Minors and Certificates

Add another dimension to your degree with an environmental minor or certificate

Minors and certificates are offered in a variety of environmental, sustainability, and science-related areas, and may be an ideal way to complement any major. They are administered by the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Public Health, and the College of Arts and Sciences.

Jointly administered by the O'Neill School and the College of Arts & Sciences:

Environmental and Sustainability Studies

Explore the complex system-scale challenges of sustainability, as well as the tools needed to address problems that transcend solely social or environmental domains.

Environmental Science

Study the environment and look for solutions to pressing environmental problems.

Water Resources Science, Policy, and Management

Understand the role of water in ecosystem health and real-world application of scientific theory, including significant legal, economic, public health, and governance issues, and learn to address the challenges of sustainable management of our water resources.

Administered by the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs:

Environmental Science and Health

Understand human interaction with the environment, including impacts on human health and safety, and focus on a specific environmental field or skill.

Public Affairs: Environmental Management

Learn to translate between the hard sciences and environmental policies and practices implemented by governments, organizations, and businesses.

Public and Environmental Affairs

For non-O’Neill students only: Receive a foundation in policy-making and human interaction with the environment, while focusing on aspects of public and environmental affairs by choosing from a range of management, policy, and environmental coursework.

Administered by the School of Public Health:

Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Human Ecology

Learn sustainability concepts, environmental education, and outdoor resource management while exploring the relationship between humans and natural environments.

Parks and Recreation Administration

An excellent option for students who believe leisure is essential for all individuals. Explore programming, resource development, management skills, and legal aspects of leisure service organizations.

Public Health: Environmental Health

Learn to address issues spanning air and water pollution, to the transmission of infectious diseases in the environment, to environmental causes of cancer, and environmental justice.