- Combined minor offered by the Department of Environmental Studies and Department of Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy, College of the Environment.
Introduction
This interdisciplinary minor, combined with an appropriate major, prepares students to enter professional fields concerned with the sustainability of the human and natural environment. The Environmental Policy & Governance minor ensures an introduction to the essential contents and skills that our major covers more thoroughly.
Why Consider an Environmental Policy & Governance Minor?
Do you want to develop knowledge and skills to promote positive change in the environment? Do you love identifying novel and practical ways of addressing stubborn problems related to human-environment interaction? Then Environmental Policy is the minor for you.
Student Resources
Department website: Environmental Studies and Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy
Contact information: College of the Environment Professional Advisors, 360-650-3520, cenv@wwu.edu, Environmental Studies Building 539.
Department advising: See the Advising section of the College of the Environment website.
Degree Works: Current students should also log on to Degree Works to check student-specific program progress.
Career Services Center: Connect major to a career
Sample Careers: Environmental Lawyer, County Planner, Environmental Public Relations, Director of Non-Profit Organizations, Municipal Government.
How to Declare (Admission and Declaration Process):
Some courses in the minor may be restricted to declared majors and minors.
At any time, you can apply to the Environmental Policy & Governance Minor. To declare a minor, set up an appointment with a professional advisor on our Undergrad Academic Advising webpage, by visiting the College of the Environment Student Support office in Environmental Studies Building 539, or by calling 360-650-3520.
Grade Requirements
A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors.
