Sustainability Studies Minor

A. Core Requirements (9 cr)

• SUS 115 - Economic and Political Foundations of Sustainability Credit: 3
• GEO 115 - Environmental Sustainability Credit: 3

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  Select one World Awareness Sustainability course from the list below:

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  • ANT 331 - Digging Up the Past: Humans and the Environment Through the Ages Credit: 3  
  • CHE 300 - Environmental Science Credit: 3  
  • ECO 330 - Economic Development Credit: 3  
  • GEO 305 - Earth Resources Credit: 3  
  • GEO 315 - Earth’s Fury Credit: 3  
  • MET 315 - Weather Disasters Credit: 3  
  • MET 320 - Humans and Atmospheric Change Credit: 3  
  • POL 347 - Politics of Development Credit: 3  
  • POL 409 - Comparative Energy Policy Credit: 3  
  • TED 310 - Technology and Civilization Credit: 3  

B. Elective Requirements (12 cr)*

Select four additional courses under advisement.  These courses must include one upper-division course from the Scientific Principles courses and one upper-division course from the Social Equity and Policy courses.  Note some courses have prerequisites.

• Scientific principles course: under advisement

• BIO 200 - Human Impacts on the Environment Credit: 3
• BIO 363 - Great Lakes Environmental Issues Credit: 3
• BIO 400 - Ecosystems and Society Credit: 3
• CHE 209 - Chemistry and Public Concern Credit: 3
• CHE 300 - Environmental Science Credit: 3
• CHE 473 - Environmental Chemistry Credit: 3
• GEO 305 - Earth Resources Credit: 3
• GEO 315 - Earth’s Fury Credit: 3
• GEO 326 - Geographic Information Systems Credit: 3
• GEO 450 - Geomorphology Credit: 4
• MAT 379 - Environmental Statistics Credit: 3
• MET 215 - Global Weather and Climate Catastrophes Credit: 3
• MET 315 - Weather Disasters Credit: 3
• MET 320 - Humans and Atmospheric Change Credit: 3
• PHY 205 - Energy and the Environment: A Global View Credit: 3
• TEL 355 - Energy and Power Technology Credit: 3
• TEL 401 - Architectural Drawing Credit: 3

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• Social equity and policy course: under advisement

• ANT 331 - Digging Up the Past: Humans and the Environment Through the Ages Credit: 3
• ECO 330 - Economic Development Credit: 3
• ECO 390 - Environmental Economics Credit: 3
• HIS 358 - American Urban History Credit: 3
• POL 347 - Politics of Development Credit: 3
• POL 387 - Global Environmental Politics Credit: 3
• POL 409 - Comparative Energy Policy Credit: 3
• SOC 367 - Globalization and Poverty Credit: 3
• SOC 369 - Environmental Sociology Credit: 3
• SUS 300 - Topics in Sustainability Credit: 3
• TED 310 - Technology and Civilization Credit: 3

• *An internship or independent project can be substituted for three credits with approval of the Coordinator for the Sustainability Studies Minor.