Environment and Society Minor Fall 2025 Courses

The Environment and Society minor requires the completion of six courses (18 credits), including two basic required courses and four additional courses. Two of the four additional courses must be in departments other than Geography and the Environment.

Required Courses for the Minor (6 credits)

GEO 103—Environment and Society M. Huber · MoWe 10:35–11:30 + discussion (CGR, CCT)
PLUS
GEO 155—The Natural Environment E. Coffel · TuTh 9:30–10:25 + discussion (SIRS)
OR
GEO 215—Global Environmental Change · T. Perreault · MoWe 12:45–1:40 + discussion (CS, CCT)

Additional Courses for the Minor (12 credits)

• CEE 341—Intro. to Environmental Engineering S. Todorova · TuTh 2:00–3:20 + discussion (CS)
• EEE 450—Sustainable Enterprise J. Eades & S. Moran · MoWe 5:15–6:35
• FST 303—Food Movements L.A. Minkoff-Zern · TuTh 2:00–3:20
• GEO 353—Geographies of Environmental Justice T. Perreault · MoWe 5:15–6:35
• GEO 423—Urban Environmental History and Political Ecology R. Wilson · TuTh 3:30–4:50
• GEO 426—Environmental Change in the Anthropocene E. Coffel · TuTh 11:00-12:20
• PHP 303—Environmental Health B. Gump · MoWe 12:30–1:50 (CCT, CS)
• PSC 318—Technology, Politics, and Environment T. Shibaike · MoWe 3:45–5:05

*Requires a petition to faculty to count toward E&S

Contact:
Peng Gao, Department Chair
pegao@syr.edu     

Natalie Koch, Undergraduate Director
geoundergraddirector@syr.edu                           

Geography and the Environment Department
144 Eggers Hall
(315) 443-2605