Environmental Studies, B.A.
The Major in Environmental Studies requires a minimum of 52 credit hours. Required courses include:
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
| ENV 101 | Environmental Issues and Foundations of Sustainability | 3 |
| ENV 231 | Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| ENV 345 | Environmental Politics | 3 |
| ECN 201 | Principles of Economics | 4 |
| SOC 101 | Introductory Sociology | 3 |
| PLS 232 | Public Policy | 3 |
| SLS 301 | Social Sciences Research Methods | 3 |
| BIO 113 | Principles of Organismal Biology | 4 |
| ENV 337 | Internship in Environmental Studies | 0-15 |
| ENV 351 | Senior Study I | 3 |
| ENV 352 | Senior Study II | 3 |
ENV 337: A minimum of 3 credit hours is required
Either of the following courses:
Either of the following courses:
| BIO 222 | Ecology and Evolution | 4 |
| Or | |
| BIO 311 | Natural History of the Great Smoky Mountains | 4 |
Either of the following courses:
| MTH 221 | Inferential Statistics w/Data Visualization | 3 |
| Or | |
| MTH 222 | Regression Analysis | 3 |
At least six credit hours from the following courses:
| BUS 201 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| ECN 221 | Economic Development | 3 |
| ECN 331 | Public Policy Toward Business | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Business and Technical Writing | 3 |
| OST 335 | Outdoor Recreation Leadership | 3 |
| PLS 212 | International Politics | 3 |
| PLS 321 | American Political Process | 3 |
| SOC 211 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| SOC 222 | Sociology of Appalachia | 3 |
| SOC 320 | Development and Globalization | 3 |
| ENV 346 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENV 349 | Selected Topics in Environmental Studies | 3 |
Environmental studies students who minor in economics, political science and sociology cannot fulfill minor course requirements with courses serving as major electives in the Major in Environmental Studies.