Courses Required for Specialty (Minor) in Environmentally related areas of Study 

1.  AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES

      A.  Basic Requirements:

            1)  16 semester hrs above 200-level with majority at 300-400 level

            2)  at least 9 semester hrs taken at UTK

      B.  Agriculture Economics and Business:

1)  (19 hrs.), incl. Econ 201*, Agriculture Economics 210, 342, 350,    and 6 semester  hrs of Agric. Economics and Rural Society electives.

      C.  Food Science and Technology:

1)  (32 hrs.)* including:  140, 420-9, 410 or 411, plus electives in Food Science and Technology.

      D.  Forestry:

1)  (24 hrs.)* including:  FWF 211 or 250, FWF 311 and 9 hrs from FWF 312, 313, 315, 316, and 416.

      E.  Wildlife and Fisheries Science:

1)  (31 hrs.)* including 16 hrs from FWF 211 or 250, FWF 300, 317, 416, or WFS 341, 440, 443, 444, and 445. Prerequisites not waived.

      F.  Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design:

1)  (23 hrs.)* including 3 of the following: 280, 310, 330, 440;  any of the following for the remaining hrs: 210, 220, 230, 320, 350, 360, 370, 380, 410, 440, 450, 460, 480, 490, 493.  No prerequisites waived.

      G.  Plant and Soil Science:

1)  (28 hrs.)* including:  210, 230, plus 9 elective hrs including one course from Group A (311, 312, 331, 332, 333, 334) and one course from Group B (411, 412, 413, 414, 431, 433, 453) 

2.  BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

A.  Option 1  -  (25 hrs.)* Accounting 201, 202, Econ. 201, Statistics 201, plus 12 hrs. of upper division Business electives.

B.  Option 2  -  (25 hrs.)* Accounting 201, 202, Econ, 201 and three of the following:  Bus. Law 301, Finance 301, Marketing 301;  two of the following:  Chemical Engineering 426, Industrial Engineering 300, 301, 302, 304, 405, 406, Mech. Engineering 553.

3.  COMMUNICATIONS

      A.  Broadcasting:

1)  (18 hrs.) including Communications 100, 210, Broadcasting 275 plus Broadcasting electives.

      B.  Journalism:

1)  (18 hrs.) including Communications 200, 400 plus 12 hrs Journalism courses approved by advisor.

4.  ARTS AND SCIENCES

      A.  Anthropology:

1)  (24 hrs)* including Anthropology 110, 120, 130 and 15 hours of upper division Anthropology hrs.

      B.  Biochemistry:

1)  (25 hrs)* including Chemistry 350, 360, 369; Biochemistry 410, 419 plus one additional course from Biochemistry 420, 471,  481, and 452.

      C.  Biology:

1)  (28 hrs.)* including Biology 210, 220, 230, plus 8 hrs of courses from: Biochemistry 410, 419;  Botany any 300-400-level courses;  Microbiology any 300-400-level courses;  Zoology any 300-400-level courses (not more than 6 hrs. from any one Biological Science Dept./not more than 3 hrs. research.

      D.  Botany:

1)  (23 hrs)* including two courses from Biology 210, 220, 230; 1 hr. Botany 371; 6 hrs. of upper division Botany courses.

      E.  Chemistry:

1)  (23 hrs.)* including 15 hrs of chemistry courses numbered 200 and above; to include Chemistry 310, 319 and at least one of the following sequences:  Chemistry 350-360-369, 471-481-479, or 473-483-479.

      F.  Economics:

1)  (16 hrs) including Economics 201 plus 12 additional upper division hours, including 311 and 313.

      G.  Geography:

                                1)  (15 hrs.)  15 hrs. of courses numbered 300 and above.

      F.  Geological Sciences:

1)  (20 hrs.)* including Geology 101 and 102 or 103, plus 16 hours of Geology courses numbered above 200.

      H.  Physics:

1)  (25 hrs.)* including Physics 131-132, 231-231 and 10 hrs. from Physics/Astronomy numbered 300 and above.

      I.  Political Science:

1)  (21 hrs)* including Political Science 101 or 107 and 102 plus 15 hrs. of courses numbered 300 and above.

      J.  Sociology:

1)  (18 hrs.) including Sociology 101 or 110, 200, 321, 331, 360, and one course from: 345, 347, 442, 446, or 464.

      K.  Zoology:

1)  (36)* Biology 110-120 or Zoology 117-118; Chemistry 120-130 or 100-110; Biology 210-220-230, and 9 additional hours of upper division Zoology courses.

(     )* includes prerequisite hrs., some of which actually may be satisfied by virtue of being part(s) of the Environmental Studies curriculum.

5.  ENGINEERING - Non-engineering students cannot declare an engineering minor.

6.  RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT

      English 295 - (3 hrs) Business and Technical Writing

      English 461 - (3 hrs) Advanced Technical and Professional Writing

      English 462 - (3 hrs) Writing for Publication

      Speech Communication 100 - (3 hrs) Introduction to Speech Communication

      Speech Communication 210 - (3 hrs) Public Speaking

      Speech Communication 240 - (3 hrs) Business and Professional Speaking

      Speech Communication 330 - (3 hrs) Group Communication