The minor in environmental management provides an overview of the field which offers an intrinsically interesting way for students to organize elective coursework while gaining knowledge important to life in the contemporary world. The program is structured to provide a multidisciplinary introduction to the biophysical and economic factors that affect the quality of life, through a study of the scientific knowledge, strategic business and economic considerations and legal and ethical practices that constitute environmental issues.

When combined with a related (or unrelated) major, an environmental management minor can be useful to students planning careers in any area concerned with environmental processes and problems. The minor may also prepare students for study at the graduate level in such concentrations as ecology, resource management and environmental policy, agribusiness management or urban and regional planning.