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Oct 30, 2025
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Spring 2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Environmental Studies
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Director: Tara Rider
Undergraduate Advisor: Nancy Black Office: E2361 Melville Library
Phone: 631-632-9404
Email: nancy.black@stonybrook.edu
Website: http://www.somas.stonybrook.edu
The ENS minor is open to all undergraduate students and takes approximately 4 semesters (fall/spring) to complete and students are encouraged to declare before the start of their sophomore year but no later than the first semester of their junior year depending on target date of graduation. Students should consult with the Faculty Director as soon as possible and plan their course of study for fulfillment of their degree requirements.
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Requirements for the Minor
No more than two courses applied to the minor can count toward the student’s major or other minor. No more than one three-credit course in the minor may be taken under the Pass/No Credit option. All upper-division courses required for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 18 credits. One introductory course chosen from the following:
Additional Requirements
- ENS 101 - Prospects for Planet Earth 3 credits
OR - SUS 111 - Introduction to Sustainability 3 credits
- ENS 301 - Contemporary Environmental Issues and Policies 3 credits
- SUS 351 - Design and Implement a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits
- SUS 352 - Conduct and Communicate a Research Project in Ecotoxicology 3 credits
OR at least 3 credits of: - ENS 487 - Independent Research in Environmental Studies 0-6 credits
OR - research in any SBU department
OR - ENS 488 - Internship in Environmental Studies 0-6 credits approved by the faculty director.
Research or internship in ANP, ANT, ATM, BIO, CHE, ECO, ENV, GEO, MAR, POL, or SUS will be accepted with permission of the faculty director.
Two advanced courses chosen from the following:
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