Through this minor, students will gain sociological understanding of a variety of issues related to the natural environment and related regulatory and institutional contexts, environmental inequalities and injustices, and solutions to them. Energy, food, water, and other environmental systems are central to this minor. This coursework will help prepare students who wish to work in a variety of fields, including those related to environmental sustainability, environmental and social justice, environmental agencies and non-profits, and environmental regulations.
To add an Environmental Sociology minor, contact the department at (970) 491-6044 or cla-soc_dept_info@mail.colostate.edu.
Effective Fall 2025
Each course used to satisfy requirements of the minor requires a minimum grade of C (2.000).
Additional coursework may be required due to prerequisites.
Students must satisfactorily complete the total credits required for the minor. Minors and interdisciplinary minors require 12 or more upper-division (300- to 400-level) credits.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| or SOC 105 | Social Problems (GT-SS3) | |
| SOC 220 | Environment, Food, and Social Justice (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| SOC 301 | Development of Sociological Thought | 3 |
| SOC 311 | Sociological Research Methods | 3 |
| Environmental Sociology Electives (select a minimum of 9 credits from the following): | 9 | |
| Population-Natural Resources and Environment | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Food Justice | ||
| Green Criminology | ||
| Food, Agriculture and Global Society | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology | ||
| Water and Social Justice | ||
| Sociology of Disaster | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Program Total Credits: | 21 | |