Environmental & Sustainability Studies

College of Arts & Sciences

202 Patterson Office Tower Contact: Dr. Andrew Wood - andrew.wood@uky.edu
Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ENS) is an interdisciplinary field that examines the social and environmental understandings, causes, consequences, and policy responses to important environmental issues taking place around the world such as global climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The program draws insights from the humanities and the social and natural sciences to provide students with interdisciplinary critical thinking skills. In doing so, students will have a better understanding of contemporary environmental problems, policies, and solutions. This important major provides students with the capacity to not only understand, but also affect positive changes for environmental sustainability.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120

UKY Major Map Environmental & Sustainability Studies {DATE l, F d, Y}

Freshman Year Credit Hours: 34 - 37

Fall Semester

17 - 18
UK 101 | UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION
1 - 2
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
Foreign Language 101
4
UK Core - Humanities
3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
3
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3

Spring Semester

17 - 19
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
Foreign Language 102
4
UK Core - Social Sciences
3
A&S Natural Sciences Course (100+ level)
3
A&S Lab or Field Work
1 - 3
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3

Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 30 - 31

Fall Semester

15 - 16
ENS 201 | ENS 201 - ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES I: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
3
Foreign Language 201
3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations
3 - 4
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3

Spring Semester

15
ENS 202 | ENS 202 - ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES II: NATURAL SCIENCE AND POLICY
3
Foreign Language 202
3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reason
3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Math
3
A&S Approved Elective (100+ level)
3

Junior Year Credit Hours: 3

Fall Semester

3
ENS 300 | ENS 300 - SPECIAL TOPICS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED)
3

Spring Semester

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0

Senior Year Credit Hours: 0

Fall Semester

0
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0

Spring Semester

0
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0