Appalachian Studies - Minor

The minor in Appalachian Studies offers students with serious interests in Appalachian regional studies an opportunity to pursue a minor concentration to complement a major in one of the university’s professional or liberal arts programs. This interdisciplinary program enables students to comprehend more fully the history, health, social structure, environment, and culture of the region – its people, its challenges, and its future.

Minor Requirements

APP 200 – Introduction to Appalachian Studies [3 hours]

Students must complete 15 additional hours of approved Appalachian Studies courses, possible courses include:

APP 300 – Topics in Appalachian Studies (subtitle required)

APP 395 – Independent Study

APP 399 – Practicum

GEO 365 – Special Topics in Regional Geography (subtitle required)

HIS 579 – History of the New South

HIS 580 – History of Appalachia

MUS 301 – Appalachian Music

PS 456G – Appalachian Politics

SOC 343 – Political Sociology (if appropriate)

SOC 534 – Sociology of Appalachia

SOC 735 – Topical Seminar in Social Inequalities (if appropriate)

For additional courses that may count toward the Appalachian Studies minor, students should consult with the Academic Program Director for Appalachian Studies.

Total Hours - 18

Appalachian Studies Minor

Contact

Dr. Kathryn Engle

Associate Director of Appalachian Studies Program

College of Arts and Sciences

asrecruiting@uky.edu

College of Arts & Sciences

202 Patterson Office Tower

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Minor Requirements

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Other programs from the College of Arts & Sciences:

Urban Studies - Minor

Military Leadership - Minor

World Religions - Minor

Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies - Minor

Statistics - Minor

Spanish - Minor

Sociology - Minor

Psychology - Minor

Professional and Technical Writing - Minor

Political Science - Minor

Physics - Minor

Philosophy - Minor

Neuroscience - Minor

Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures and Cultures - Minor

Microbiology - Minor

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Mapping and GIS - Minor

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Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies - Minor

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