | Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| POLSCI 3328 | Energy Politics | 3 |
| POLSCI 3630 | Quantitative Political Methodology | 3 |
| POLSCI 3760 | Globalization, Urbanization, and the Environment | 3 |
| POLSCI 3890 | Power, Justice, and the City | 3 |
| POLSCI 4043 | Public Policy Analysis, Assessment and Practical Wisdom | 3 |
| POLSCI 4905 | Research Design and Methods | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 3280 | Infectious Disease and Society | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 3700 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| PUBHLTHSOC 4011 | Water and Health in the Colonial and Postcolonial World | 3 |
| SOC 3170 | Poverty and the New American City | 3 |
| SOC 4170 | Global Structures and Problems | 3 |
One elective in natural science (3 units):
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANTHRO 3660 | Primate Ecology, Biology, and Behavior | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3662 | Writing for Primate Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ANTHRO 4285 | Environmental Archaeology | 3 |
| BIOL 2970 | Principles of Biology II | 4 |
| BIOL 3172 | Biology for Climate Change Solutions | 3 |
| BIOL 3430 | Plants, People and the Environment | 3 |
| BIOL 3501 | Evolution | 4 |
| BIOL 3700 | Animal Behavior | 3 |
| BIOL 3810 | Introduction to Ecology | 3 |
| BIOL 4193 | Experimental Ecology Laboratory | 4 |
| BIOL 4195 | Disease Ecology | 4 |
| BIOL 4197 | Community Ecology | 3 |
| EEPS 3150 | Environmental Impacts of Human Energy Use | 3 |
| EEPS 3173 | Soil Science | 3 |
| EEPS 3230 | Biogeochemistry | 3 |
| EEPS 3420 | Environmental Systems | 3 |
| EEPS 3853 | Earth History | 3 |
| EEPS 4863 | The Earth's Climate System | 3 |
| EEPS 3873 | Geospatial Science | 4 |
| EEPS 4074 | Remote Sensing | 3 |
| ENST 3340 | Writing Skills for Environmental Professionals | 3 |
| ENST 3600 | Field Methods for Environmental Science | 3 |
| ENST 3610 | Urban Ecology | 3 |
| ENST 3620 | Applied Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ENST 3630 | Arctic Climate System | 3 |
| ENST 4600 | Signals of Change: Tracking Environmental Indicators | 3 |
| ENST 4710 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| ENST 4730 | Introduction to Spatial Epidemiology | 3 |
| ENST 4810 | RESET- Renewable Energy Policy, Engineering and Business | 3 |
| LANDARCH 5330 | Landscape Ecology | 3 |
Additional Information
Substitutions and Transfer Credit
Requests for course credit from other institutions (transfer credit) need approval by the College Office. Please consult the "Credit for Non-WashU Courses" section of the Policies & Procedures page of the Arts & Sciences website for more information.
For minors requesting a course substitution for one of the minor electives, please complete the Course Substitution Request form.
Study Abroad
To study abroad, students must be in their junior or senior year and have at least a 3.0 grade point average. Students must understand the language of the country in which they plan to study. Grades do not transfer back to Washington University. Credits can be applied toward the 120 credits needed to graduate, and courses taken abroad can substitute for courses for the Environmental Major and Minors. These substitutions should be worked out before a student leaves for a study abroad experience. Final decisions for course credit will be made once the student has returned and the courses and grades are reported back to Washington University. The minimum grade for study abroad coursework to apply to major/minor credit is C–.
Environmental Studies will accept up to 3 courses (9 units) from a study abroad program toward the Environmental Studies minor. Dr. Jeff Catalano is the study abroad advisor for Environmental Studies.
Considerations
- Participating in a Washington University program allows financial assistance, and students may earn full academic credit for study abroad if they participate in Washington University programs.
- Students wishing to participate in non-Washington University programs must petition for credit before participating in the program.
- Students must communicate regularly with their advisors while abroad and report to them upon return.
- Each student must contact the Overseas Office to arrange for the transfer of credit.
- For details, contact the Overseas Office.
Visit the Environmental Studies page
for additional information about this program.
Contact Info
| Phone: | 314-935-7047 |
| Email: | bowinston@wustl.edu |
| Website: | http://enst.wustl.edu |