Environmental Studies Minor
The minor in Environmental Studies at Loyola University New Orleans requires 21 hours of course work. Students are required to complete six (6) different courses equaling 18 semester hours from the following three course areas: Natural Sciences & Mathematics, Social Science, and Humanities. Two courses must be taken in each area.
The three course areas and the currently approved courses are listed in Loyola's Bulletin under Environmental Studies Minor. We will update the course list on this page as new courses are approved, but students should feel free to contact the Program Chair/Administrative Assistant for the latest list of eligible courses.
In addition, a three (3) hour Environmental Studies Senior Experience (Capstone Course) consisting either of an internship (ENVA A497), a research project (ENVA A498) or an independent study (ENVA A499) is also required. This culmination of the minor allows students to participate in a large spectrum of learning experiences that contribute to their environmental education and prepare them to potentially choose to pursue further work in environmental fields.
The Environmental Studies minor includes 21 credit hours of courses.
Natural & Mathematical Sciences (select two courses):
- BIOL A208 Ecology and Evolution
- BIOL A330/A331 Ecology
- BIOL Y230 Human Ecology
- BIOL Y236 Evolution
- BIOL Y237 Marine Biology & Conservation
- BIOL Y240 Plant Natural History
- BIOL Y244 Mississippi River Delta Ecology
- BIOL Y250/Z251 Tropical Ecology
- BIOL Y264 Global Ecology
- CHEM A105/A107 General Chemistry I Lecture/Lab
- CHEM A106/A108 General Chemistry II Lecture/Lab
Social Sciences & Business (select two courses):
- CMMN A475 Environmental Communication
- SOCI A285 Sociology of Disaster
- SOCI A355 Environmental Sociology
- SOCI X236 Global Environmental Crisis
Humanities (select two courses):
- ENGL A352 Literature and Environment
- PHIL U243 Environmental Philosophy
- PHIL W245 Environmental Ethics
- RELS A368 Christianity and the Environment
- RELS A470 The Spirituality of the Nature Writers
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