About the Program

The Minor in Environment and Society offers students an opportunity for comprehensive interdisciplinary study of "human-environment" interactions, providing the skills to think holistically about environmental problems and solutions. The "Core" courses are particularly geared toward developing an understanding of the environment as socially constructed and interactive rather than as an objective reality.

About the Sociology Department

146 Cassety Hall
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-5411
Fax: (716) 878-4009
https://sociology.buffalostate.edu/

Program Requirements

Required Courses (9 credit hours)
SOC 353 ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY 3
HIS 330 U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY 3
ENG 247 NATURE WRITING 3

Social Science Electives (6 credit hours)
Select two from the following: 6
ANT 367 CULTURE AND ECOLOGY
PSC 305 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ECO 355 THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
PSY 370 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY I

Natural Science Electives (3 credit hours)
Select one from the following: 3
BIO 104 ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
BIO 213 INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND BEHAVIOR (4)
ENS 300 ENVIRONMENTAL CASE STUDIES
ENS 100 URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GEG 101 WORLD NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS
GEG 307 CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
GEG 478 GLOBAL CHANGE
GES 101 INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY
GES 123 ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCE
GES 460 ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD METHODS

Total Credit Hours 18