Current Courses
The Environmental Humanities Minor gives you flexibility in drawing from many disciplines—from literature and philosophy to sociology and ecology—to cultivate environmental awareness, take local action, and prepare for diverse paths of future care and advocacy.
Archive of Classes Offered (Previous Two Semesters)
Summer & Fall 2025 Courses
Summer 2025
Foundational Environmental Humanities Class Options:
ANT 1307 Evolution of Human Societies
Julie Hoggarth
Summer Session 1
ENV 1301 Exploring Environmental Issues
Heidi Marcum
Offered Summer Session 1 and 2
1101 Lab required
GEO 1306 The Earth Through Tim
Stacy Atchley
Summer Session 1
GEO 1307 Evolution and Extinction
Dan Peppe
Summer Session 2
Social and Natural Sciences Approaches to the Environment and Human Ecologies Class Options:
BIO 4331 : Food and the Environment
Tammy Adair
Mini-mester
ENV/PSC 4307 Environmental Law
Julie King
Mini-mester
PSC/ENV 3300 The Environment and Political Processes
Julie King
Summer Session 1
ENV 3314/ BIO 3315 Intro to Environmental Health
Ramon Lavado
Summer Session 2
Fall 2025
Foundational Environmental Humanities Class Options:
ANT 1307 Evolution of Human Societies
Julie Hogarth MWF
ENG 1310 - Research Writing: Writing and Academic Inquiry Seminars (EHUM)*
Section 18: Kristyn Woytkewicz MWF
Section 23: Becky Presnall MWF
Section 25: Kristyn Woytkewicz MWF
Section 27: David Willey MWF
Section 32: Lydia Martin TR
Section 35: Becky Presnall MWF
Section 37: David Willey MWF
Section 44: Lydia Martin TR
ENG 2301 - British Literature (EHUM)*
Section 1: Kristyn Woytkewicz MWF
Section 7: Kristyn Woytkewicz MWF
Section 14: Josh King MWF
ENG 2310 - American Literary Cultures (EHUM)*
Section 1: Grace McCright MWF
Section 8: Grace McCright MWF
ENV 1301 - Exploring Environmental Issues
ENV 1101 lab required
Section 1: Andrew Stainback MWF
Section 2: Andrew Stainback MWF
Section 3: Heidi Marcum MWF
Section 4: Jon Beard MWF
Section 5: Jon Beard TR
Section 6: Kayla Garrett TR
Section 7: Jon Beard MWF
Section 8, 9: Kayla Garrett TR
Section 10: Heidi Marcum MWF
ENV 1303 - Wildlife Ecology
Section 1,2: Heidi Marcum MWF
ENV 1307 - Climate Change
Sascha Usenko TR
ENV 2376 - Environment and Society
Andrew Stainback TR
FYS 1399 Climate and Apocalyptic Fiction (EHUM)*
Section 1: Lynne Hinojosa TR Open to students who are not in Honors Program
FYS 1399 Climate and Apocalyptic Fiction HNR (EHUM)*
Section 2 HNR: Lynne Hinojosa TR For Honors Program Students
Note: This section meets concurrently with section above.
FYS 1399 Child Migration in the Western Hemisphere HNR (EHUM)*
Victor Hinojosa TR For Honors Program students
HIS 1300 Nature & the Hunt (EHUM)*
Section 7: Bracy Hill MWF
Section 8: Bracy Hill MWF
Section 9: Bracy Hill MWF
HIS 1300 American Food, from Maíz to Momofuku (EHUM)*
Section 10: Elesha Coffman TR
GEO 1306 The Earth Through Time
Stacy Atchley TR
GEO 1401 Earthquakes-Natural Disasters
Steve Dworkin MWF
Lab required
GEO 1402 World Oceans
James Fulton TR
Lab required
PHI 1308 Contemporary Moral Prob (EHUM)*
James Marcum TR
*Only the sections of this course that include (EHUM) in the title are eligible to count for this minor. They are special environmentally themed versions of the class.
Humanities and the Environment Class Options:
PHI 3322 Philosophy and the Arts (EHUM)*
Thomas Hibbs MW
ENGL 4305 Women Writers (EHUM)*
Kristen Pond MW
ENGL 4365 Literature and Environmental Justice
Josh King MWF
Also counts for Engaged Learning Core Curriculum Requirement
PHI 4310 Philosophy of Science
James Marcum TR
PWR 3381 Food Writing and Foodways
Sarah Dye TR
*Only the sections of this course that include (EHUM) in the title are eligible to count for this minor. They are special environmentally themed versions of the class.
Social and Natural Sciences Approaches to the Environment and Human Ecologies Class Options:
ENV 2307 Ecology for a Changing World
Section1: Ryan McManamay MWF
ENV 3314 Intro to Environmental Health
Section 01: Wei-Chung Su TR
ENV 4307 Environmental Law
Section 1,2 :Julie King TR
ENV 4355 Sustainability and Natural Resource Management+
Andrew Stainback TR
GEO 1309 Origins of Habitable Worlds
Peter James MWF
PSC 3300 Environment and Political Processes
Instructor: Julie King TR
MH 4391 Racial Disparities/Healthcare+
Emilie Cunningham MW
RLS 4331 Meanings, Culture, and Philosophy of American Landscapes
Chris Wynveen TR
SOC 4V70 Environmental Sociology
Jodien Johnson TR
SWO 4315 Foundations for Social Justice+
STAFF F 11:15AM-2:00PM
+This course is going through inclusion in the minor in the official university catalog. It is not yet listed in the catalog, but it will count for the minor in Fall 2025. Send questions to the Environmental Humanities Director (Joshua_King@baylor.edu).
Electives
Your 3 elective credits for the minor can come from any of the distribution lists, and they can include (EHUM) sections of Philanthropy & Public Service (PPS) 1100 or PPS 1101. These sections are worth 1 credit each. Only PPS sections with (EHUM) in their titles can count for this minor.
Eligible Fall 2025 PPS courses are listed below:
PPS 1100 Hunger & Punishment (EHUM)
Tasha Roberts W
PPS 1100 Urban Farmers Market (EHUM)
Section 12: Bethel Erickson R
PPS 1100 Community Gardening (EHUM)
Section 19 STAFF W 8:00-8:50
Section 20 STAFF W 9:05-9:55