Sustainability, B.A.

Professors: Shaun Huston, Sriram Khé, Michael McGlade
Associate professor: Mark Van Steeter

Visiting assistant professor: Michele Abee

Mission

Provide knowledge and mentoring that will transform students into leaders who apply systems thinking in order to envision and implement solutions towards sustainable development.

Learning Outcomes

Describe social, environmental, and economic elements of sustainable human communities
Analyze the systemic nature of interrelationships among social, environmental, and economic elements of a thriving human community.
Apply knowledge through actions that promote a sustainable and balanced system between humans and the environment.

Core Courses

COM 380 Environmental Communication Credits: 4
EC 336 Environmental Economics and Public Policy Credits: 4
or GEOG 425 Urban Planning and Policy Credits: 4
GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation Credits: 4
GEOG 470 Energy, Environment and Society Credits: 4
PS 447 Environmental Politics and Policy Credits: 4

Foundation

BI 101 General Biology: The Diversity of Life Credits: 4
GEOG 105 Nature & Society Credits: 4
GEOG 106 Sustainable World Credits: 4
PHL 255 Environmental Ethics Credits: 4

Research Tools

Choose Two

GEOG 321 Field Geography Credits: 4
GEOG 384 Qualitative Research Methods Credits: 4
GEOG 385 Quantitative Methods in Geography Credits: 4
GEOG 341 Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
or ES 341 Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 4

Choose One Concentration

Capstone

GEOG 499 Capstone Experience Credits: 4

Total Credits: 60-64

Total Credits: Minimum of 60

Note:

Course substitutions are possible but only with adviser approval. Potential courses include:

BI 357 General Ecology Credits: 4
BI 461 Conservation Biology Credits: 4
CH 371 Environmental Chemistry Credits: 3
ES 473 Environmental Geology Credits: 4
PS 410 Political Science Internship Credits: 4 or 8
SOC 400 Globalization and Development Credits: 4
Study Abroad (School for Field Studies, Sea Semester (credit in GEOG 409 Practicum Credits: 3-12
or GEOG 412 Selected Topics Credits: 4 ))
Internships (credit in GEOG 409 Credits: 3-12 or GEOG 412 Credits: 4)