Sustainability Minor, 24 hours

CIP: 303301

As our world has become increasingly affected by changes in climate, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation, humans have sought solutions to these problems. The concept of sustainability, maintaining existing resources so that future generations may benefit from their use, is often used as a framework for building these solutions and is quickly being incorporated into many industries and places around the world. This program is designed to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to the sustainability framework and includes courses in both environmental and social sustainability. Students enrolled in the program will develop understanding of the interactions between humans and the places in which they live and work, and will gain proficiency in sustainable thinking across a variety of fields.

Requirements

Sustainability Fundamentals (12 hours)

GEOG 32101	Introduction to Geography *	3
GEOG 32212	Global Sustainability	3
GEOG 32401	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
	OR
BIOL 04420	Environmental Issues	4
GEOG 32412	Environmental Justice	3
	OR
GEOG 32420	Sustainable Economic Development	3

Environmental Sustainability Electives (6 hours)

Choose 6 hours from the list of courses below:

AGRI 03234	Fundamentals of Soil Science	4
AGRI 03331	Integrated Crop Management	3
AGRI 03332	Soil Microbiology	3
AGRI 03333	Principles of Agroecology	3
AGRI 03432	Soil and Water Conservation	3
AGRI 03543	Soil Chemistry: Environmental Quality and Plant Nutrition	3
BIOL 04307	Environmental Internship	1 to 3
BIOL 04376	Basic Ecology	4
BIOL 04420	Environmental Issues	4
CHEM 24511	Aquatic and Soil Environmental Chemistry	3
CHEM 24512	Aquatic and Soil Environmental Chemistry Laboratory	1
CHEM 24513	Atmospheric and Green Environmental Chemistry	3
CHEM 24514	Atmospheric and Green Environmental Chemistry Laboratory	1
GEOG 32361	Climatology	3
GEOG 32370	Natural Disasters	3
GEOG 32401	Conservation of Natural Resources	3
GEOG 32463	Remote Sensing	3
GEOL 27340	Introduction to Hydrogeology	3
GEOL 27360	Environmental Geology	4
GEOL 27515	Environmental Regulations	2
REC 45445	Natural Resource History and Interpretation	3

Social Sustainability Electives (6 hours)

Choose 6 hours from the list of courses below:

AGRI 03199	World Foods	3
AGRI 03505	Agricultural Resource Economics	3
EDM 36309	Vulnerability and Mitigation	3
EDM 36310	Nonprofit Organizations	3
ENGL 10315	Professional and Technical Writing	3
GEOG 32412	Environmental Justice	3
GEOG 32420	Sustainable Economic Development	3
GEOG 32440	Geography of the Global South	3
GEOG 32522	Cities and Urban Design	3
HIST 33225	Race and Ethnicity in America	3
HIST 33303	Global Health in History	3
HIST 33313	American History of Science, Technology, and Medicine	3
HIST 33314	Environmental History of the US	3
HPER 22550	Community Health	3
MGMT 54413	Business and Society	3
PHIL 39275	Professional Ethics *	3
PHIL 39277	Social Justice *	3
POLS 34332	Principles of Public Administration	3
POLS 34412	Race, Ethnicity, and Politics	3
SOC 35337	Race and Ethnic Issues in Modern Society	3