Environmental Studies
Environmental arts and humanities is an interdisciplinary major that explores humanity’s evolving relation to the environment with the benefit of diverse perspectives offered by history, literature, art, philosophy, and religion. It is administered chiefly through a steering committee chaired by James Peters.
Requirements for the Major in Environmental Arts and Humanities
The major requires successful completion of the following:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Course Requirements 1 | ||
| ENST 101 | Introduction to Environmental Studies (writing intensive) | 4 |
| ENST 400 | Environmental Arts and Humanities Capstone (senior capstone course) | 4 |
| Select one course in culture and history from the following: | 4 | |
| Ecological Anthropology | ||
| Poetry, Nature and Contemplation | ||
| American Environmental Literature | ||
| Walking the Land | ||
| Environmental and Biological Non-Fiction | ||
| "Nature" Writing | ||
| Field Studies in "Nature" Writing | ||
| Topics in Western Civilization (only when the course bears this topical subtitle) | ||
| The Many Faces of Sewanee | ||
| History of Southern Appalachia | ||
| African Environmental History | ||
| Environmentalism and Ecocide in Russian Literature and Culture | ||
| Select one course in religion and values from the following: | 4 | |
| Place, Ritual and Belief | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Religion and Animals | ||
| Religious Environmentalism | ||
| Religion and Ecology | ||
| Buddhism and the Environment | ||
| Rural Religion | ||
| Select four additional courses from the categories above or from the arts, landscape and design courses below: 2 | 16 | |
| The Lens and the Landscape: Documentary Studies and the Environment | ||
| Intermediate Documentary Projects in Photography | ||
| Sustainable Structures | ||
| Advanced Seminar in the Production of Video and the Moving Image | ||
| Advanced Documentary Projects in Photography | ||
| Advanced Studio Seminar in Sculpture | ||
| Music of the Birds and Bees: Music and Nature | ||
| Select one course in policy from the following: | 4 | |
| Archaeological Resource Management and Policy | ||
| The Political Economy of Sustainable Development | ||
| Foundations of Food and Agriculture | ||
| Environmental Land-Use Policy | ||
| Natural Resources Issues and Policies | ||
| Water Resource Policy and Law | ||
| International Environmental Policy | ||
| Select one course in life science from the following: 3 | 4 | |
| Biology and People | ||
| People and the Environment | ||
| Field Investigations in Biology (Field-Based) | ||
| Introduction to Forestry (Lab) | ||
| Select one course in physical science from the following: 3 | 4 | |
| General Chemistry (Lab) | ||
| Physical Geology (Lab) | ||
| Earth Systems and Climate Change | ||
| Energy and the Environment | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 44 | |
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Requirements | ||
| A comprehensive examination | ||
| 1 | ENST 217 is strongly recommended as an elective outside the major. |
| 2 | No more than four courses may be counted from any group. |
| 3 | One of the life or physical science courses must be either field-based or lab. |