Human Ecology

Human ecology is concerned with examining the relationship between people and their environment and people within their environment. This interdisciplinary minor deals with the properties of population rather than the properties of the individuals who consitute them. The Human Ecology minor may be obtained by completing eighteen hours of guided electives in Anthropology, Biology, Criminal Justice, Finance, Geography, Social Work, and Sociology.

Academic Requirements for the Human Ecology Minor at NSU

The Human Ecology minor requires 18 semester hours selected from the following courses:

SOWK 4613, Human Diversity and Social Work
SOWK 4623, Social Work with the Elderly
SOC/ANTH 3123, Cultural Anthropology
SOC 3213, Juvenile Delinquency
SOC/ANTH 3223, Racial & Cultural Minorities
SOC 3243, Family Sociology
SOC 3413, Rural Sociology
SOC/ANTH 3453, Ethnology of American Indian
SOC 3813, Sociology of Aging
SOC 4423, Urban Sociology
SOC 4813, Death & Dying
CRJ 3153, Criminal Justice Community Relations
FIN 3213, Principles of Finance
GEOG 3033, Environmental Geography
GEOG 3133, Global Economic Geography
BIOL 3413, Environmental Problems

For more information about the minor in Human Ecology please write or call the:

Department Chair
Department of Social Sciences
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK  74464
Telephone:  (918) 444-3500