Minor in Sustainability

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The Sustainability minor is recommended for students who are developing expertise in other areas who would like to apply those skills in a 鈥済reen鈥� career, and students with a strong personal interest in sustainability. Many courses in the minor are interdisciplinary and the electives that are compatible with a wide variety of majors.

Curriculum & Requirements

What You'll Learn

The following information comes from the official , which outlines all degree requirements and serves as the guide to earning a degree. Courses are designed to provide a well-rounded and versatile degree, covering a wide range of subject areas.

Sustainability Minor

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The Sustainability Minor provides an interdisciplinary prospective on finding sustainable solutions to social and environmental problems. Sustainability is a discipline that combines leadership, environmental and social sciences, economics, social justice, and ethics to promote global well-being, meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

This minor is recommended for students who are developing expertise in other areas who would like to apply those skills in a “green” career, and students with a strong personal interest in sustainability.

Many courses in the minor are also BACRs, and electives that are compatible with a wide variety of majors.  serves as a culminating experience providing practice in developing unique sustainability solutions.

Required Courses

& 		CONCEPTS IN SUSTAINABILITY
and CONCEPTS IN SUSTAINABILITY LAB		4
51福利社 CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY3
or  INTERNSHIP
or  DIRECTED STUDY
or  INTERNSHIP
or  DIRECTED STUDY
Choose one of the following5

& 
THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER
and THE EARTH'S CLIMATE AND WEATHER LAB
HOT EARTH: PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
ENERGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Choose one of the following5
GENDER, HEALTH AND MARGINALIZATION
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING
THE CITY
ENERGY/WATER NEXUS
Required Elective–choose one upper-division elective–highly relevant to Sustainability–with the approval of a Sustainability faculty advisor.3
Total Credits20

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Students who earn a Sustainability Minor from 51福利社 should be able to:

  • demonstrate a personal and interdisciplinary perspective on sustainability and its application to problem solving;
  • demonstrate competence in evidence-based decision making;
  • experience scientific foundations of sustainability;
  • experience social foundations of sustainability;
  • use leadership and communication skills to effectively advocate for change within diverse communities.