Why Declare a Minor in Environmental Science?
An academic minor are of great value professionally. They are designed to complement or augment your academic studies and demonstrate additional unique skills and competencies in an area of study outside of your major. Completing a minor allows you to stand out among applications for jobs, professional school, and graduate school by showing that you not only possess unique skills but that you have broad interests and that you are an ambitious learner. These traits will distinguish you from students who pursued only their major course of study.
Pursuing a minor in environmental science augments not only knowledge gained in the sciences but adds depth to any degree. Environmental issues impact every activity and touch on every discipline. These issues do not recognize disciplinary or geographic boundaries. Connecting the complexities of human-built-natural system interactions the minor in environmental sciences is designed to integrate with any major and add perspective and skills to ensure sustainable and environmentally conscious actions in all walks of life. Since environmental science is the fastest growing workforce in the US with significant new job creation each year in the "green job" sector, a minor in environmental science will catapult you into your future.
Who Is This Program For?
If you're interested in gaining practical skills that will enhance your major and distinguish you as a leader in environmental stewardship, this minor is for you.
What Courses Do I Take?
You will complete 6 courses.
Required Core Courses: ENVSCI 120 Introduction to Environmental Science, ENVSCI 121 Introduction to Environmental Science Lab, ENVSCI 122 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Management
Environmental Electives (choose 4):
Take four electives from any environmental science courses (except for ENVSCI 114, 124, and 134) .
At least two electives must be 300-level or higher environmental science courses.
How Do I Declare a Minor in Environmental Science?
Current UMass Boston students interested in declaring the minor in clean energy and sustainability should use the Undergraduate Program Add/Change (Change of Major/Minor/College) on this page Registrar Forms