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Helen Lewis taught the first interdisciplinary Appalachian studies course at Clinch Valley College in Southwest Virginia in the summer of 1969[1].

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Graduate Programs

Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina
The Master of Arts Degree in Appalachian Studies offers three interdisciplinary concentrations: Appalachian Culture, Sustainable Development, and Appalachian Music: Roots and Influences.  Appalachian State also offers a graduate certificate or a graduate minor in Appalachian Studies to students pursuing other graduate degrees.

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Majors in Appalachian Studies

Unless otherwise noted, schools with an Appalachian Studies major also have an Appalachian Studies minor option.

Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina
Appalachian State offers a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Appalachian studies through their Center for Appalachian Studies.

Marshall University - Huntington, West Virginia
Marshall University offers a B.A. in Multidisciplinary Studies in which students can select Appalachian studies as an area of emphasis. Marshall is home to the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA).

University of Kentucky - Lexington, Kentucky
UK offers a topical major and a minor, which are coordinated through The Appalachian Center.

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Minors in Appalachian Studies

Berea College - Berea, Kentucky
The Appalachian Studies minor at Berea is coordinated through The Appalachian Center at Berea. Berea students may also choose to pursue an independent major in Appalachian studies under the guidance of the director of the Appalachian Center.

Concord College - Athens, West Virginia
Concord College lists an Appalachian studies minor as an option for both its B.A. and B.S. degree options.

Emory and Henry College - Emory, Virginia
E&H has a minor coordinated through its Appalachian Center for Community Service.

Eastern Kentucky University - Richmond, Kentucky
EKU offers a minor through its Center for Appalachian Studies.

East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, Tennessee
ETSU offers an Appalachian studies minor, coordinated through the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services (CASS).

Lees - McRae College - Banner Elk, North Carolina
The Appalachian studies minor at Lees-McRae is organized through the John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachian and Comparative Highland Studies.

Mars Hill College - Mars Hill, North Carolina
Mars Hill offers a regional studies minor and is home to the The Ramsey Center for Regional Studies.

Maryville College - Maryville, Tennessee
Maryville offers a minor in Appalachian studies.

Radford University - Radford, Virginia
Radford's minor in Appalachian studies is supported by its Appalachian Regional Studies Center.

Sinclair Community College – Dayton, OH
Sinclair Community College offers a number of Appalachian Studies related courses that lead to an Area of Emphasis in Liberal Arts.

University of Virginia's College at Wise - Wise, Virginia
UVA-Wise offers a minor in Appalachian studies through its Interdisciplinary studies degree.

Virginia Tech - Blacksburg, Virginia
Virginia Tech offers an Appalachian studies minor through its Department of Interdisciplinary Studies.

Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, North Carolina
WCU's Appalachian studies minor is coordinated by its Mountain Heritage Center.

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Related Graduate Programs

Morehead University - Morehead, Kentucky
Morehead's Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy offers a Masters in Public Administration that includes an optional specialization in "Spatial and Regional Analysis" with courses in environmental policy, political geography, natural resource policy & land management, geographical information systems, and community development.

West Virginia University - Morgantown, West Virginia
The Regional Research Institute supports "multidisciplinary research on the economic and social development of lagging regions, such as Appalachia in the United States." It focuses on "theories and history of regional development, methods for studying regions, and policies for stimulating their development." RRI faculty work with students in three doctoral programs: Economics, Geography, and Natural Resource Economics.

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Related Undergraduate Programs

Appalachian State University - Boone, North Carolina
The Sustainable Development minor is an interdisciplinary program available through the Appalachian State Department of Anthropology.

East Tennessee State University - Johnson City, Tennessee
ETSU offers programs in Appalachian, Scottish, and Irish Studies (ASIS) and Bluegrass and Country Music.

Emory and Henry College - Emory, Virginia
The Public Policy and Community Service major and minor at E&H offers Appalachian studies as a focus area. The program is coordinated through Emory and Henry's Appalachian Center for Community Service.

Ferrum College - Ferrum, Virginia
Ferrum offers an Appalachian cluster semester.

Marshall University - Huntington, West Virginia
Marshall offers a major or minor through its Department of Sociology/Anthropology, which has an Oral History of Appalachia Program. Marshall also offers a certificate program in Appalachian Studies for undergraduate students.

Union College - Barbourville, Kentucky
Union College offers a number of Appalachian Studies related courses in a number of disciplines including Appalachian Studies, History, Sociology and English. Many of these courses fulfill requirements in the liberal arts core.

 
This list was compiled with help from Stephanie Roark Keener, John B. Stephenson Center for Appalachian and Comparative Highland Studies, Lees-McRae College, and David Veve, Appalachian Studies Center, North Georgia College & State University. Click here to suggest additional websites and/or programs to be added to this list.

Works Cited:
1. Hay, Fred J and Mary Reichel. "From Activist to Academic: An Evolutionary Model for the Bibliography of Appalachian Studies." Journal of Appalachian Studies 3.2 (Fall 1997) p213.