Program: Environmental and Sustainability Studies, B.A. 4-Year Program - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
UK 101 - ACADEMIC ORIENTATION Credit(s): 1 - 2 (Variable)
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
A&S Natural Science and Lab Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 1

Year 2

First Semester

ENS 201 - ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES I: HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ENS 202 - ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES II: NATURAL SCIENCE AND POLICY Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

ENS 300 - SPECIAL TOPICS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
PHI 336 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Credit(s): 3
200+ A&S - Humanities (outside ENS) Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 1 (A&S Social Sciences) Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

300+ Area 2 Credit(s): 3
A&S Natural Sciences Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 1 (A&S SS) Credit(s): 3
300+ Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

ENG 425 - ENVIRONMENTAL WRITING Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 1 Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 1 Credit(s): 3
200+ Outside ENS Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

ENS 400 - SENIOR SEMINAR (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 1 Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 2 Credit(s): 3
300+ Area 3 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3