Sustainability Minor

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

BI 101 General Biology: The Diversity of Life Credits: 4
GEOG 105 Nature & Society Credits: 4
or GEOG 107 People, Space and Place Credits: 4
GEOG 106 Sustainable World Credits: 4

Choose Four

GEOG 306 Geographies of Development Credits: 4
GEOG 331 Environmental Justice Credits: 4
or PS 449 Environmental Values and Political Action Credits: 4
GEOG 380 Environmental Conservation Credits: 4
or BI 370 Humans and the Environment Credits: 4
GEOG 390 Global Climate Change Credits: 4
GEOG 412 Selected Topics Credits: 4
GEOG 470 Energy, Environment and Society Credits: 4
Or courses that are approved by the faculty advisor

Sustainability Minor

Mission

Learning Outcomes

Core Courses

Choose Four

Total Credits: 28