Environmental Studies
Environmental Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences takes place in several units. The School of Earth, Society, and Environment (SESE) manages the Earth System, Environment, and Society major, a flexible interdisciplinary program that allows students to construct programs that address both the social science and natural science aspects of the environment (See ESES). SESE also sponsors the Environmental Fellows Program which provides an opportunity for students to construct a minor that incorporates courses related to environmental studies. The Department of Geography sponsors the Physical Geography and Environmental Geography Options-see Geography. The Department of Geology sponsors the Earth and Environmental Science Option-see Geology. The Department of Chemistry sponsors the Environmental Chemistry Option-see Chemistry.
Earth, Society, and Environment
http://www.earth.illinois.edu
Director of School: Stephen Marshak
School Office: 249 Natural History Building, 1301 W. Green, Urbana
School Phone: 217-244-4064
Contact: Julie A. Dyar
Program Advisor: Jonathan Tomkin
Environmental Fellows Program (EFP)
EFP is a selective undergraduate minor for students interested in environmental issues and is open to students from any college or major at the university. Each Environmental Fellow takes an individual program of study to satisfy the minor. A wide range of coursework options- spanning the humanities, sciences and the arts- can be taken to satisfy the introductory and advanced coursework requirements. The minor also offers a special seminar class, restricted to EFP students (ESE 311), that examines current environmental issues. All students in the minor must complete an environmental capstone project.
To fulfill the requirements of the Environmental Fellows Program minor, students must:
● Submit an application during the fall or spring application period
● Maintain a 3.0 GPA
● Complete at least 18 hours of environmental studies classes from selected areas (See below)
For more information and a list of approved courses visit: www.earth.illinois.edu.
Questions may be addressed to Jonathan Tomkin, tomkin@illinois.edu.
| Hours | Requirements |
|---|---|
| 3-4 | Introductory course from the Earth’s Physical Systems, Resources, and Hazards Area course list. |
| 3-4 | Introductory course from either the Environment and the Human Response course list or the Sustainability, Policy, and Global Change course list. |
| 6-8 | Two Advanced Courses from the approved list, at least one of which must be listed or cross listed as an ESE course. |
| 3 | ESE 311: Environmental Issues Today |
| 3 | Capstone Project: This is a project designed to allow students to explore an environmental interest in depth. Students earn independent study credit by working with a professor on campus on a project of their design. |
| 18-22 | Total |