Appalachian Studies Minor

This minor offers the student with serious interests in Appalachian regional studies an opportunity to pursue a minor concentration to complement a major in one of the University’s professional or liberal arts programs. This interdisciplinary program enables students to comprehend more fully the history, social structure, and culture of the region – its people, its problems, and its future.

The minor in Appalachian Studies requires 18 hours of course work to include the following:
1. APP 200 Introduction to Appalachian Studies
2. Choose fifteen hours of Appalachian Studies courses. These courses must be chosen from the list below, or approved by the Director of Appalachian Studies:

APP 300 Topics in Appalachian Studies (Subtitle required)
APP 395 Independent Study
APP 399 Practicum
ENG 232 Literature and Place (if appropriate)
GEO 321: Land, People, and Development of Appalachia
HIS 579 History of the New South
HIS 580 History of Appalachia
MUS 301 Appalachian Music
PS 456G Appalachian Politics
SOC 343 Political Sociology (if appropriate)
SOC 534 Sociology of Appalachia
SOC 735 Topics in Social Inequalities (if appropriate)

Note: Introduction to Appalachian Studies (APP 200) is strongly recommended. Individually arranged courses in independent study and experiential education may be counted toward the minor if approved by an Appalachian Studies advisor. Special Topics courses offered by the various departments may also be counted, if appropriate.

For more information about a minor in Appalachian Studies, contact the Director of Appalachian Studies, Dr. Ron Pen, at (859) 257-8183 or by e-mail at rapen01@uky.edu.

For general information about service and research in the region, contact the Appalachian Center, 624 Maxwelton Ct., Lexington, KY
40506-0347, (859) 257-4852.