Add a Minor in Environmental Policy & Planning
The EPPL minor aims to put together a group of courses that already exist, and are being taught in the EPPL curriculum, to comprise a foundation for understanding the human dimensions of environmental problems. This minor will provide a recognizable, meaningful label to a concentration of courses that students could assemble.
This minor differs from some others in it requires a broad foundation, more total semester hours, and the number of courses that can count toward the minor and a major or other minor are limited. It consists of:
- A core of courses in all three disciplines
- A concentration of courses from one of the two tracks of the major (policy or planning)
Requirements
The EPPL minor aims to put together a group of courses that already exist, and are being taught in the EPPL curriculum, to comprise a foundation for understanding the human dimensions of environmental problems. This minor will provide a recognizable, meaningful label to a concentration of courses that students could assemble.
- Requires a minimum of 18 semester hours
- Including at least 12 semester hours in UI courses numbered 3000 or above
- Students may apply a maximum of 6 semester hours toward both the environmental policy & planning minor and any major or minor in the departments of anthropology, geographical & sustainability sciences, or political science.
- Courses may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement.
| Course number | Course name | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course is required: | ||
| GEOG 1070 (044:019) | Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| ANTH 2261 | Human Impacts on the Environment | 3 |
| ANTH 3103 | Environment and Culture | 3 |
| GEOG 3300 | Envisioning Future Worlds: Sustainable Development and Its Alternatives | 3 |
| NAIS:1290 | Native American Foods and Foodways | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| POLI 1400 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI 3111 | American Public Policy | 3 |
Students also complete coursework in a single track, choosing three courses from either the following planning track list or the policy track list.
| Course number | Course name | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 2410 (044:104) | Environment and Development | 3 |
| GEOG 2930 (044:111) | Water Resources | 3 |
| GEOG 3340 (044:179) | Ecosystem Services: Human Dependence on Natural Systems | 3 |
| GEOG 3350 (044:116) | Urban Ecology | 3 |
| GEOG 3400 (044:117) | Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice | 3 |
| GEOG 3760 (044:175) | Hazards and Society | 3 |
| GEOG 4770 (044:177) | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| URP 3001 (102:101)/GEOG 3920 (044:136) | Planning Livable Cities | 3 |
| URP 3134 (102:134)/ECON:3640 (06E:135) | Regional and Urban Economics | 3 |
| URP 3135 (102:135)/ECON:3625 (06E:133) | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| URP 3350 (102:133)/ECON:3750 (06E:145)/GEOG 3940 (044:133) | Transportation Economics | 3 |
| Course number | Course name | Semester hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 3237 (113:124)/MUSM:3237 (024:124) | Politics of the Archeological Past | 3 |
| ANTH 3240 (113:170) | Cultural Resources Management Archaeology: Practice and Practicalities | 3 |
| GEOG 3400 (044:117) | Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice | 3 |
| GEOG 3760 (044:175)/GHS:3760 (152:180) | Hazards and Society | 3 |
| GEOG 3780 (044:120)/GHS:3780 (152:178) | U.S. Energy Policy in Global Context | 3 |
| GEOG 4750 (044:125)/URP 4750 (102:125) | Environmental Impact Analysis | 4 |
| OEH:3210 (175:101)/GEOG 3210 (044:174) | Health, Work, and the Environment | 3 |
| POLI 2700 (030:189) | Business, Government, and Society | 3 |
| POLI 3100 (030:113) | American State Politics | 3 |
| POLI 3102 (030:152) | The U.S. Congress | 3 |
| POLI 3110 (030:111) | Local Politics | 3 |
| POLI 3111 (030:126) | American Public Policy | 3 |
| POLI 3117 (030:120) | Public Administration and Bureaucratic Politics | 3 |
| POLI 3118 (030:125) | Interest Groups | 3 |
| POLI 3122 (030:121) | Public Choice | 3 |
| POLI 3123 (030:110) | State Politics in Iowa | 3 |
| POLI 3125 (030:188) | Perspectives on Contemporary Iowa | 3 |
| POLI 3204 (030:171)/SOC:3525 (034:153) | Public Opinion | 3 |
| POLI 3404 (030:150) | Public Policy Around the World | 3 |
| POLI 3408 (030:148) | Government and Politics of China | 3 |
The course POLI 3125 (030:188) Perspectives on Contemporary Iowa must be taken concurrently with POLI 3124 (030:187) Political Science Des Moines Internship Program. Credit from POLI 3124 (030:187) does not count toward the minor.
Note: Some courses are cross-listed; only the primary department is shown. Some courses have prerequisites (e.g., for 102:134 (URP 4750), prerequisites are 135 courses; take 06E:001 Principles of Microeconomics.)
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