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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Environmental Science Minor

The Environmental Science minor draws on the interconnections among biological sciences, Earth sciences, and social sciences with a focus on sustainability and environmental quality. Students can choose from a wide range of courses of interest across various fields in environmental science and geoscience.

Campus: Knoxville

Minor Requirements

The Environmental Science minor consists of 15 Credit Hours.

Select 9 hours:

EEPS 206* - Sustainability Principles and Practices 3 Credit Hours or
GEOG 206* - Sustainability Principles and Practices 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 443 - Urban Ecology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 453 - Modern and Ancient Soils 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 454 - Environmental Restoration 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 455 - Environmental Geology 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 456 - Global Climate Change 3 Credit Hours
EEPS 464 - Water Sustainability and Climate 3 Credit Hours
JMED 451* - Environmental Writing 3 Credit Hours
SNR 250* - Conservation 3 Credit Hours
SNR 320* - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources 3 Credit Hours

Select one course:

GEOG 345 - People and Environment 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 360* - Environment and Resources 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 465* - Social Values and the Environment 3 Credit Hours

Select one course:

AREC 470 - Policy Analysis for Environmental and Natural Resource Management 3 Credit Hours
ECON 362 - Environmental and Natural Resource Policy 3 Credit Hours
* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .