Environmental Studies Minor

General Program Information

Box 70683
Phone: (423) 439-6679
Web Address: http://www.etsu.edu/environmentalstudies/

Dr. Kevin O’Donnell, Director
313 Burleson Hall
odonnell@etsu.edu

Students in the Environmental Studies Minor will study the social, political, and ethical implications of environmental problems and solutions. This interdisciplinary minor combines perspectives from the natural and physical sciences with perspectives from the social sciences and humanities.

This minor emphasizes service-learning and field experience, and it offers a regional focus. A number of the courses focus on the environment in the Appalachian Region, within a national and global context.

The Environmental Studies Minor, combined with training in a traditional discipline, will help prepare students for graduate study and careers in business, public health, public policy and administration, environmental law, environmental writing, and more.

The Environmental Studies Minor requires the completion of 21 hours of coursework as follows:

Environmental Studies Minor: 21 Credit Hours

A minor is a secondary area of study outside of the major program of study with a structured curriculum composed of at least 18 semester credit hours of which at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-level or above.

• ENVS 2010 - The Natural Environment in Appalachia (3 credits) or
• ENVH 3010 - Human Ecology and Environmental Education (3 credits)
• ENVS 4950 - Integrative Seminar in Environmental Studies (3 credits)
• Electives (including at least two courses from the Sciences and two from the Social Sciences/Humanities areas, below)

Electives: 15 Credit Hours