Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Environment and Health, administered by the Department of Geography, Environment and Health, enhances the education and training of students who are interested in issues relating to the environment and health, including students who wish to prepare themselves for advanced degree programs in environmental studies, health studies or careers in related fields. 

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the College of Social Science.

Requirements for the Minor in Environment and Health

Complete a minimum of 15 credits from the following:

1.	The following course (3 credits):
	GEO	151	Introduction to Human Geography						3
2.	One of the following courses (3 or 4 credits):
	EC	498	Economics of Health Care (W)						3
	GEO	235	Geography of Environment and Health						3
	GEO	435	Geography of Health and Disease						3
	HDFS	225	Lifespan Human Development in the Family						3
	HST	425	American and European Health Care since 1800						4
	SOC	252	Introduction to Environmental Sociology						3
	SOC	451	Dynamics of Population						3
3.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
	ANS	427	Environment Toxicology and Society						3
	EEM	260	World Food, Population and Poverty						3
	ENT	205	Pests, Society, and Environment						3
	EPI	390	Disease in Society: Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health						4
	HNF	385	Public Health Nutrition						3
	PHL	453	Ethical Issues in Global Public Health						3
4.	The following capstone course (3 credits):
	ANP	370	Culture, Health and Illness						3