This interdisciplinary minor examines environmental processes, challenges, and solutions from a variety of perspectives, including science, policy, economics, history, ethics, media, literature, and the arts. Students will explore the relationships between people and the environment, focusing in particular on the sustainable use of natural resources and the causes, consequences, and communication of the complex environmental problems faced by human societies, including air and water pollution, habitat loss and restoration, and climate change.
A minimum of 4 courses, 16 credits, two of which must be taken at Emerson, is required for the minor: Students complete at least one course from each of the following tracks and at least one course at the 300 or 400 level.