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May 10, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Geosciences, Environmental Science Concentration, B.S.
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Geosciences
Mark Abolins, program coordinator
615-494-7986
Mark.Abolins@mtsu.edu
The Geosciences, Environmental Science concentration provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the study of Earth’s systems and their interactions with human and natural processes. Through the concentration requirements, students are introduced to the breadth of environmental resource areas, including energy, water, soils, ecosystems, and climate.
The department core and concentration courses emphasize geospatial technologies, field methods, and laboratory analysis, ensuring graduates develop practical and marketable skills that are essential in the environmental sciences. At the same time, students have the flexibility to shape their program of study through supporting courses and electives, which allow them to focus on specific areas such as water and soil resources, conservation and ecology, environmental policy, or environmental technology. This combination of breadth, applied skill development, and curricular flexibility prepares students for careers in environmental consulting, resource management, policy, and technology, as well as for advanced study in graduate and professional programs.
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Degree Requirements
| True Blue Core (TBC) | 41 hours | | Major Requirements | 51 hours | | Geosciences Core | (15 hours) | | Environmental Science Concentration | (24 hours) | | Concentration Electives | (12 hours) | | Supporting Coursework | 6 hours | | Electives | 22-35 hours | | TOTAL | 120 hours | *This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase. True Blue Core (41 hours)
True Blue Core (TBC) requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category. The following courses required by the major meet True Blue Core requirements: - MATH 1710 (Quant Lit)
- BIOL 1110 /BIOL 1111 (Sci Lit) if selected in concentration course electives
- GEOG 2000 (HSSR) if selected in concentration course electives
- PS 1005 (HSSR) if selected in concentration course electives
Major Requirements (51 hours)
Geosciences Core Requirements (15 hours)
Environmental Science Concentration (24 hours)
Environmental Science Concentration Electives (12 hours)
Select 12 credit hours from the following:
(Note the category headings for interest/specialization and that course credit hours range from 1-5.) Bioresources: Wildlife and Conservation
Humans, Society, and the Environment
Supporting Courses (6 hours)
Curriculum: Geosciences, Environmental Science
Students should consult their advisors each semester to plan their schedules. Freshman Spring
- Information Literacy 3 credit hours
- Quantitative Literacy/Elective 3 credit hours
- Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
- History and Civic Learning 3 credit hours
- Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Senior Spring
- Environmental Science Concentration Elective 3 credit hours
- Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
- Electives 9 credit hours
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