Minor in Sustainability Studies
18 Credits
The Sustainability Studies minor is intended for students who seek to complement their chosen major with a foundation in the social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability.
Requirements for the Minor in Sustainability Studies (SUS):
- No more than two courses that are used to satisfy your major can be applied to this minor.
- No more than one three-credit course in the minor may be taken under the Pass/No Credit option.
- All upper-division courses offered for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 18 credits.
Required three introductory course: 9 credits
SBC 111 - Introduction to Sustainability StudiesSBC 206 - Economics and Sustainability
And one of the following four courses:
SBC 104 - Moral Reasoning and Ethics
SBC 115 - Introduction to Human Demography
POL 102 - Introduction to American Government
ENV 115 - Chemistry, Life, Environment
Required three advanced courses from: 9 credits.
SUS 301 - Environmental Ethics
SUS 306 - Business and Sustainability
SUS 307 - Environmental Economics and Management
SUS 308 - Economic Development
ENV 340 - Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science
EDP 303 - Spatial Economics
SBC 307 - Environmental History of North America
SBC 309 - Global Environmental Politics
SBC 310 - Migration, Development and Population Redistribution
SBC 311 - Disasters and Society: A Global Perspective
SBC 312 - Environment, Society, and Health
SBC 320 - Sub-Saharan Africa: Geography, Culture, and Society
SUS 305 - Collective Action and Advocacy
SUS 341 - Environmental Treatises and Protocols
SUS 350 - Contemporary Topics in Sustainability
EHI 311 - Ecosystem-Based Management
Declaration of the Minor
Students should declare the Sustainability Studies minor no later than the middle of their sophomore year, at which time they should consult with the minor coordinator or undergraduate director and plan their course of study for fulfillment of the requirements.