This is the first version of the 2023–24 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.
For help in selecting courses, students should contact the department secretary to request an advisor for the minor. Students may apply a maximum of 6 s.h. toward both the minor in environmental policy and planning and any major or minor in the departments of Anthropology, Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, or Political Science.
The minor in environmental policy and planning requires three core courses plus three courses from the student's choice of track: the planning track or the policy track. Students may not use a course to satisfy more than one requirement of the minor.
Core Courses
All students complete three core courses.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| This course: | ||
| GEOG:1070 | Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| ANTH:2261 | Human Impacts on the Environment | 3 |
| ANTH:3103 | Environment and Culture | 3 |
| GEOG:3300/GHS:3300 | Envisioning Future Worlds: Sustainable Development and Its Alternatives | 3 |
| NAIS:1290/AMST:1290/GHS:1290/HIST:1290 | Native American Foods and Foodways | 3 |
| One of these: | ||
| POLI:1400 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POLI:3111 | American Public Policy | 3 |
Students also complete coursework in a single track, choosing three courses from either the planning track list or the policy track list below.
Planning Track
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG:2410 | Environment and Development | 3 |
| GEOG:2930 | Water Resources | 3 |
| GEOG:3210/CPH:3400 | Health, Work, and the Environment | 3 |
| GEOG:3315 | Ecosystem Ecology | 3 |
| GEOG:3340 | Ecosystem Services | 3 |
| GEOG:3350 | Urban Ecology | 3 |
| GEOG:3400 | Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice | 3 |
| GEOG:3760/GHS:3760 | Hazards and Society | 3 |
| GEOG:4770/AFAM:4770/GHS:4770 | Environmental Justice | 3 |
| NAIS:1290/AMST:1290/GHS:1290/HIST:1290 | Native American Foods and Foodways | 3 |
| URP:3001/GEOG:3920 | Planning Livable Cities | 3 |
| URP:3134/ECON:3640 | Regional and Urban Economics | 3 |
| URP:3135/ECON:3625 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| URP:3350/ECON:3750/GEOG:3940 | Transportation Economics | 3 |
Policy Track
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH:3237/HIST:3137/MUSM:3237 | Politics of the Archaeological Past | 3 |
| ANTH:3240/NAIS:3240 | Cultural Resources Management Archaeology: Practice and Practicalities | 3 |
| CPH:3400/GEOG:3210 | Health, Work, and the Environment | 3 |
| GEOG:3331 | Human Dimensions of Climate | 3 |
| GEOG:3400 | Iowa Environmental Policy in Practice | 3 |
| GEOG:3760/GHS:3760 | Hazards and Society | 3 |
| GEOG:3780/GHS:3780/HIST:3240/POLI:3431 | U.S. Energy Policy in Global Context | 3 |
| GEOG:4750/URP:4750 | Environmental Impact Analysis | 3 |
| HIST:3230 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| NAIS:1290/AMST:1290/GHS:1290/HIST:1290 | Native American Foods and Foodways | 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:3111 | American Public Policy | 3 |
| POLI:3117/PBAF:3117 | Bureaucratic Politics and Public Administration | 3 |
| POLI:3118 | Interest Groups | 3 |
| POLI:3123 | State Politics in Iowa (section EX) | 3 |
| POLI:3204/SOC:3525 | Public Opinion | 3 |
| POLI:3408 | Chinese Politics and Society | 3 |
| POLI:3424 | Global Development | 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 | |
| Students pursuing the Environmental Policy and Planning minor must complete three core courses plus three courses from their choice of track. | ||
| 12 semester hours of advanced courses for the Environmental Policy and Planning minor must be taken at the University of Iowa. | ||
| 6 semester hours of coursework can double-count between the Environmental Policy and Planning minor and the Anthropology, Geography, and/or Political Science majors and minors. | ||
| Hours | 0 | |
| First Year | ||
| Spring | ||
| GEOG:1070 | Contemporary Environmental Issues | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Minor: core course a | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| POLI:1400 or POLI:3111 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics or American Public Policy |
3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Minor: policy or planning track elective course b | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Minor: policy or planning track elective course b | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Minor: policy or planning track elective course b | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- a
- Choose one course from ANTH:2261, ANTH:3103, GEOG:3300, NAIS:1290.
- b
- Students must complete three courses from either the policy track or the planning track; see the General Catalog for list of approved courses.