Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences · minor
Environmental Studies minor requirements
Explore the reviewed Environmental Studies minor at Boston College, organized by requirement and course.
A. EESC2201 Environmental Systems: The Human Footprint (plus lab; 2 credits)
Required for the program.
B. One of the following courses (plus lab; 2 credits)
Choose from these approved options.
- EESC2207 Environmental Systems: Earthquakes
- EESC2202 Environmental Systems: Ecosystems
- EESC2203 Environmental Systems: Water Resources
- EESC2204 Environmental Systems: Carbon Cycle
- EESC2205 Environmental Systems: Climate Change
- EESC2206 Environmental Systems: Oceans
- EESC2208 Environmental Systems: Quantitative Methods
C. Two foundation courses (6 credits) — One in Research Methods
Required for the program.
C. Two foundation courses (6 credits) — One in the Social Sciences or Humanities
Choose from these approved options.
- ENVS2256 Environmental Law and Policy
- ENVS3315 Sustainable Food Systems
- PHIL5534 Environmental Ethics: Value of Nature/Nature of Value
- SOCY1031 Society and Environmental Transformations
- SOCY1509 Planet in Peril: The History and Future of Human Impacts on the Planet
- ENVS2246 Earth Ethics: Morality, Ecology, and Social Justice
- ECON2277 Environmental Economics and Policy
- ECON2278 Environmental Economics
- HIST2406 This Land is Your Land: U. S. Environmental History
- SOCY3562 Environmental Sociology I
- HIST4703 Environmental Histories of Water
- ENVS2406 This Land is Your Land: U. S. Environmental History
E. ENVS4943 Environmental Seminar (3-credit senior seminar, offered every spring)
Required for the program.
Source and limitations
Requirements sourced from Boston College University Catalog — Environmental Studies.
Applies to the Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year cohort.
22 courses across 5 requirement groups.
Requirement eligibility varies by school, cohort, and section. Confirm every degree requirement in EagleApps or with an advisor.