Sustainability Studies Minor

8 Semester Plan

Sustainability Studies Minor

2022 – 2023 Undergraduate Catalog

Required Courses
Course Credits
IDIS / SUST 155 – Introduction to Sustainability Studies 3
SUST 455 – Seminar in Sustainability Studies 3
Elective Courses
Course Credits
See elective options below
ELECTIVE OPTIONS:
  • Complete at least 2 of the following:
    • BIOL 109 – Human Biology and the Environment (4)
    • GEOG 103 – Physical Geography (4)
    • GEOG 104 – Human Geography (3)
    • GEOG 205 OR PHSC 205 – Descriptive Meteorology (3)
    • HIST 100 – The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective (3)
    • IDIS 160 – Science, Technology and Society (3)
    • LEAD 101 – Introduction to Leadership Studies (3)
    • MDFL 111 – Intercultural Understanding (3)
    • PHIL 102 – Contemporary Ethical Problems (3)
    • POSC 113 – Introduction to World Politics (3)
    • SOCI 224 – Cultural Anthropology (3)
    • SUST 246 – Sustainability in Action (3)
  • Select three courses from at least two departments:
    • BIOL 340 – General Ecology (4)
    • BIOL 425 – Forest Ecology and Conservation (3)
    • BIOL 450 – Ecology and Management of Wildlife Populations (3)
    • CHEM 420 – Environmental Chemical Analysis (4)
    • CHEM 460 – Environmental Chemistry (3)
    • CMST 345 – Conflict Management (3)
    • CMST 365 – Environmental Communication (3)
    • ECON 410 – Resource and Energy Economics (3)
    • ENGL 402 – Editing and Production (3)
    • ENGL 440 – Literature of the Environment (3)
    • GEOG 335 – Oceanography (3)
    • GEOG 360 – Food Systems (3)
    • GEOG 405 – Physical Climatology (3)
    • GEOG 406 – Management and Conservation of Natural Resources (3)
    • GEOG 421 – Regional Planning (3)
    • GEOG 445 – Biogeography (3)
    • GEOG 450 – Urban Planning (3)
    • GEOG 452 – Rural Geography (3)
    • GEOG 472 – Environmental Planning (3)
    • GEOG 473 – Environmental Law (3)
    • HIST 409 – World Environmental History (3)
    • HIST 420 – Green: Environment and Economy in U.S. History (3)
    • LEAD 401 – Citizen Leadership (3)
    • MGMT 356 – Leadership and Human Behavior (3)
    • MGMT 405 – Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
    • PHIL 315 – Philosophy and the Environment (3)
    • PHYS 350 – Practical Solar Energy (4)
    • POSC 336 – The Politics of Food (3)
    • POSC 450 – Environmental Public Policy (3)
    • PSYC 488 – Environmental Psychology (3)
    • RECR 393 – History and Philosophy of Outdoor Recreation (3)
    • SOCI 345 – Sociology of the Environment (3)
    • SOCI 366 – Social Inequality (3)
    • SOCI 420 – Animals in Human Society (3)
    • SUST 350 – Sustainable Agriculture (3)
    • SUST 494 – Field Experience in Sustainability Studies (3)
    • Special topics courses numbered 490–491 when approved by the Program Coordinator
    • One 3‑hour independent study (499) with approval
    • With prior approval, a 3‑credit (or more) sustainability‑focused study abroad experience may substitute for an elective

Total Credits: 21–23