The impacts of climate change and their local impacts on the region and its peoples stress the need for an Environmental Studies minor. This minor will utilize university faculty and community partners with a focus on impacts on local communities and environmental justice.

The EVST minor is comprised of one introductory course, three designated electives, and one capstone course, for a total of 16 credits. Students focus their study on key environmental issues facing local communities through the tier-2 writing intensive capstone or tier-2 service learning capstone.

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
Required Courses:
EVST 1010	Intro To Enviromentl Stu	3
EVST 4210	Environmental and Social Justice in New Orleans (Taken either with a Tier-2 Service Learning component or a SLA Tier-2 Writing Intensive component) 1	4
Three Electives from approved EVST major electives lists		9
Total Credit Hours		16

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EVST 4210 Environmental and Social Justice requires either a mandatory tier 2 writing intensive component or tier 2 service learning component. In the service learning class, students will work with a community partner to implement a project that will address issues of environmental and social justice in a community context. Credit Hours: 4