The EPPL minor aims to put together a group of courses that already exist, and are being taught in the EPPL curriculum, to comprise a foundation for understanding the human dimensions of environmental problems. This minor will provide a recognizable, meaningful label to a concentration of courses that students could assemble.

This minor differs from some others in it requires a broad foundation, more total semester hours, and the number of courses that can count toward the minor and a major or other minor are limited. It consists of:

1. a core of courses in all three disciplines
2. a concentration of courses from one of the two tracks of the major (Policy or Planning)

Note: Only 6 s.h. can count toward both the minor in EPPL and any major or other minor.

Course Requirements

CORE COURSES

This course is required:

One of these:

One of these:

Students also complete course work in a single track, choosing three courses from either the planning track list or the policy track list below.

Planning track:

Policy track:

The course POLI 3125 (030:188) Perspectives on Contemporary Iowa must be taken concurrently with POLI 3124 (030:187) Political Science Des Moines Internship Program. Credit from POLI 3124 (030:187) does not count toward the minor.

NOTE: Some courses are cross-listed; only the primary department is shown. Some courses have prerequisites (e.g., for 102:134 (URP 4750), prerequisites are 135 courses; take 06E:001 Principles of Microeconomics.)

Minors in Environmental Policy & Planning may majors in Anthropology, Geography, Political Science, or Geographic Information Science (among others); no more than 6 sh can count toward both the major and the minor.

Majors in Anthropology, Geography, or Political Science may minor in Environmental Policy & Planning; no more than 6 sh can count toward both the major and the minor.

Courses may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement.