BA in Sustainability Studies
The Sustainability Studies major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to understand and address the environmental, social, political, economic and ethical issues related to the transformation of our current societies to ones that are sustainable. The curriculum integrates principles and methodologies from social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.
The major builds on the interdisciplinary core curriculum offered at Stony Brook Southampton. Students will enroll in major-specific courses in their junior and senior year. As part of the preparation, students will work in teams with students enrolled in related majors to collaboratively solve problems. Students are encouraged to take advantage of internships, project courses, independent research, and field courses to gain real-world experience.
Bulletin Sample Course Sequence
Requirements
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A: Foundation Courses (33-34 credits)
MAT 125-C Calculus A or MAT 131-C Calculus I
SBC 104-B Introduction to Moral Reasoning and Ethics
ECO 108-F Introduction to Economics
SBC 111 Introduction to Sustainability Studies
SBC 113-E Physical Geography
ENV 115-E Chemistry, Life Environment
SBC 115 Introduction to Human Demographics
SBC 201 Systems and Models
SBC 205 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis
SBC 206 Economics and Sustainability
SBC 207 Fundamentals of Biology: From Cells to Organisms to Biosphere
POL 102-F(4) Introduction to American Government
B: Career Leadership Skills (6 credits)
CSK 102 Career Leadership Skills: Working in Teams
CSK 302 Technical Writing and Communication
And two of the following:
CSK 101 Career Leadership Skills: Advocacy and Change
CSK 103 Career Leadership Skills: Behavioral Decision Making
CSK 104 Career Leadership Skills: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
CSK 105 Career Leadership Skills: Leadership
CSK 106 Career Leadership Skills: Communication Methods and Strategies
CSK 107 Career Leadership Skills: Assessment
CSK 108 Career Leadership Skills: Entrepreneurship
CSK 109 Career Leadership Skills: Forecasting & Planning
C: Core Courses (27 credits)
Required (6 credits):
SUS 101 Environmental Ethics
SUS 302 Integrative Assessment Models
Seven (7) three-credit courses with a minimum of one (1) course from each of the following five groups: --
- GROUP 1: Physical Environment and Renewable and Non-Renewable Resources
ENV 304-H Environmental and Global Change
ENV 340 Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science
EHI 342-H Materials in Natural and Human Environment
SUS 342-H Energy and Mineral Resources
EHI 343 Sustainable Natural Resources
- GROUP 2: Ecology
EHI 310 Preservation and Restoration of Ecosystems
EHI 311 Ecosystem-based Management
EHI 340 Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease
- GROUP 3: Human Population
SUS 303 Demographic Change and Sustainability
SBC 310 Migration, Development and Population Redistribution
EHI 321 Human Reproductive Ecology
- GROUP 4: Economics
EDP 303 Spacial Economics
SUS 306 Business and Sustainability
SUS 307 Environmental Economics and Management
SUS 308 Economic Development
- GROUP 5: Environment, Policy and Society
EDP 305-H Risk Assessment and Sustainable Development
SUS 305-F Collective Action and Advocacy
SBC 307-K(4) Environmental History of North America
SBC 311-H Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective
SBC 312-F Environment, Society and Health
SBC 320-J Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography, Cultures, and Societies
SUS 341-H Environmental Treatises and Protocols
SUS 350 Contemporary Topics in Sustainability
D: Systems Course (3 credits)
One 300 or 400 level Systems course selected from the following:
GEO 301 Sustainability of the Long Island Pine Barrens
SBC 401 Integrative, Collaborative Systems Project
E: Upper Division Writing Requirement
2 essays required; 0 credits