Growing awareness of the complexity of water quantity and quality issues related to human activities leads to dealing with those issues on a watershed scale. This minor is for graduate students wishing to develop expanded skills in watershed science/engineering, planning and design, and culture and policy issues related to water. These skills are especially useful for careers in natural resource policy, water and land management, sustainable development and design for private industry, and storm water management for government agencies. Successful completion of the watershed minor is documented on the transcript.

Campus Code

Knoxville Campus

Credit Hours Required

9 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• At least one course from the Watershed Core: BSET 574 , FWF 590 , GEOG 433 , GEOG 436 , GEOG 536 , ESS 524 , ENVE 516 , ENVE 530 , ENVE 531 , CE 485  or GEOL 485 , LAR 571  

Additional Course Requirements

• Science/Engineering courses: BSE 555 ; BSE 525  or ENVE 525 ; BSET 574 ; EEB 404 ; EEB 470 ; EEB 474 ; ENVE 511 ; ENVE 512 ; ENVE 513 ; ENVE 515 ; ENVE 516 ; ENVE 525 ; ENVE 526 ; ENVE 527 ; ENVE 530 ; ENVE 533 ; ENVE 615 ; ENVE 620 ; ESS 524 ; ESS 544 ; ESS 554 ; FORS 514 ; FWF 590 ; GEOG 433 ; GEOG 436 ; GEOG 512 ; GEOG 536 ; GEOG 633 ; GEOL 450 ; GEOL 485  or CE 485 ; GEOL 685 ; LAR 534 ; LAR 571 ; LAR 583 ; WFS 443 ; WFS 533 ; WFS 552 ;

• Policy, Cultures, and Society courses: AREC 470 ; AREC 570 ; AREC 670 ; ECON 463 ; ECON 677 ; ECON 678 ; LAW 945 ; LAW 866 ; SOCI 562 ; SOCI 661  

​Non-Course Requirements

• Watershed Minor Faculty
  • If you have any advising questions contact a Watershed Minor faculty member in your department or the college representative. The Watershed Minor Faculty is listed on the minor’s website.
• Admission to Candidacy
  • When application is made for admission to candidacy, the minor and courses required for the minor must be indicated.
• Graduate Committee
  • The student’s graduate committee must include at least one member of the Watershed Minor faculty.