Courses
Environmental Studies Courses
The Environmental Studies minor was first offered beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year. If you began your course of study at UTC prior to that year, and wish to declare an EVST minor, please check with your advisor about the potential impact (if any) that shifting catalog years might have on your major and progress toward graduation.
- Core Course
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EVST 2020 Science for the Anthropocene (Dr. Jennifer Boyd, TTh 9:25-10:40)
- Regular Elective Courses:
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ANTH 2800 Underwater Archaeology (Dr. Morgan Smith, MW 3:25-4:40)
ANTH/SOC 3410 Culture, Environment, and Power (Dr. Natalie Blanton, TTh 1:40-2:55)
BUS 2500 Business and Society (multiple instructors/modalities)
ENGL 3850 Writing for Social Change (Dr. Megan Hartline, TTh 1:40-2:55; 3:05-4:40)
ESC 4070 Environmental Conservation (Dr. David Aborn, MWF 8:00-8:50)
ESC 4100 Environmental Law and Agencies (Dr. John Tucker, TTh 9:25-10:40)
ESC 4300 Case Studies in Environmental Problems (Dr. John Tucker, MW 2:00-3:15)
ESC 4800 Values and the Environment (Dr. Bradley Reynolds, MWF 9:00-9:50)
EVST/ESC 4999r Urban Forests (Prof. Christina Gibson, W 2:00-4:30)
GEOL 4550 Remote Sensing for Geoscientists (Dr. Azad Hassain, MW 3:25-4:40, Th 1:40-3:30 (lab))
GEOG 4160 Climatology (Dr. Joshua Hodge, Online Asynchronous)
NUTR 3330 Food and Culture (Dr. Marleah Payne, online)
NUTR 3360 Community Nutrition (Dr. Marissa Spady, online)
SOC 3435 Sociology of Globalization (Dr. Natalie Blanton, TTh 12:15-1:30)
WGSS 4650 Ecofeminism (Dr. Mike Jaynes, MW 10:00-10:50, hybrid) - Special Topics/Courses than can be Petitioned for the Minor
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BIOL/ESC 4400 Tropical Marine Ecology (Dr. Dawn Ford, M 5:30-8; Spring Break trip)
ENGL 2060R Environmental Writing* (Prof. Catherine Meeks Quinlan, TTh 10:50-12:05)
GEOL 1025 Geology of the National Parks* (Dr. Tahmina Shirmen, MW 2:00-3:15; Dr. Gregory Bodie TTh 1:40-2:55)
GEOL 1030 Natural Hazards* (Dr. Gregory Bodie, TTh 12:15-1:30)
GEOL 1040 Earth's Resources and the Environment* (Dr. Tahmina Shirmen, TTh 12:15-1:30)
GEOL 2250 Oceanography* (Dr. Tahmina Shirmen, TTh 9:25-10:40)GEOL 4080 Earth Surfaces Processes (Dr. Amy Brock-Hon, MWF 9:00-9:50, Lab M 1:00-2:50)
HHP 4180 Wilderness First Responder (Dr. Drew Bailey, Spring Break trip)
UHON 3630/3660r Global Warming: Science, Law, and Policy (Dr. John Tucker and Dr. Tom Rybolt, TTh 12:15-1:30)
UHON 3650 Modern GIS, Cartography, and Geospatial Data Visualization (Prof. Charlie Mix, TTh 1:40-2:55)Courses with a * fulfill General Education requirements
Environmental Studies Minor Requirements
18 hours total (8 hours at the 3000 level and above)
- 3 required core courses
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EVST 2000: Nature and Society: Introduction to Environmental Studies
EVST 2010 (cross-listed as ESC 2010): Justice, Policy, and the Environment
EVST 2020: Science for the Anthropocene - 9 hours of electives from at least two different disciplines, chosen from the following.
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ANTH 3350: Archaeological Field Methods
ANTH 3370: Tennessee Archaeology
ANTH 3410: Culture, Environment, and Power
COMM 4100: Public Communication and Environmental Issues
ECON 4300: Environmental Economics
ECON 4550: Urban Economics
ENGL 3600r: Topics in Literature and the Environment
ESC 4070: Environmental Conservation
ESC 4100: Environmental Law and Agencies
ESC 4800: Seminar on the Environment
ESC 4300: Case Studies in Environmental Problems
EVST 4000r: Advanced Topics in Environmental Studies
HHP 3060: Outdoor Recreation
HHP 3070: Outdoor Leadership Skills
HIST 4370: Food and Southern History
NUTR 3330: Food and Culture
NUTR 3360: Community Nutrition
PHIL 4840: Values and the Environment
WGSS 4650: Ecofeminism*Additional courses may be used pending program coordinator approval