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May 18, 2025
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[PRELIMINARY] Course Catalog 2025-2026
Environmental Studies Minor
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The minor consists of a minimum of 6 full courses (or the equivalent). Students who complete BIOL 210 and BIOL 211 will take an additional half course.
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.
 View the catalog page for the environmental studies and sciences program.
Students interested in an environmentally-focused minor should pursue the environmental studies minor; there is no separate environmental science minor.
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Summary of Requirements
- Environmental Studies Minor Core Requirements
- Environmental Studies Minor Elective Requirements
Note(s) on Requirements
- Two or more of the courses applied to the minor must be at the 200-level or above.
- Students who complete BIOL 210 and BIOL 211 will take an additional half course.
Declaring the Minor
A student interested in a focused, but less extensive, study of the environment may pursue a minor in environmental studies by completing and submitting an “Environmental Studies Minor Declaration Worksheet,” available from the environmental studies and sciences program website, and a “Minor Add or Drop” form obtained from the Office of the Registrar. Transfer of Credit Toward the Minor
At least three of the six full courses completed for the minor must be taken at Oberlin; no more than three study away or transfer courses will count toward the minor. Students planning to study away for more than a single semester must get approval from their advisor and the program chair. Advanced Placement Credit
EVSS 101 , an interdisciplinary course that emphasizes a social science perspective, is strongly recommended for all environmental studies minors. However, minors or intended minors with AP credits who wish to be exempted from taking EVSS 101 at Oberlin College may do so if they meet the following conditions: - Score a 5 on the Advanced Placement Environmental Science examination
- As a replacement for EVSS 101, take one additional full 200- or 300-level ARHU, SSCI, or NSMA elective course
Detailed Minor Requirements
Environmental Studies Minor Course Lists
Social Sciences (SSCI) Elective Courses
Return to the top of the list of ARHU/SSCI elective courses. - ANTH 212 - Ecological Perspectives on Small-Scale Societies
- ANTH 217 - Music and the Environment in Northeast Asia
- ANTH 317 - Qualitative Methods in Environmental Anthropology
- ANTH 417 - Writing More-than-Human Worlds
- ANTH 418 - Environ/mental Health
- ANTH 436 - Food, Health, and Culture
- CAST 223 - Surviving America: Introduction to Native Studies ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 223
- CAST 237 - Alaska Natives and the Environment ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 237
- CAST 339 - Indigenous Activism, Environmental Justice, and the State ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 339
- CAST 385 - Indigenous Nations, Treaty Rights, and the Great Lakes ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 385
- ECON 231 - Environmental Economics ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 231
- ECON 332 - Energy Economics ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 332
- ECON 432 - Seminar in Energy and Environmental Economics ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 432
- EVSS 180 - Introduction to Rural Environments
- EVSS 202 - Introduction to Urban Studies Analytics
- EVSS 203 - Environmental Anthropology
- EVSS 206 - Global Environmental History
- EVSS 208 - Environmental Policy ⇒ cross-listed with POLT 208
- EVSS 220 - Global Agriculture and Food Production
- EVSS 222 - Environmental Issues Beyond Borders
- EVSS 223 - Surviving America: Introduction to Native Studies ⇒ cross-listed with CAST 223
- EVSS 231 - Environmental Economics ⇒ cross-listed with ECON 231
- EVSS 237 - Alaska Natives and the Environment ⇒ cross-listed with CAST 237
- EVSS 306 - ”Trust the Science”? Knowledge and Controversy in Environmental Science and Policy
- EVSS 322 - Energy and Society
- EVSS 323 - Seminar: Global Environmental Politics
- EVSS 324 - Seminar: Natural Resources and Conflict
- EVSS 326 - Environmental History of Oceans and Great Lakes
- EVSS 332 - Energy Economics ⇒ cross-listed with ECON 332
- EVSS 339 - Indigenous Activism, Environmental Justice, and the State ⇒ cross-listed with CAST 339
- EVSS 354 - Practicum in Environmental Communication
- EVSS 360 - Migration, Refugees, and Resilience
- EVSS 385 - Indigenous Nations, Treaty Rights, and the Great Lakes ⇒ cross-listed with CAST 385
- EVSS 390 - Sustainable Cities
- EVSS 431 - Seminar in Sustainability in Agriculture ⇒ cross-listed with ECON 431
- EVSS 432 - Seminar in Energy and Environmental Economics ⇒ cross-listed with ECON 432
- HIST 294 - Eco-Dynasties: China’s Environmental Past, Present, and Future
- HIST 370 - From Conservation to Climate Crisis: The Environment in Twentieth-Century American History
- POLT 208 - Environmental Policy ⇒ cross-listed with EVSS 208
- POLT 213 - The Politics of Oil
- PSYC 308 - Advanced Methods in Community-Based Social Marketing
- PSYC 930 - Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Change Through Effective Conflict Resolution
- SOCI 241 - American Urbanism
- SOCI 284 - Environmental Sociology
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