Arizona State University The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 14 courses 84 total credits
The Doctor of Philosophy program in environmental social science is one of the few doctoral programs in the U.S. that draw on the premise that reducing human impacts and developing more sustainable environmental practices is difficult or impossible to achieve without a focus on the social dynamics of environmental issues using critical social science perspectives. The program is organized around theoretically based conceptual domains: culture and the environment environmental hazards and vulnerability environmental justice human environment impacts political ecology science and technology studies These are the bases for addressing various topical foci, including urban environments, technologies and their consequences, landscapes, institutions, and health and the environment. As a student in this program, you work with faculty members who have expertise in a wide variety of fields, including: archaeology community resources cultural and medical anthropology demography environmental history geographic information systems human and physical geography planning public affairs science and technology studies sociology Coursework for the degree is focused on developing practical skills and a solid grasp of complex social science approaches to environmental issues. You work closely with your committee to develop a curriculum appropriate to your interests and career goals.
| Required Core | 3 credits |
| Other Requirements | 18 credits |
| Electives | 39 credits |
| Research | 12 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 84 credits |
Required Core
ASB 530/ESS 530/SOS 553 Changing Human-nature Relationships (3)
Other Requirements
Electives
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ESS 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
For electives, students should see the academic unit for a course list approved by the chair. Other Requirements coursework may be substituted with the approval of the academic unit. When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree may be used for this program. If students do not have a previously awarded master's degree, the remaining coursework is made up of electives.
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