This is the first version of the 2025–26 General Catalog. Please check back regularly for changes. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester.
The undergraduate minor in environmental policy and planning requires a minimum of 18 s.h., including 12 s.h. in University of Iowa courses numbered 3000 or above. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
The minor in environmental policy and planning requires the following coursework.
| Requirements | Hours |
|---|---|
| Foundation Courses | 9 |
| Electives | 9 |
Foundation Courses
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Both of these: | ||
| SEES:1070 | Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 |
| POLI:3111 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| AMST:1290/GHS:1290/HIST:1290/NAIS:1290 | Native American Foods and Foodways | 3 |
| ANTH:3103 | Environment and Culture | 3 |
Electives
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| At least 9 s.h. from these: | ||
| SEES:3250/CPH:3400 | Health, Work, and the Environment | 3 |
| SEES:3315 | Ecosystem Ecology | 4 |
| SEES:3350 | Urban Ecology | 3 |
| SEES:3400 | Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice | 3 |
| SEES:3520/IGPI:3520 | GIS for Environmental Applications | 3 |
| SEES:3540/IGPI:3540 | Geographic Visualization | 3 |
| SEES:3760/GHS:3760 | Hazards and Society | 3 |
| SEES:3780/GHS:3780/HIST:3240/POLI:3431 | U.S. Energy Policy in Global Context | 3 |
| SEES:3800 | Environmental Policy | 3 |
| SEES:3920/URP:3001 | Planning Livable Cities | 3 |
| SEES:3940/ECON:3750/URP:3350 | Transportation Economics | 3 |
| SEES:4750/URP:4750 | Environmental Impact Analysis | 3 |
| SEES:4770/AFAM:4770/GHS:4770 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| ECON:3625/URP:3135 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| HIST:3230 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| PBAF:3117/POLI:3117 | Bureaucratic Politics and Public Administration | 3 |
| POLI:2417 | Comparative Environmental Policy | 3 |
| POLI:3100 | American State Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3102 | The U.S. Congress | 3 |
| POLI:3110 | Local Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3118 | Interest Groups | 3 |
| POLI:3424 | Global Development | 3 |
| URP:3134/ECON:3640 | Regional and Urban Economics | 3 |
Sample Plan of Study
Sample plans represent one way to complete a program of study. Actual course selection and sequence will vary and should be discussed with an academic advisor. For additional sample plans, see MyUI.
Environmental Policy and Planning, Minor
| Academic Career | ||
|---|---|---|
| Any Semester | Hours | |
| The undergraduate minor in environmental policy and planning requires a minimum of 18 s.h., including 12 s.h. in University of Iowa courses numbered 3000 or above. | ||
| Students must maintain a GPA of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. | ||
| Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass. | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| First Year | ||
| Spring | ||
| SEES:1070 | Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AMST:1290 or ANTH:3103 |
Native American Foods and Foodways or Environment and Culture |
3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| POLI:3111 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Minor: environmental policy and planning elective course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Minor: environmental policy and planning elective course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Minor: environmental policy and planning elective course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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- See the General Catalog for list of approved courses.