Graduate Programs (South)

Environmental Sociology Programs

The following universities offer concentrations in environmental sociology at the graduate level (M.A. and/or Ph.D.). Environmental Studies programs are listed immediately following.

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• Clemson University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.S.
  Contact person: Douglas K. Sturkie, camoble@clemson.edu
  http://business.clemson.edu/socio/index.htm

• East Carolina University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: AJ Jacobs, jacobsa@ecu.edu
  http://www.ecu.edu/cs-cas/soci/

• Florida International University
  Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  Degrees offered: M.A., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Laura Ogden, ogdenl@fiu.edu
  http://www.fiu.edu/orgs/socant/

• North Carolina State University
  Department of Sociology & Anthropology
  Degrees offered: M.A., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Tom Shriver, tom_shriver@ncsu.edu
  http://sociology.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php

• Oklahoma State University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.S., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Michael Long, michael.long@okstate.edu
  http://sociology.okstate.edu/

• Sam Houston State University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: Alessandro Bonanno, soc_aab@shsu.edu
  http://www.shsu.edu/sociology

• Texas State University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A., M.S.
  Contact person: Chad Smith, clsmith@txstate.edu
  http://www.soci.txstate.edu/

• University of Florida
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Brian Mayer, bmayer@soc.ufl.edu
  http://www.soc.ufl.edu/

• University of Kentucky
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: Ph.D.
  Contact person: Ana Liberato, ana.liberato@uky.edu
  https://soc.as.uky.edu/degree-requirements-2

• University of Maryland
  Program for Society and Environment
  Degrees offered: Ph.D.
  Contact person: Dana R. Fisher (Director, Program for Society and the Environment), drfisher@umd.edu
  http://www.cse.umd.edu/

• University of Maryland
  Program for Society and Environment
  Degrees offered: Ph.D.
  Contact person: Dana R. Fisher (Director, Program for Society and the Environment), drfisher@umd.edu
  http://www.cse.umd.edu/

• University of New Orleans
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: H. David Allen, hallen@uno.edu
  http://www.soci.uno.edu

• University of North Carolina – Greensboro
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: Julie V. Brown, jvbrown@uncg.edu
  http://www.uncg.edu/soc/

• University of South Alabama
  Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: J. Steven Picou, spicou@usouthal.edu
  http://www.southalabama.edu/syansw

• University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Scott Frey, rfrey2@utk.edu
  http://web.utk.edu/~utsocdep/ 

• University of Texas – El Paso
  Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  Degrees offered: MA
  Contact person: Sara Grineski (Associate Professor) , segrineski@utep.edulach
  http://academics.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=academics.utep.edu/sociology

• University of West Georgia
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: M.A.
  Contact person: Neema Noori, nnoori@westga.edu
  http://www.westga.edu/sociology

• Vanderbilt University
  Department of Sociology
  Degrees offered: Ph.D. (Students earn an M.A. as they work toward their Ph.D.)
  Contact person: David Hess, david.j.hess@vanderbilt.edu
  www.vanderbilt.edu/sociology

Environmental Studies Programs

The following universities offer concentrations in environmental policy, environmental science, or environmental studies at the graduate level (M.A. and/or Ph.D.). A more comprehensive list of environmental studies programs is available at the GradSchools.com website: http://www.gradschools.com/programs/environmental_studies.html

• Duke University
  The Nicholas School of the Environment
  Degrees offered: Masters of Environmental Management, PhD
  Contact person: Meg Stephens , meg.stephens@duke.edu
  http://www.nicholas.duke.edu

• East Carolina University
  Institute for Interdisciplinary Coastal Science and Policy
  Degrees offered: Ph.D. in Coastal Resource Management
  Contact person: Hans Vogelsong, vogelsongh@ecu.edu
  http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/crm/index.cfm

• Georgia Institute of Technology
  School of Public Policy – concentration in Environmental and Energy Policy
  Degrees offered: MA, PhD
  Contact person: Gordon Kingsley , gordon.kingsley@pubpolicy.gatech.edu
  http://www.spp.gatech.edu/aboutus/focusarea/eep

• Texas State University
  Sustainability Studies
  Degrees offered: M.A., M.S. in Sustainability Studies
  Contact person: Chad Smith, clsmith@txstate.edu
  http://www.soci.txstate.edu/

• University of Maryland
  Program for Society and the Environment
  Degrees offered: PhD
  Contact person: Dana Fisher, Director, drfisher@umd.edu
  www.pse.umd.edu

• Virginia Tech
  Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
  Degrees offered: PhD and MS in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation with concentration in Human Dimensions
  Contact person: Marc J. Stern, mjstern@vt.edu
  http://www.frec.vt.edu/students/grad/index.html

• Virginia Tech – National Capital Region
  Science and Technology Studies
  Degrees offered: M.S., Ph.D.
  Contact person: Barbara Allen, ballen@vt.edu
  http://www.sts.vt.edu/

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