The Environmental Policy minor offers students an opportunity to take a short course of study in government, law, and social sciences.  It allows students to pursue particular interests in these disciplines in a structured way, provides useful background for those planning to enter government service, and can serve as a basis for graduate education in law or public policy.

Course Requirements:
PL 1013 American Democracy or
PL 2013 State and Local Government
PL 3233 Environmental Resource Law or
PL 4313 Advanced Envir. Regulation & Land Mgmt
PL 4413 Natural Resource Policy

Two additional courses from the following:
EC 2013 Introduction to Economics and Economic Criticism
PL 1013 American Democracy
PL 2013 State and Local Government
PL 3113 Environmental Politics
PL 3233 Environmental Resource Law
PL 3413 Advocacy, Ethics and the Environment
PL 4313 Advanced Envir. Regulation & Land Mgmt
SY 3183 Social Problems

A minor program is a concentrated course of study in a given discipline or sub discipline, which includes 15-18 credit hours of study, comprised of at least 9 credits outside the student’s major program and other major or minor programs taken at Unity College, also comprised of at least 6 credit hours taken in residence at Unity College, and has been approved by the faculty as a minor program.