UK Core Requirements
The UK Core requires 21 credit hours across a number of areas of inquiry.
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
The UK College of Arts and Sciences requires 18 credit hours across a number of areas and a foreign language, which can be satisfied in several different ways.
ENS Core Requirements
Check out the ENS Core Courses page for more details!
- ENS 201 Environmental & Sustainability Studies I: Humanities and Social Sciences
- ENS 202 Environmental & Sustainability Studies II: Natural Sciences and Policy
- ENS 300 Special Topics in Environmental & Sustainability Studies
- PHI 336 Environmental Ethics
- Choose one of the following:
- ENG 425 Environmental Writing
- WRD 304 Writing in the Social Sciences
- WRD 305 Public Science Writing
- WRD 310 Writing in the Natural Sciences
- ENS 400 Capstone Course in Environmental & Sustainability Studies
ENS Major Requirements: Areas of Expertise
You will take 24 credit hours across three areas of expertise: 1) economics, 2) environment, and 3) society.
You'll select a primary, secondary, and tertiary area and take a different number of courses for each:
- Primary area: 5 courses (15 credit hours)
- Secondary area: 2 courses (6 credit hours)
- Tertiary area: 1 course (3 credit hours)
Optional: Thematic Concentrations
You may create your own Thematic Concentration by selecting a group of related elective courses from the three Areas of Expertise. You might identify a theme based on your own interests, subjects for which there is significant career potential, or to prepare for a particular experience, such as a study abroad or internship.
