Environmental Humanities

Did you know we offer a minor in Environmental Humanities?

The field of Environmental Humanities addresses important complex environmental issues and bridges traditional divides between the humanities and sciences. Students explore environmental and climate issues by examining human values, ethics, responsibilities, and cultures.

Students in any discipline can obtain a Minor in Environmental Humanities within their degree program by completing a combination of courses from Classics, History, English, Interactive Arts & Science, Philosophy, Studies in Art and Culture, and Visual Arts. The program is administered through the Department of History.

• One credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 2(alpha)90 from any Humanities discipline (HIST 1P90 and/or HIST 1P95 recommended but not required)

• Two credits from the following list: ENGL 2P70, ENGL 2P71, HIST 2F00, HIST 2F27, HIST 2P75, HIST 2P76, HIST 2Q97, IASC 2P07, PHIL 2Q91

• One credit from the following list: CLAS 4P65, CLAS 4P67, CLAS 4P69, ENGL 4P91, HIST 3P67, HIST 3Q97, HIST 3Q98, HIST 4P48, IASC 3P05, PHIL 3P80, STAC 3P96, VISA 3P50, VISA 3P52, VISA 3P89, VISA 3P98 (note that some of these courses may require special permission from the Department)

Note that students may not count more than 2.5 credits from any one discipline toward the requirements for the minor.

The 2023 Visual Arts (VISA) Walker Cultural Leader Series featuring visiting artist Trudi Lynn Smith invited the Brock community to learn about environmental humanities research-creation methodologies. Organized by Elysia French, Assistant Professor of Visual Arts and presenter at the upcoming Humanities Research Institute Symposium, participants harvested amaranth from the VISA plot at Brock's community garden to be used as artist materials in a subsequent workshop.