ES students at UM Organic Community Garden during ES 300 Summer Harvest course
ES gives your degree a green edge in a 21st Century job market.
The Environmental Studies Minor is an innovative option for UM students looking for an interdisciplinary “Honors College” experience in step with the best COPLAC environmental programs. ES prides itself on bringing faculty, students, staff, administrators, and the community together to solve environmental problems and making the UM campus a veritable sustainability lab. Moreover, ES is essential to the UM Strategic Plan in that it creates opportunities for professors in every discipline to work on collaborative projects and team-teach original classes.
Take a look at the ES Check Sheet and current ES courses to see if you are already on your way to becoming an Environmental Studies Minor!
MISSION
The Environmental Studies program at the University of Montevallo fosters leadership in building a sustainable society.
PURPOSE
Environmental Studies at the University of Montevallo is an interdisciplinary minor grounded in the natural sciences that incorporates perspectives from the social sciences, the arts and humanities, and business. The purpose of the program is to provide students with the skills, knowledge, and attitudes they will need as citizens and as members of the workforce to make informed decisions with respect to ecological issues. The overarching objective is to help students learn to balance present needs with those of future generations while promoting environmental justice and biological sustainability. Course offerings include ES 200 Introduction to Environmental Studies, ES 300 Interdisciplinary Approaches to Environmental Studies, ES 310 Special Topics in Environmental Studies, and Senior ES Independent Study, as well as regularly taught classes that meet the criteria for ES designation.
Aaron, Robin, Cameron, Courtney, and Jodie at PowerShift
JOBS
Career paths for Environmental Studies minors include employment in public schools and private educational facilities; in city and regional planning agencies; in agencies and firms dealing with environmental impact analysis, law, and natural resource management; in energy management and design consulting firms, utilities and renewable energy businesses; in federal, state, county and city parks; in public art projects; in environmental writing; and in activist organizations.
UM Students Strategize Campus Food Initiatives in Athens
UPCOMING ENVIRONMENTAL COURSES
• ES 200 Introduction to Environmental Studies
• ES 310 Environmental Law & Policy
• ES 300 Summer Harvest
• SOC 411/511 Rural Environments, Communities, & Well-Being
• ES 300 Economics of Environmental Toxicology
• ES 300 Philosophy of the Cosmos
• ART 405 Landscape to Land Art
• ES 400 Senior ES Independent Study
PARTNERS
Our commitment to the environment goes well beyond course offerings. It includes a number of green initiatives and facilities, such as:
• ValloCycle: The Montevallo Bike Share
• James Wylie Shepherd Observatory
• UM Lake Project and Outdoor Classroom
GOALS
• Synthesis of knowledge from the biological, physical and social sciences
• Study of human activities and their effects on ecological systems
• Understanding of the ethical and public policy implications of environmental issues
• Stewardship of the Earth’s natural resources
• Application of basic economic & management principles to environmental problems
• Well-informed decision-making with respect to the Earth’s future
• Communication skills needed to advocate for the environment
• Pursuit of careers and/or further study in environmental fields
• Reverence for the natural world at risk
For more information, contact ES Coordinators Lee Rozelle or Jill Wicknick
Lee Rozelle
UM Department of English and Foreign Languages
Station 6420
Montevallo, AL 35115
Jill Wicknick
UM Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Harman Hall, Station 6480
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL 35115
