The objective of the program is to provide students with a basic understanding of the scientific, technical, social, cultural, economic, and political issues that are related to global and regional environmental concerns, including the policy dimension of environmental issues. In addition, this program will allow students to refine their knowledge of environmental values, and prepare them to translate these values into practical actions in the society or simply as better informed individuals.

Admission to the Program:

A grade of "C" or better in each course

• At least 6 credit hours must be taken in upper level courses (300-level or above).
• To complete a Minor in Environmental Studies, students must complete the following courses:

Environmental Studies Core Courses (3 credit hours)
Choose from one of the following:

	BIOL 105	Environmental Science	(3) [P]
	CHEM 105	Environmental Chemistry	(3) [P]
	PHYS 105	Environmental Physics	(3) [P]

Environmental Studies Electives (15 credit hours)
Choose one natural science course, one math course, and three environmental studies courses:

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)
Choose one course from the following:
	BIOL 220	Ecology	(3) [P]
	ENVS 220	Energy & the Environment	(3) [S]
	ENVS 230	Environmental Geology	(3) [P]

Math (3 credit hours)
Choose one course from the following:
	STAT 201	Statistics	(3) [M]
	ENVS 215	Environmental Data Analysis	(3) [S]

Environmental Studies (9 credit hours)
Choose three courses from the following:
	ENVS 305	Environmental Health	(3) [P]
	ENVS 310	Environmental Ethics	(3) [S]
	ENVS 320	Global Environmental Policy	(3) [S]
	ENVS 388	Independent Study	(1-3)
	ENVS 389	Special Topics	(1-3)

• Demonstrate a basic historical understanding of modern world history
• Acquire familiarity with the uses of historical comparison as an analytic tool
• Demonstrate the capacity to deal with differences in interpretation
• Demonstrate an ability to recognize and interpret multiple forms of evidence (textual, visual, oral, statistical, artifacts from material culture)
• Apply basic historical methods of research
• Recognize the distinction between primary and secondary sources, understand how each are used to make historical claims

Students wishing to Minor in History are required to take 6 courses (18 credit hours) of which at least 3 courses (9 credits hours) must be taken at AUK. Students must complete 3 core courses (9 credit hours):

	HIST 105	World History Since 1900	(3) [S]
	INST 205*	Modern Europe	(3) [S]
	And one of the following:
	HIST 110	Twentieth Century Middle East	(3) [S]
	HIST 201	History and Politics of Kuwait	(3) [S]

	*Since many history courses at AUK do not carry the HIST prefix, non HIST-prefix history courses are listed below and may be counted toward the Minor in History:
	AMST 121	US History Since 1900	(3) [S]
	AMST 320	American History from European Colonization to 1900	(3) [S]
	AMST 402	American Social History in the Twentieth Century	(3) [S]
	AMST 409	American Foreign Policy Since WWII	(3) [S]
	INST 204	Survey of European Political History	(3) [S]
	INST 205	Modern Europe	(3) [S]
	INST 310	Twentieth Century Arab Middle East	(3) [S]
	INST 319	The British Empire	(3) [S]
	INST 400	Colonialism	(3) [S]
	INST 484	Islamic Militant Movements	(3) [S]

Students must also take an additional three 300-level or above HIST courses (9 credit hours) and/or history courses which are 300-level and above in AMST or INST.

• Discuss the importance of thinking systematically and strategically about managing human assets
• Discuss basic and in-depth issues confronting human resources policy formulation and implementation in private, public, and non-profit organizations
• Explain how cultures frame the options open to human resource managers around the world
• Examine the intellectual basis for human resource administration such as psychology (motivation), and political sciences (the environment)
• Assess human resource strategies using information and communication technology skills
• Formulate and implement human resource strategies using information and communication technology skills
• Evaluate human resource strategies using information and communication technology skills

Human Resources Minor Core Courses (9 credit hours)
To complete a Minor in Human Resources, students must complete the following core courses:

	ENGL 305	Professional Writing and Communication	(3) [E]
	AND
	PLSC 205	Human Resources Administration and Development	(3) [S]
	OR
	MGMT 205	Human Resources Administration and Development	(3)
	AND
	PLSC 333	Organization Theory	(3) [S]
	OR
	MGMT 333	Organizational Behavior	(3)

Human Resources Minor Electives (9 credit hours)
Students should complete at least 3 upper-level courses (9 credit hours of 300- or 400-level courses) from the following list:

	*Since many history courses at AUK do not carry the HIST prefix, non HIST-prefix history courses are listed below and may be counted toward the Minor in History:
	ECON 315	Managerial Economics	(3)
	FINC 343	Financial Services Management	(3)
	INST 309	Dynamics of Globalization	(3) [S]
	INST 405	Comparative Economic and Political Systems	(3)
	MGMT 303	Management and Leadership Development	(3)
	PLSC 302	Public Policy	(3) [S]
	PLSC 334	E-government	(3) [S]
	PLSC 335	Current Trends in Public Administration	(3) [S]
	SBSA 341	Women in Cross-Cultural Perspective	(3) [S]
	SBSA 345	Globalization: In its Defense and its Discontents	(3) [S]

Students may also substitute upper-level courses approved by the Minor's Program Lead from the following prefix designations: ACCT, BEAL, ECON, ENTR, FINC, MGMT, MRKT, PLSC, PSYC, and SBSA.

	HIST 201	History and Politics of Kuwait	(3) [S]
	INST 101	Introduction to International Studies	(3) [S]
	PLSC 202	International Relations	(3) [S]
	AND
	PLSC 203	Comparative Politics	(3) [S]
	OR
	PLSC 204	International Political Economy	(3) [S]

Students must also take an additional two 300-level or above courses (9 credit hours) in the following prefixes: AMST, HIST, INST, and PLSC. Students may also substitute one upper-level course approved by the Minor's Program Lead from the following prefix designations: ECON, PHIL, and SBSA.

SBSA 101

Introduction to Social and Behavioral Sciences, concentration in Anthropology

(3) [S]

And 5 additional courses (15 credit hours), with at least 3 courses (9 credit hours) from the 300-level series in any of the three categories.