ENVR 268 - Landscapes and Livelihoods in Central Appalachia

2021-2022 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 0
Non-Lecture: 6
This course involves a two week field trip through Central Appalachia, including parts of West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky. This region has a rich history enmeshed in early colonization, the pre-industrial economy, slavery, the Civil War, the coal industry and early labor movements. It has been subjected to stereotypes and natural resource exploitation for centuries and students will learn about the environment, landscape and culture of Central Appalachia through active observation, maintaining a daily journal, presenting an original research topic in the field, and submitting a written report after the field component is completed.

Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor.