Minors Paired with Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Many Students in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS) Program decide to minor in other programs to further their learning. Typically, these programs are within The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). These colleges offer pathways into ecology, natural sciences, and social dynamics which align with existing requirements of the ESS major and minor. Below is a list of programs that students have commonly paired with ESS.
- Agribusiness (CASNR)
- Agricultural Economics (CASNR)
- Agricultural Education (CASNR)
- Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Communication (CASNR)
- Agronomy (CASNR)
- Animal Sciences (CASNR)
- Anthropology (CAS)
- Applied Climate Science (CASNR)
- Biochemistry (CAS, CASNR)
- Biological Sciences (CAS)
- Chemistry (CAS)
- Communication Studies (CAS)
- Community & Regional Planning (ARCH)
- English (CAS)
- Environmental Science (CASNR)
- Fisheries and Wildlife (CASNR)
- Food Science Technology (CASNR)
- Geography (CAS)
- Geology (CAS)
- Grassland Ecology and Management (CASNR)
- Grassland Systems (CASNR)
- Horticulture (CASNR)
- Hospitality, Restaurant, and Tourism Management (CASNR)
- Insect Science (CASNR)
- Mechanized Systems Management (CASNR)
- Meteorology-Climatology (CAS)
- Microbiology (CAS, CASNR)
- Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (CASNR)
- Natural Resources (CASNR)
- Plant Biology (CASNR)
- Political Science (CAS)
- Psychology (CAS)
- Sociology (CAS)
- Turfgrass and Landscape Management (CASNR)
- Water Science (CASNR)
Minors in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Environmental Studies
Minimum of 18 hours with 6 hours at 300 level or above are required.
Sustainability Studies
The sustainability studies minor will prepare students to contribute solutions for current and future local, regional, and global environmental challenges. Stewardship and the efficient, sustainable use of environmental, financial, and human resources will be the foundational concepts for this minor. More specifically, the educational component of this minor will provide students with explicit opportunities to engage in the community and develop skill sets to employ a systems approach to managing the growth of our habitats, and at the same time achieve a balance of economic development with the conservation of the earth’s natural system. This minor is available to all University of Nebraska–Lincoln students upon approval of individual colleges.