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Environmental Studies Minor

SUNY College at Potsdam · Potsdam, NY

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Program
Award
Minor
Total credits (published)
22-26
Catalog edition
2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Environmental Studies minor provides students, from any major, an interdisciplinary understanding of human interactions with the environment to solve complex problems we face today. The minor includes course offerings from 14 departments and programs. The curriculum emphasizes the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences to prepare students to address environmental issues as global citizens-in our region and the world beyond.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196200
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196200_884d3212
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

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

Program Requirements

0 items

    Required Courses: 3 Credits

    1 item
    1. ENVR 110
      Introduction to Environmental Studies 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Humanities: 3 Credits

    9 items
    1. ENVR 340
      Environmental Justice Narratives 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. HIST 252
      Eat A Global History of Food 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. HIST 453
      Nature in American History 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. HIST 454
      Energy in American History 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. HIST 464
      Technology in History 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. HIST 470
      African Environmental History 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. LITR 351
      Nature and Literature 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. PHIL 330
      Environmental Ethics 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. And other courses to be listed.
      Not resolved to a course

    Social Sciences: 3-4 Credits

    18 items
    1. ANTH 354
      Environmental Archaeology
      As published: “Environmental Archaeology 3 Credit(s)”
      3
    2. ANTH 366
      Historical Ecology
      As published: “Historical Ecology 3 Credit(s)”
      3
    3. ECON 320
      Economy and Environment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. ENVR 120
      Introduction to Sustainability 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. ENVR 320
      Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. ENVR 343
      Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. ENVR 350
      Sustainable Development 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. ENVR 371
      Globalization and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. ENVR 480
      Sustainable Communities 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. PHTH 300
      Environmental Health 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. POLS 303
      Policy and Protected Areas 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. POLS 322
      State and Local Government 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. POLS 414
      Environmental Law 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. SOCI 343
      Environment and Society 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. SOCI 371
      Globalization and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. SOCI 440
      The Sociology of Food 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. SOCI 480
      Sustainable Communities 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. And other courses to be listed
      Not resolved to a course

    Natural Sciences: 6-7 Credits

    28 items
    1. BIOL 101
      Evolution and Ecology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    2. BIOL 106
      Environmental Biology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. BIOL 148
      Biodiversity Conservation 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. BIOL 209
      Winter Ecology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. BIOL 300
      Ecology 3-4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. BIOL 304
      Sustainable Agriculture 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. BIOL 310
      Marine Biology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    8. BIOL 312
      Insect Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    9. BIOL 330
      Natural History of Lower Vertebrates 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    10. BIOL 331
      Natural History of Higher Vertebrates 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    11. BIOL 334
      Biology of Woody Plants 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    12. BIOL 352V
      Tropical Ecology and Conservation 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    13. BIOL 402
      Conservation and Wildlife Management 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    14. BIOL 409
      Fresh Water Ecology 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    15. CHEM 301
      Chemistry and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    16. CHEM 321
      The Sustainable World 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    17. ENVR 304
      Sustainable Agriculture Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    18. ENVR 380
      Sustainable Energy 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    19. ESCI 200
      Environmental Science 3 and 1 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    20. GEOL 101
      Environmental Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    21. GEOL 103
      Physical Geology 1 and 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    22. GEOL 306
      Geology of our National Parks 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    23. GEOL 350
      Geomorphology 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    24. GEOL 380
      Climate Change Past and Present 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    25. GEOL 407
      Geophysics 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    26. GEOL 410
      Hydrogeology 1 and 2 Credit(s) (taken for 3 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    27. PHYS 325
      Energy and the Environment 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    28. PHYS 330
      Meteorology 3 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Skills: 4 Credits

    7 items
    1. COMP 304
      Technical Writing 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
      or: COMP 301 - Advanced Research Writing 4 Credit(s)
      or: COMP 311 - Writing in a Digital Age 4 Credit(s)
      or: COMP 312 - Writing in New Media 4 Credit(s)
      or: COMP 316 - Magazine Article Writing 4 Credit(s)
      or: COMP 321 - Writing about the Environment 4 Credit(s)
      or: COMP 322 - Grant Writing 4 Credit(s)
    2. ENVR 391
      Field Project 1-6 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    3. ENVR 485
      Research in Environmental Studies 1-6 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    4. GISC 301
      Data Acquistion and Management 1 and 3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    5. GISC 302
      Remote Sensing 1-3 Credit(s) (taken for 4 total credits: lecture & lab)
      Not resolved to a course
    6. GISC 401
      Spatial Problems and Analysis 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course
    7. WILD 345
      Wilderness Leadership II Honors 4 Credit(s)
      Not resolved to a course

    Environmental Studies Elective: 3 Credits

    0 items

      Note(s)

      2 items
      1. Students graduating with an Environmental Studies minor must complete the minor requirements with at least a 2.0/S grade in each course.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. For the Humanities, Social Science, and Science Electives, students may petition the program to accept other suitable courses.
        Not resolved to a course
      Source. SUNY College at Potsdam, catalog 2026-2027 SUNY Potsdam Academic Catalog — https://catalog.potsdam.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=11&poid=2486&returnto=893. Captured page pages/0091.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.