Ecology and Legacy Minor

Program Description

The Honors Integrated Minor in Ecology and Legacy focuses on human and nonhuman relationships in their ecosystems and responds to the urgent need for multidisciplinary training to think critically about ecosystem well-being in connection to societies and cultures. The integrated coursework introduces students to diverse scientific and humanistic approaches to ecology that shape our understanding of “nature” and prepares students to engage with issues of ecology, conservation, and environmental justice. Investigating these issues both in class and out in the field, students in the Honors Integrated Minor in Ecology and Legacy pursue place-based studies and practices that orient their own ecological commitments.

Career Opportunities

The Ecology and Legacy Integrated Minor is beneficial to students of any major interested in interdisciplinary scholarship and environmental thought, and it produces students that are well-rounded applicants for any field. It provides students with a foundational ecological and environmental thought in the humanities, sciences, and fine arts and produces students that are critical and interdisciplinary thinkers and excellent writers. Students in every iteration of the minor gain valuable experience in the field that sets them apart from other job applicants.

Note: The Ecology and Legacy Minor is a cohort experience. Students apply and then commit to completing the entire minor in a pre-determined sequence. Please see the Honors website for current coursework schedules and learning abroad sites. 

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Catalog

• Ecology and Legacy Minor

Foundational Courses

• HONOR 2810 - Honors Core Intellectual Traditions
• HONOR 2700 - Comparative Ecology and Species Interactions
• HONOR 3604 - Intellectual Traditions - Comparative Americas