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Environmental Studies

College of the Holy Cross · Worcester, MA

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Program
Award
Minor
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Environmental Studies Minor is a multidisciplinary program of study that involves 7 courses from at least three different departments. Each student tailors the minor to their own interests and strengths within the minor requirements. Students may choose a Environmental Studies Minor in conjunction with any major. Once a minor has been declared, students will be given preferential placement in some environmental studies courses.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
166124
CourseShelf checklist
CK_166124_e32ff6d8
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements

0 items

    Two required courses:

    2 items
    1. ENVS 117
      Intro to Environmental Science Course count
      As published: “Intro to Environmental Science”
      1
    2. ENVS 118
      Introduction to Environmental Social Science Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Environmental Social Science”
      1

    One environmental humanities course:

    23 items
    1. ENVS 119
      Introduction to Environmental Humanities Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Environmental Humanities”
      1
    2. ENVS 219
      Rewriting Disaster Narratives Course count
      As published: “Rewriting Disaster Narratives”
      1
    3. CHIN 251
      China and the Environment Course count
      As published: “China and the Environment”
      1
    4. CLAS 233
      Nature in the Classical World Course count
      As published: “Nature in the Classical World”
      1
    5. ENGL 325
      Georgic and Pastoral Course count
      As published: “Georgic and Pastoral”
      1
    6. ENGL 344
      The Romantic Revolution Course count
      As published: “The Romantic Revolution”
      1
    7. ENGL 351
      Walking with Thoreau Course count
      As published: “Walking with Thoreau”
      1
    8. ENGL 377
      Environmental Poetics Course count
      As published: “Environmental Poetics”
      1
    9. HIST 119
      The Global Environment: Past and Present Course count
      As published: “The Global Environment: Past and Present”
      1
    10. HIST 122
      Food, Power, & Environment Course count
      As published: “Food, Power, & Environment”
      1
    11. HIST 275
      U.S. Mexican Border Course count
      As published: “U.S. Mexican Border”
      1
    12. PHIL 247
      Environmental Political Philosophy Course count
      As published: “Environmental Political Philosophy”
      1
    13. PHIL 249
      2
    14. RELS 255
      Ecology & Religion Course count
      As published: “Ecology & Religion”
      1
    15. RELS 260
      Comparative Mysticism & Human Ecology Course count
      As published: “Comparative Mysticism & Human Ecology”
      1
    16. RELS 340
      Gardens & World Religions Course count
      As published: “Gardens & World Religions”
      1
    17. RELS 395
      Nature and Animals in the Bible Course count
      As published: “Nature and Animals in the Bible”
      1
    18. RUSS 253
      Fire & Ice: Siberia In Fiction Course count
      As published: “Fire & Ice: Siberia In Fiction”
      1
    19. VAHI 250
      Making the Modern City Course count
      As published: “Making the Modern City”
      1
    20. VAHI 330
      Designing Green Course count
      As published: “Designing Green”
      1
    21. VAHI 340
      American Art & Ecology Course count
      As published: “American Landscapes”
      1
    22. VAHI 350
      1
    23. VAST 206
      Drawn to Nature Course count
      As published: “Drawn to Nature”
      1

    One environmental social science course:

    8 items
    1. ACCT 160
      Sustainability and Citizenship Course count
      As published: “Sustainability and Citizenship”
      1
    2. ECON 224
      Environmental Economics Course count
      As published: “Environmental Economics”
      1
    3. ENVS 200
      Environmental Law Course count
      As published: “Environmental Law”
      1
    4. ENVS 220
      Environmental Psychology Course count
      As published: “Environmental Psychology”
      1
    5. SOCL 238
      Cities and Environment Course count
      As published: “Cities and Environment”
      1
    6. SOCL 210
      Consumer & Corp Sustainability Course count
      As published: “Consumer & Corp Sustainability”
      1
    7. SOCL 236
      Environmental Sociology Course count
      As published: “Environmental Sociology”
      1
    8. POLS 257
      Politics of Development Course count
      As published: “Politics of Development”
      1

    Two additional environmental science courses:

    22 items
    1. BIOL 163
      Introduction to Biol Diversity and Ecology Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Biol Diversity and Ecology”
      1
    2. BIOL 201
      Microbiology of a Hurricane Course count
      As published: “Microbiology of a Hurricane”
      1
    3. BIOL 233
      Freshwater Ecology Course count
      As published: “Freshwater Ecology”
      1
    4. BIOL 235
      Marine Biology Course count
      As published: “Marine Biology”
      1
    5. BIOL 275
      Biological Statistics Course count
      As published: “Biological Statistics”
      1
    6. BIOL 280
      Ecology Course count
      As published: “Ecology”
      1
    7. BIOL 331
      Ecosystem Ecology Course count
      As published: “Ecosystem Ecology”
      1
    8. BIOL 285
      Invertebrate Biology Course count
      As published: “Invertebrate Biology”
      1
    9. CHEM 141
      Environmental Chemistry Course count
      As published: “Environmental Chemistry (with lab)”
      1
    10. CHEM 181
      Atoms & Molecules Course count
      As published: “Atoms & Molecules”
      1
    11. ENVS 125
      Introduction to Climate Change Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Climate Change”
      1
    12. ENVS 235
      Climate Science Course count
      As published: “Climate Science”
      1
    13. ENVS 245
      Sustainable Energy Course count
      As published: “Sustainable Energy”
      1
    14. ENVS 247
      Introduction to Geographic Info Systems Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Geographic Info Systems”
      1
    15. GEOS 120
      Geohazards Course count
      As published: “Geohazards”
      1
    16. GEOS 150
      Introduction to Geology Course count
      As published: “Introduction to Geology”
      1
    17. GEOS 210
      Geomorphology Course count
      As published: “Geomorphology”
      1
    18. GEOS 270
      Watershed Hydrology Course count
      As published: “Watershed Hydrology”
      1
    19. GEOS 310
      Paleoclimatology Course count
      As published: “Paleoclimatology”
      1
    20. GEOS 350
      Oceanography Course count
      As published: “Oceanography”
      1
    21. PHYS 115
      Introductory Physics 1: Mechanics, Fluids and
      As published: “Introductory Physics 1: Mechanics, Fluids and Waves”
      1.25
    22. PHYS 146
      The Physics of Energy Course count
      As published: “The Physics of Energy”
      1

    One additional elective from any area above.

    electives · 0 items
      Source. College of the Holy Cross, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.holycross.edu/academic-plans/environmental-studies/environmental-studies-minor/. Captured page pages/0105.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.