School of Environmental Studies

Society, Culture & Communication: 
Social Science & Policy | 45 hours

Concentration Core (21 hours) / Required for Each Focus of Study

• JOUR 2200 / Mass Communication in a Changing Society(3)
• COMM 2075 / Organizational Communication (3)
• PC 3250 / Professional Communication I (3)
• BMGT 3510 / Management & Organization Behavior (3)
• ECON 4200 / Environmental Economics (3)
• POLS 1030 / American Government (3)
• ENGL 4931 / Literature and the Environment (3)

Curriculum: Social Science & Policy Option

Choose 4 of the following: (12)

• GEOG 1035, 1012, or 1130 (3) World Regional Geography I, Cultural Geography, or Geography of Natural Hazards
• POLS 3330 / State and Local Government (3)
• POLS 3700 / The Legislative Process (3)
• POLS 4610 / Public Administration and Public Policies (3)
• SOC 3720 / Rural Sociology (3)
• SOC 4090 / Cross-Cultural Communication & Cultural Diversity (3)
• SOC 4330 / Population and Social Process (3)
• SOC 4860 / Social Movements & Social Change (3)
• ESS 4900 / Internship (3)

Free Electives (12)

Social Science & Policy Option: Year by Year Flow Chart (PDF)

Social Science & Policy Checklist (PDF) 

For questions, please contact your advisor:
Dr. Tammy Boles	tboles@tntech.edu
Lisa Brown	lbrown@tntech.edu
David Hajdik	dhajdik@tntech.edu
Dr. Steve Sharp	ssharp@tntech.edu