Environmental Humanities

Description

Explore the relationships between humans, nature and the environment, and be better prepared to engage in activities that lead to meaningful social and environmental change.

The environmental humanities concentration is for students who are interested in humanities-based approaches to the current global environmental crisis, a vital area of study.

Courses are focused on the human relationship to the environment and the relationship between nature and culture. To gain practical experience, students also complete an internship in environmental activism, policy development, education or another pertinent area.

ASU's Department of English has an extensive internship program, offering placements in publishing, media and marketing, government, nonprofits and film festivals. The department also boasts top online programs, rigorous undergraduate research opportunities and options for cultural and community involvement.

Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 15 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
• All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” (2.00) or higher.
• A minimum of 6 upper-division hours must be taken in courses offered by the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Other ENG courses may be approved by an English advisor depending on special- or variable-topics courses available in given semesters.
• If an environmental internship is not feasible, a student may petition to substitute (a.) an ENG 499 Independent Study on an environmental studies applied project or literature/writing topic OR (b.) an ENG 400-level course in environmental literature/writing.
• Some elective courses are limited to students majoring in the discipline, have prerequisites or cannot be taken in combination with another course on the list. Additional courses may be approved by English advisor depending on special- or variable-topics courses available in given semesters.
• Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) students may use only one concentration from the Department of English.
• An updated elective course list may be obtained through the Department of English advising center.

Core 3 Hours Required
Choose courses from the following.
Other ENG courses may be approved by a Tempe campus English advisor. 

ENG 367 Environmental Issues in Literature and Film, L or HU, (3)

ENG 371 Topic: Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement (3)

ENG 378 The American Southwest in Literature and Film (3)

Internship 3 Hours

ENG 484 Undergraduate Internship: Environmental Humanities Certificate (3)
 OR ENG 499: Individualized Instruction (3)

Electives 9 Hours
Choose 3 courses from the list.
Additional ENG or other courses may be approved by a Tempe campus English advisor. 

Electives (choose three) -- 9 credit hours

ASB 326: Human Impacts on Ancient Environments (SB & H) (3)

ASB 370 / SOS 370: Ethics of Eating (L or SB) (3)

BIO 324 / PHI 310: Environmental Ethics (HU) (3)

ENG 334: The American Southwest in Literature and Film ((L or HU) & C) (3)

ENG 363: Transborder Mexican and Chicano/a Literature of Southwest North America ((L or HU) & C) (3)

ENG 367: Environmental Issues in Literature and Film (L or HU) (3)

ENG 371: Rhetoric of the Environmental Movement (3)

ENG 378: Environmental Creative Nonfiction (L or HU) (3)

ENG 468: Environmental Literary Criticism (L or HU) (3)

HST 342: U.S. West 20th Century (SB & H) (3)

HST 345: Environmental History (L) (3)

JUS 332: Politics of Energy Policy and Justice (3)

JUS 444: Environment and Justice (L & C) (3)

PSY 306: Environmental Psychology (SB) (3)

REL 349: Nature, Sustainability and Religion (3)

SGS 330: Globalization and the Environment: Problems and Solutions (3)

SOC 331: Environmental Sociology (SB & G) (3)

SOS 110: Sustainable World (SB) (3)

SOS 320: Society and Sustainability (L or SB) (3)

SOS 370 / ASB 370: Ethics of Eating (L or SB) (3)