The Environmental Studies and Sciences (ENVS) program at Rhodes College is a dynamic and interdisciplinary field that equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to address complex environmental challenges. Rooted in a liberal arts tradition, the program offers a holistic approach to understanding the environment, integrating perspectives from social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and fine arts. Students engage in hands-on learning experiences, from fieldwork to research projects to local internships, fostering a deep understanding of environmental issues and solutions. With dedicated faculty guidance and a commitment to sustainability, Rhodes College prepares students to become thoughtful leaders and stewards of our planet, shaping a brighter future for generations to come.

We offer a major and minor in both Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences. Environmental Studies classes focus on social factors relating to the environment, including elective classes in economics, history, religious studies, art and more. Environmental Science classes focus more on the natural science relating to the environment with elective classes in biology, chemistry, geology, math, and geography. While students in both majors/minors take classes in both environmental studies and environmental sciences, the chosen area of study focuses on the respective area. Classes required for both majors include ENVS-150: Environment and society, ENVS-225: Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and ENVS-486: Senior Seminar. This way, periodically throughout the curriculum, students are able to share their different backgrounds of study in the class setting. 

Student with ENVS majors go on to a range of different careers, with some examples including graduate and professional schools in biology, business, city and regional planning, earth systems science, ecology and evolution, environmental education, environmental science, geography, law, and public health.  Alumni are currently teaching (locally and internationally), working for non-profit organizations, working as GIS analysts, working for businesses, and much more!

Program Committee Faculty

Erin Bodine, Department of Mathematics  
Michael Collins, Department of Biology 

Kelly Diamond, Department of Biology   
William Eckenhoff, Department of Chemistry (Chair)  
James Engman, Department of Biology 
Elaine Frawley, Department of Biology  

Jeffrey Jackson, Department of History  
Tait Keller, Department of History 

Kate LeCroy, Department of Biology

Elizabeth Pettinaroli, Department of Modern Languages 

Kate Shields, Environmental Studies & Sciences Program

Affiliated Faculty

Erin Dolgoy, Department of Politics & Law; Department of Philosophy  
Judith Haas, Department of English  
Laura Loth, Department of Modern Languages, French  
Rebecca Tuvel, Department of Philosophy  
Shaolu Yu, Urban Studies Program

Teaching Faculty
Amy Benson, Department of English
Raina Belleau, Department of Art and Art History 

Julie Johnson, Adjunct Faculty, Geology  

Zoe Laulederkind, Department of Economics
Brooke Schedneck, Department of Religious Studies

Roy Van Arsdale, Adjunct Faculty, Geology 

Honors in Environmental Sciences

1. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (cumulative and in the major) at the time of application and upon graduation. Students typically enroll in ENVS Research (ENVS 452) during the spring semester of their junior year, in preparation for submitting their Honors proposal.
2. Students must complete all courses needed for a B. S. degree with a major in Environmental Sciences. 
3. Students must complete the Honors Tutorial (ENVS 495 and 496), taken during the fall and spring semesters of senior year.
4. Students must conduct an original investigation of an environmentally-focused topic, under the direct supervision of an ENVS faculty member. Honors research may be conducted off campus, with ENVS Program approval, but there must be supervision by an ENVS faculty member.
5. Students must complete a formal research proposal by the start of the fall semester in the students’ senior year. The research project must be completed and approved by the supervising Honors committee. This committee will consist of two ENVS faculty members and one faculty member not affiliated with the ENVS Program. Students must complete a scientific paper that adheres to the Rhodes College guidelines for Honors, and students must give an oral presentation of their research findings.

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Honors in Environmental Studies

1. Students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (cumulative and in the major) at the time of application and upon graduation. Students typically enroll in ENVS Research (ENVS 452) during the spring semester of their junior year, in preparation for submitting their Honors proposal.
2. Students must complete all courses needed for a B. A. degree with a major in Environmental Studies. 
3. Students must complete the Honors Tutorial (ENVS 495 and 496), taken during the fall and spring semesters of senior year.
4. Students must conduct an original investigation of an environmentally-focused topic, under the direct supervision of an ENVS faculty member. Honors research may be conducted off campus, with ENVS Program approval, but there must be supervision by an ENVS faculty member.
5. Students must complete a formal research proposal by the start of the fall semester in the students’ senior year. The research project must be completed and approved by the supervising Honors committee. This committee will consist of two ENVS faculty members and one faculty member not affiliated with the ENVS Program. Students must complete a research paper that adheres to the Rhodes College guidelines for Honors, and students must give an oral presentation of their research findings.
    

Students who have received a 5 on the Advanced Placement Environmental Science examination may count that credit as one introductory Environmental Sciences elective course in the Environmental Studies and Sciences majors and minors.

A total of fifty four to fifty six (54-56) hours and one additional environmental experience as follows:

1. Four Introductory Courses:
   1. ENVS 150: Environment and Society.
   2. Three introductory courses from the following list:
      1. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
      2. CHEM 120/125L: Foundations of Chemistry.
      3. ENVS 106(L): Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
      4. ENVS 107: Environment, Conservation & Policy Issues. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      5. ENVS 108: Tropical Biology. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      6. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
      7. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      8. MATH 214: Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Biological Applications.
2. One statistics course from the following list:
   1. ECON 290: Statistical Analysis for Economics and Business.
   2. MATH 111: Applied Statistics for Liberal Arts.
   3. MATH 211: Applied Statistics for the Formal & Natural Sciences
   4. PSYC 211: Statistical Methods.
3. Four upper-level Environmental Sciences electives. Three courses must contain a lab component. Courses must come from at least two departments. Additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.
   1. Prerequisite: ENVS 225 (GIS)
      1. ENVS 325: Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing.
   2. Prerequisites: ENVS 111(L) or BIOL 120(L) or CHEM 120/125L
      1. ENVS 206(L): Topics in Environmental Science.
      2. ENVS 211(L): Geomorphology.
   3. Prerequisites: BIOL 120(L) and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 309: Science of Climate Change.
      2. BIOL 311(L): Invertebrate Biology.
      3. BIOL 312: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa.
      4. BIOL 315(L): Ecology.
      5. BIOL 316(L): Freshwater Ecology.
      6. BIOL 318(L): Entomology.
      7. BIOL 320(L): Conservation Biology.
      8. BIOL 321(L): Animal Behavior.
      9. BIOL 345(L): Ornithology.
      10. BIOL 348(L): Wildlife Biology.
      11. BIOL 365: Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   4. Prerequisites: BIOL 120 and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L, BIOL 140/141L, and CHEM 120/125L
      1. BIOL 280: Microbial Methods in Ecology. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      2. ENVS 260: Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      3. ENVS 270: Terrestrial Ecosystem Analysis. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      4. ENVS 450: Independent Research Project. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
   5. Prerequisites: BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 300(L): Evolution.
      2. BIOL 301(L): Microbiology.
      3. BIOL 302: Parasitology
      4. BIOL 308(L): Mycology.
      5. BIOL 322(L): Plant Diversity and Evolution.
      6. BIOL 350(L): Comparative Vertebrate Morphology.
      7. BIOL 365(L): Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   6. Prerequisite: CHEM 120/125L
      1. CHEM 206: Environmental Chemistry.
      2. CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I.
   7. Prerequisite: CHEM 211

CHEM 240(L): Analytical Chemistry.

1. Prerequisite: CHEM 240(L)
   1. CHEM 406: Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
2. Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112
   1. PHYS 260: Science of Climate Change.
3. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
   1. ENVS 451-452: Research.
   2. ENVS 495-496: Honors Tutorial.
4. Two Environmental Studies electives from the following list:
   1. ANSO 201: Human Evolution.
   2. ANSO 221: North of the Rio Grande: Indigenous People of North America.
   3. ANSO 251: Nature and Society.
   4. ANSO 265: Selected Introductory Topics in Anthropology and Sociology. (i.e. Southern Foodscapes, or other environmentally-related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. ANSO 271: Ecological Anthropology.
   6. ANSO 273: Gender and the Environment.
   7. ANSO 345: Just Food.
   8. ART 166: Art and Science.
   9. CHIN 216: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   10. CHIN 218: Taste and Power: Asian Foodways
   11. ECON 100: Introduction to Economics
   12. ECON 349: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
   13. ENVS 205: Topics in Environmental Studies. (When approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   14. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   15. ENVS 250: Beyond Catastrophe: Feminist Approaches to Environmental Transformation.
   16. FREN 442: Francophone Ecocriticism.
   17. FYWS 151: Energy & Waste.
   18. FYWS 151: Consuming Cultures & the Problem of Waste.
   19. HIST 105: Disease & Epidemics.
   20. HIST 201: History of Environmental Thought.
   21. HIST 207: Global Environmental History.
   22. HIST 208: Agriculture, Society, and the Environment: Toward a Vision for People, Place, and Planet.
   23. HIST 209: Natural Disasters.
   24. HIST 307: Nature and War.
   25. HUM 201: Search for Values. (Bakewell's, Colley's, Jackson’s, Loth's, or Rogers' section only)
   26. INTS 220: Global Ecopolitics.
   27. INTS 221: Population and National Security.
   28. INTS 222: Global Health Politics.
   29. INTS 340: The Politics of Migration.
   30. INTS 341: Comparative Ecopolitics.
   31. PHIL 230: Environmental Ethics.
   32. PHIL 315: Philosophy of Science & Nature.
   33. PHIL 332: Animal Ethics.
   34. PHIL 401: Ethics of Captivity.
   35. PLAW 206: Urban Politics and Policy.
   36. PLAW 380: Infrastructure Policy 
   37. RELS 101/102: The Bible and the Environment.
   38. RELS 101: The Bible and the City.
   39. RELS 101/102: The Bible and Food.
   40. RELS 102: The Bible, Climate & End of World
   41. RELS 220: Landscape and Ecological Spirituality.
   42. RELS 258. Religion, Nature, and Environmental Crisis.
   43. RELS 300: Religion, Nature, and the Anthropocene.
   44. RELS 301: Socially Engaged Buddhism.
   45. SPAN 318: Ecocritical Perspectives in Latin America.
   46. SPAN 321: Toxic Matters in Latin America and the Latinx World
   47. URBN 310: Intro to Urban Planning & Design
   48. URBN 201: Introduction to Urban Studies.
   49. URBN 235: Principles of Public Health.
   50. URBN 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   51. URBN 310: Intro to Urban Planning & Design.
   52. URBN 320: Globalization and Cities.
   53. URBN 365: Urban Planning and Design.
5. ENVS 225: Geographic Information Systems.
6. ENVS 486: Senior Seminar.
7. Experiential Learning. Each student in the major will be required to complete an environmentally oriented experience in which they will have a substantial engagement with environmental issues outside the Rhodes campus. There are several ways to complete this requirement, some of which are credit-bearing, but others are not. As with the College’s F11 requirement, students are not required to receive academic credit. The experiential learning component may be fulfilled by a course that counts as one of the electives for the major. Students may enroll in one of the courses listed below (Section A) or receive approval from the Chair of the Program for an alternative experience (Section B).
   1. Students may enroll in one of the following:
      1. ARCE 120: Field Research in Environmental Archaeology.
      2. ARCE 450: Archaeological Field School.
      3. BIOL 314: Environmental Field Study in Namibia.
      4. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Field Research (at Teton Science Schools).
      5. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      6. ENVS 450: Independent Research Project. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      7. ENVS 451-452: Research.
      8. ENVS 460: Internship in Environmental Studies and Sciences.
      9. ENVS 495-496: Honors Tutorial.
   2. Experiences other than those listed above must be approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program and will require a substantial essay, evaluated by the chair of the program, which links the student’s experience with what they learned in the classroom. Experiences may include organized service projects at Rhodes with faculty or staff oversight (such as the Summer Service Fellowships) or study abroad experiences approved by Rhodes with significant environmental content as determined by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.

N.B.: Although not required for the major, COMP 141: Computer Science I, is strongly recommended.

A total of fifty-two (52) credits and one additional environmental experience as follows:

1. Two Introductory Courses:
   1. ENVS 150: Environment and Society.
   2. One introductory Environmental Sciences course from the following list (this course may not also be used to fulfill Environmental Sciences elective):
      1. BIOL 105(L): Global Change Biology. (other topics for BIOL 105 may not apply)
      2. BIOL 110(L): Biology for Global Citizens.
      3. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
      4. ENVS 106: Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
      5. ENVS 107: Environment, Conservation & Policy Issues. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      6. ENVS 108: Tropical Biology. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      7. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
      8. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
2. ECON 100: Introduction to Economics.
3. Six Environmental Studies electives from the following list; courses must come from at least two departments or programs; additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program:
   1. ANSO 201: Human Evolution.
   2. ANSO 221: North of the Rio Grande: Indigenous People of North America.
   3. ANSO 251: Nature and Society.
   4. ANSO 265: Selected Introductory Topics in Anthropology and Sociology. (i.e. Southern Foodscapes, or other environmentally-related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. ANSO 271: Ecological Anthropology.
   6. ANSO 273: Gender and the Environment.
   7. ANSO 345: Just Food.
   8. ART 166. Art and Science.
   9. CHIN 216: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   10. CHIN 218: Taste and Power: Asian Foodways
   11. ECON 349: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
   12. ENVS 205: Topics in Environmental Studies.
   13. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   14. ENVS 208: Agriculture, Society, and the Environment: Toward a Vision for People, Place, and Planet.
   15. ENVS 250: Beyond Catastrophe: Feminist Approaches to Environmental Transformation.
   16. ENVS 451-452: Research.
   17. ENVS 495-496: Honors Tutorial.
   18. FREN 442: Francophone Ecocriticism.
   19. FYWS 151: Energy & Waste.
   20. FYWS 151: Consuming Cultures & the Problem of Waste.
   21. HIST 105: Disease & Epidemics.
   22. HIST 201: History of Environmental Thought.
   23. HIST 207: Global Environmental History.
   24. HIST 209: Natural Disasters.
   25. HIST 307: Nature and War.
   26. HUM 201: Search for Values. (Bakewell's, Colley's, Jackson’s, Loth's, or Rogers' section only)
   27. INTS 220: Global Ecopolitics.
   28. INTS 221: Population and National Security.
   29. INTS 222: Global Health Politics.
   30. INTS 340: The Politics of Migration.
   31. INTS 341: Comparative Ecopolitics.
   32. PHIL 230: Environmental Ethics.
   33. PHIL 315: Philosophy of Science and Nature.
   34. PHIL 332: Animal Ethics.
   35. PHIL 401: The Ethics of Captivity.
   36. PLAW 206: Urban Politics and Policy.
   37. PLAW 380: Environmental Law and Policy.
   38. RELS 101/102: Bible and the Environment.
   39. RELS 101: Bible and the City.
   40. RELS 101/102: Bible and Food.
   41. RELS 102: The Bible, Climate & End of World
   42. RELS 220: Landscape and Ecological Spirituality.
   43. RELS 258. Religion, Nature, and Environmental Crisis.
   44. RELS 300: Religion, Nature, and the Anthropocene.
   45. RELS 301: Socially Engaged Buddhism.
   46. SPAN 318: Ecocritical Perspectives in Latin America.
   47. SPAN 321: Toxic Matters in Latin America and the Latinx World
   48. URBN 201: Introduction to Urban Studies.
   49. URBN 235: Principles of Public Health.
   50. URBN 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   51. URBN 310: Intro to Urban Planning & Design.
   52. URBN 320: Globalization and Cities.
   53. URBN 365: Intro to Urban Planning and Design.
4. Two additional Environmental Sciences courses from the following list; additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program:
   1. No Prerequisites
      1. BIOL 105(L): Global Change Biology (other topics for BIOL 105 may not apply)
      2. BIOL 110(L): Biology for Global Citizens.
      3. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
      4. CHEM 120/125L: Foundations of Chemistry.
      5. ENVS 106: Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
      6. ENVS 107: Environment, Conservation & Policy Issues. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      7. ENVS 108: Tropical Biology. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      8. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
      9. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      10. MATH 115: Applied Calculus or a statistics course (ECON 290 or MATH 111 or MATH 211 or PSYC 211) or COMP 141: Computer Science I.
      11. MATH 214: Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Biological Applications.
   2. Prerequisites: ENVS 225 (GIS)
      1. ENVS 325: Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing.
   3. Prerequisites: ENVS 111(L) or BIOL 120(L) or CHEM 120/125L
      1. ENVS 206(L): Topics in Environmental Sciences.
      2. ENVS 211(L): Geomorphology.
   4. Prerequisites: BIOL 120(L) and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 309: Science of Climate Change.
      2. BIOL 311(L): Invertebrate Biology.
      3. BIOL 312: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa.
      4. BIOL 315(L): Ecology.
      5. BIOL 316(L): Freshwater Ecology.
      6. BIOL 318(L): Entomology.
      7. BIOL 320(L): Conservation Biology.
      8. BIOL 321(L): Animal Behavior.
      9. BIOL 345(L): Ornithology.
      10. BIOL 348(L): Wildlife Biology.
      11. BIOL 365: Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. Prerequisites: BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 300(L): Evolution.
      2. BIOL 301(L): Microbiology.
      3. BIOL 302: Parasitology.
      4. BIOL 308(L): Mycology
      5. BIOL 322(L): Plant Diversity and Evolution.
      6. BIOL 350(L): Comparative Vertebrate Morphology.
      7. BIOL 365(L): Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   6. Prerequisite: CHEM 120/125L
      1. CHEM 206: Environmental Chemistry.
      2. CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I.
   7. Prerequisite: CHEM 211
      1. CHEM 240(L): Analytical Chemistry.
   8. Prerequisite: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112
      1. PHYS 260: Science of Climate Change.
5. ENVS 225: Geographic Information Systems.
6. ENVS 486: Senior Seminar.
7. Experiential Learning. Each student in the major will be required to complete an environmentally oriented experience in which they will have a substantial engagement with environmental issues outside the Rhodes campus. There are several ways to complete this requirement, some of which are credit-bearing, but others are not. As with the College’s F11 requirement, students are not required to receive academic credit. The experiential learning component may be fulfilled by a course that counts as one of the electives for the major. Students may enroll in one of the courses listed below (Section A) or receive approval from the Chair of the Program for an alternative experience (Section B).
   1. Students may enroll in one of the following:
      • ARCE 120: Field Research in Environmental Archaeology.
      • ARCE 450: Archaeological Field School.
      • BIOL 314: Environmental Field Study in Namibia.
      • ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      • ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      • ENVS 451-452: Research.
      • ENVS 460: Internship in Environmental Studies and Sciences.
      • ENVS 495-496: Honor's Tutorial.
   2. Experiences other than those listed above must be approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program and will require a substantial essay, evaluated by the chair of the program, which links the student’s experience with what they have learned in the classroom. Experiences may include organized service projects at Rhodes with faculty or staff oversight (such as the Summer Service Fellowships) or study abroad experiences approved by Rhodes with significant environmental content as determined by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.

A total of twenty-four to twenty-seven (24-27) credits and one environmental experience as follows:

1. ENVS 150: Environment and Society.
2. One of the following introductory courses in Environmental Sciences:
   1. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
   2. CHEM 120/125L: Foundations of Chemistry.
   3. ENVS 106 or 106(L): Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
   4. ENVS 107: Environment, Conservation & Policy Issues. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   5. ENVS 108: Tropical Biology. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   6. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
   7. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
   8. MATH 214: Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Biological Applications.
3. Three of the following Environmental Sciences courses from the following list. At least one must be taken from outside student’s major department or program. Additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.
   1. No Prerequisites
      1. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
      2. CHEM 120/125L: Foundations of Chemistry.
      3. ENVS 106 or 106(L): Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
      4. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
      5. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      6. ENVS 225: Geographic Information Systems
      7. MATH 115: Applied Calculus.
      8. MATH 214: Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Biological Applications.
   2. Prerequisite: ENVS 225 (GIS)
      1. ENVS 325: Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing.
   3. Prerequisites: ENVS 111(L) or BIOL 120 or CHEM 120
      1. ENVS 206 or 206(L): Topics in Environmental Science.
      2. ENVS 211(L): Geomorphology.
   4. Prerequisites: BIOL 120(L) and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 309: Science of Climate Change.
      2. BIOL 311(L): Invertebrate Biology.
      3. BIOL 312: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa.
      4. BIOL 315(L): Ecology.
      5. BIOL 316(L): Freshwater Ecology.
      6. BIOL 318(L): Entomology.
      7. BIOL 320(L): Conservation Biology.
      8. BIOL 321(L): Animal Behavior.
      9. BIOL 345(L): Ornithology.
      10. BIOL 348(L): Wildlife Biology.
      11. BIOL 365: Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. Prerequisites: BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 300(L): Evolution.
      2. BIOL 301(L): Microbiology.
      3. BIOL 302: Parasitology.
      4. BIOL 308(L): Mycology.
      5. BIOL 322(L): Plant Diversity and Evolution.
      6. BIOL 365(L): Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   6. Prerequisites: BIOL 120(L) and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L, BIOL 140/141L, and CHEM 120/125L
      1. BIOL 280: Microbial Methods in Ecology. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      2. ENVS 260: Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      3. ENVS 270: Terrestrial Ecosystem Analysis. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
      4. ENVS 450: Independent Research Project. (Semester in Environmental Science Program, Woods Hole)
   7. Prerequisite: CHEM 120/125L
      1. CHEM 206: Environmental Chemistry.
      2. CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I.
   8. Prerequisite: CHEM 211
      1. CHEM 240(L): Analytical Chemistry.
   9. Prerequisite: CHEM 240(L)
      1. CHEM 406: Advanced Analytical Chemistry.
   10. Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112
       1. PHYS 260: Science of Climate Change

4. One additional Environmental Studies elective from the following list. Additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.

1. ANSO 201: Human Evolution.
2. ANSO 221: North of the Rio Grande: Indigenous People of North America.
3. ANSO 251: Nature and Society.
4. ANSO 265: Selected Introductory Topics in Anthropology and Sociology. (i.e. Southern Foodscapes, or other environmentally- related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
5. ANSO 271: Ecological Anthropology.
6. ANSO 273: Gender and the Environment.
7. ANSO 345: Just Food.
8. ART 166: Art and Science.
9. CHIN 216: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
10. CHIN 218: Taste and Power: Asian Foodways
11. ECON 100: Intro to Economics
12. ECON 349: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
13. ENVS 205: Topics in Environmental Studies. (when approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
14. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
15. ENVS 208: Agriculture, Society, and the Environment: Toward a Vision for People, Place, and Planet.
16. ENVS 250: Beyond Catastrophe: Feminist Approaches to Environmental Transformation.
17. FREN 442: Francophone Ecocriticism.
18. FYWS 151: Energy & Waste.
19. FYWS 151: Consuming Cultures & the Problem of Waste.
20. HIST 105: Disease & Epidemics.
21. HIST 201: History of Environmental Thought.
22. HIST 207: Global Environmental History.
23. HIST 209: Natural Disasters.
24. HIST 307: Nature and War.
25. HUM 201: Search for Values. (Bakewell's, Colley's, Jackson’s, Loth's, or Rogers' section only)
26. INTS 220: Global Ecopolitics.
27. INTS 221: Population and National Security.
28. INTS 222: Global Health Politics.
29. INTS 340: The Politics of Migration.
30. INTS 341: Comparative Ecopolitics.
31. PHIL 230: Environmental Ethics.
32. PHIL 315: Philosophy of Science and Nature.
33. PHIL 332: Animal Ethics.
34. PHIL 401: The Ethics of Captivity.
35. PLAW 206: Urban Politics and Policy.
36. PLAW 380: Environmental Law and Policy.
37. RELS 101/102: Bible and Environment.
38. RELS 101: Bible and the City.
39. RELS 101/102: Bible and Food.
40. RELS 102: The Bible, Climate & End of World
41. RELS 220: Landscape and Ecological Spirituality.
42. RELS 258: Religion, Nature, and Environmental Crisis.
43. RELS 300: Religion, Nature & the Anthropocene.
44. SPAN 318: Ecocritical Perspectives in Latin America.
45. SPAN 321: Toxic Matters in Latin America and the Latinx World
46. URBN 201: Introduction to Urban Studies.
47. URBN 235: Principles of Public Health.
48. URBN 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
49. URBN 310: Intro to Urban Planning & Design.
50. URBN 320: Globalization and Cities.
51. URBN 365: Intro to Urban Planning and Design.

5. Experiential Learning. Each student in the minor will be required to complete an environmentally oriented experience in which they will have a substantial engagement with environmental issues outside the Rhodes campus. There are several ways to complete this requirement, some of which are credit-bearing, but others are not. As with the College’s F11 requirement, students are not required to receive academic credit. The experiential learning component may be fulfilled by a course that counts as one of the electives for the minor. Students may enroll in one of the courses listed below (Section A)  or receive approval from the Chair of the Program for an alternative experience (Section B).

1. Students may enroll in one of the following:
   • ARCE 120: Field Research in Environmental Archaeology.
   • ARCE 450: Archaeological Field School.
   • BIOL 314: Environmental Field Study in Namibia.
   • BIOL 451-452: Research.
   • ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
   • ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   • ENVS 451-452: Research.
   • ENVS 460: Internship in Environmental Studies and Sciences.
   • ENVS 495-496: Honor's Tutorial.
2. Experiences other than those listed above must be approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program and will require a substantial essay, evaluated by the chair of the program, which links the student’s experience with what they have learned in the classroom. Experiences may include organized service projects at Rhodes with faculty or staff oversight (such as the Summer Service Fellowships), or study abroad experiences approved by Rhodes with significant environmental content as determined by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.

N.B.: Although not required for the minor, COMP 141: Computer Science I, is strongly recommended.

A total of twenty-four to twenty-five (24-25) credits and one additional experiential environmental experience as follows:

1. ENVS 150: Environment and Society.
2. Four of the following Environmental Studies courses from at least two departments or programs. Additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.
   1. ANSO 201: Human Evolution.
   2. ANSO 221: North of the Rio Grande: Indigenous People of North America.
   3. ANSO 251: Nature and Society.
   4. ANSO 265: Selected Introductory Topics in Anthropology and Sociology. (i.e. Southern Foodscapes, or other environmentally-related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. ANSO 271: Ecological Anthropology.
   6. ANSO 273: Gender and the Environment.
   7. ANSO 345: Just Food.
   8. ART 166: Art and Science.
   9. CHIN 216: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   10. CHIN 218: Taste and Power: Asian Foodways
   11. ECON 100: Intro to Economics
   12. ECON 349: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.
   13. ENVS 205: Topics in Environmental Studies.
   14. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
   15. ENVS 208: Agriculture, Society, and the Environment: Toward a Vision for People, Place, and Planet.
   16. ENVS 250: Beyond Catastrophe: Feminist Approaches to Environmental Transformation.
   17. ENVS 451-452: Research.
   18. FREN 442: Francophone Ecocriticism.
   19. FYWS 151: Energy & Waste.
   20. FYWS 151: Consuming Cultures & the Problem of Waste.
   21. HIST 105: Disease & Epidemics.
   22. HIST 201: History of Environmental Thought.
   23. HIST 207: Global Environmental History.
   24. HIST 209: Natural Disasters.
   25. HIST 307: Nature and War.
   26. HUM 201: Search for Values. (Jackson’s, Bakewell's, Loth's, or Rogers' section only)
   27. INTD 225: Geographic Information Systems.
   28. INTS 220: Global Ecopolitics.
   29. INTS 221: Population and National Security.
   30. INTS 222: Global Health Politics.
   31. INTS 340: The Politics of Migration.
   32. INTS 341: Comparative Ecopolitics.
   33. PHIL 230: Environmental Ethics.
   34. PHIL 315: Philosophy of Science and Nature.
   35. PHIL 332: Animal Ethics.
   36. PHIL 401: The Ethics of Captivity.
   37. PLAW 206: Urban Politics and Policy.
   38. PLAW 380: Environmental Law and Policy.
   39. RELS 101/102: Bible and Environment.
   40. RELS 101: Bible and the City.
   41. RELS 101/102: Bible and Food.
   42. RELS 102: The Bible, Climate & End of World
   43. RELS 220: Landscape and Ecological Spirituality.
   44. RELS 258: Religion, Nature, and Environmental Crisis.
   45. RELS 300: Religion, Nature, and the Anthropocene.
   46. RELS 301: Socially Engaged Buddhism.
   47. SPAN 318: Ecocritical Perspectives in Latin America.
   48. SPAN 321: Toxic Matters in Latin America and the Latinx World
   49. URBN 201: Introduction to Urban Studies.
   50. URBN 235: Principles of Public Health.
   51. URBN 265: Asian Urbanization through Cinema.
   52. URBN 310: Intro to Urban Planning & Design.
   53. URBN 320: Globalization and Cities.
   54. URBN 365: Intro to Urban Planning and Design.
3. One Environmental Sciences course from the following list. Additional courses may be designated by the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.
   1. No Prerequisites
      1. BIOL 105(L): Global Change Biology. (other topics are not approved)
      2. BIOL 110(L): Biology for Global Citizens.
      3. BIOL 120(L): Introduction to Environmental Sciences.
      4. CHEM 120/125L: Foundations of Chemistry.
      5. ENVS 106(L): Introductory Topics in Environmental Science.
      6. ENVS 107: Environment, Conservation & Policy Issues. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      7. ENVS 108: Tropical Biology. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      8. ENVS 111(L): Physical Geology.
      9. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Ecology Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      10. MATH 115: Applied Calculus or COMP 141: Computer Science I or a statistics course (ECON 290, MATH 111, MATH 211, or PSYC 211).
      11. MATH 214: Discrete Mathematical Modeling with Biological Applications.
   2. Prerequisite: ENVS 225 (GIS)
      1. ENVS 325: Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing.
   3. Prerequisites: ENVS 111(L)
      1. ENVS 206(L): Topics in Environmental Sciences.
      2. ENVS 211(L): Geomorphology
   4. Prerequisites: BIOL 120(L) and CHEM 120/125L or BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 309: Science of Climate Change.
      2. BIOL 311(L): Invertebrate Biology.
      3. BIOL 312: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa.
      4. BIOL 315(L): Ecology.
      5. BIOL 316(L): Freshwater Ecology.
      6. BIOL 318(L): Entomology.
      7. BIOL 320(L): Conservation Biology.
      8. BIOL 321(L): Animal Behavior.
      9. BIOL 345(L): Ornithology.
      10. BIOL 348(L): Wildlife Biology.
      11. BIOL 365: Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   5. Prerequisites: BIOL 130/131L and 140/141L
      1. BIOL 300(L): Evolution.
      2. BIOL 301(L): Microbiology.
      3. BIOL 302: Parasitology.
      4. BIOL 308(L): Mycology.
      5. BIOL 322(L): Plant Diversity and Evolution.
      6. BIOL 365(L): Advanced Topics in Biology. (Environmentally related topic approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program)
   6. Prerequisite: CHEM 120/125L
      1. CHEM 206: Environmental Chemistry.
      2. CHEM 211: Organic Chemistry I.
   7. Prerequisite: CHEM 211
      1. CHEM 240(L): Analytical Chemistry.
   8. Prerequisite: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112
      1. PHYS 260: Science of Climate Change.
4. Experiential Learning. Each student in the minor will be required to complete an environmentally oriented experience in which they will have a substantial engagement with environmental issues outside the Rhodes campus. There are several ways to complete this requirement, some of which are credit-bearing, but others are not. As with the College’s F11 requirement, students are not required to receive academic credit. The experiential learning component may be fulfilled by a course that counts as one of the electives for the minor. Students may enroll in one of the courses listed below (Section A) or receive approval from the Chair of the Program for an alternative experience (Section B).
   1. Students may enroll in one of the following:
      1. ARCE 120: Field Research in Environmental Archaeology.
      2. ARCE 450: Archaeological Field School.
      3. BIOL 314: Environmental Field Study in Namibia.
      4. BIOL 451-452: Research (when environmentally focused)
      5. ENVS 170: Rocky Mountain Field Research. (at Teton Science Schools)
      6. ENVS 207: Linking the Local to the Global. (Global Environmental Challenges Semester in Ecuador)
      7. ENVS 451-452: Research.
      8. ENVS 460: Internship in Environmental Studies and Sciences.
   2. Experiences other than those listed above must be approved by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program and will require a substantial essay, evaluated by the chair of the program, which links the student’s experience with what they have learned in the classroom. Experiences may include organized service projects at Rhodes with faculty or staff oversight (such as the Summer Service Fellowships), or study abroad experiences approved by Rhodes with significant environmental content as determined by the chair of the Environmental Studies and Sciences program.