Environmental Studies Minor Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes for the Minor in Environmental Studies

Upon completing the minor in Environmental Studies, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the fundamental science that drives earth/natural systems, and that frames and makes comprehensible current environmental issues.
  2. Evaluate the nexus of human activity with environmental processes to examine and understand sustainable (or unsustainable) practices.
  3. Develop a cross-disciplinary perspective to better understand environmental issues and solutions through a focus within the natural sciences and/or engineering and a focus within the humanities, social sciences, and/or architecture.