School of Environmental Studies

About Society, Culture and Communication

Choose a Program of Study in:

• Communication & Media
• Leadership & Environmental Management
• Social Science & Policy
  
  

About

• Learn how social systems interact with the environment
• Explore how cultural values and beliefs influence the way people use the environment
• Study how organizations address environmental problems and how complex concepts regarding those issues are communicated

Research

• Environmental & Sustainability Studies programs at Tennessee Tech are supported by cutting-edge resource centers:
• The Center for the Management, Utilization, and Protection of Water Resources and the Millard Oakley STEM Center for the Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Environmental Society, Culture, & Communication at Tennessee Tech

• These concentrations offer students the opportunity to pursue their passions in a meaningful way as they apply scientific principles to environmental issues
• Course work examines current topics through social, political and economic perspectives
• Students analyze and propose sustainable solutions for complex, real-world environmental problems
• The program culminates in a hands-on experience or research project addressing an actual environmental problem