Sustainability Minor

The Minor in Sustainability is a 22-25 credit hour program for students interested in developing an understanding of the social, scientific, economic, and expressive aspects of global environmental issues. Students must complete 4 introductory-level and 2 upper-level courses from the list of "Approved Sustainability Courses", as well as the Sustainability Minor Capstone seminar. One introductory-level course must be completed from each of the four university colleges (CAL, CNHS, COB, CSSME) and upper-level courses may come from any of the four university colleges. Applicable prerequisite and co-requisite requirements must be met for all courses.

Degree Requirements

Introductory Courses (choose one from each college)

College of Natural and Health Sciences (choose one):

BIO 135Biodiversity Conservation

3

BIO 199General Biology II

3

CHE 126Chemistry and Society

3

ENS 112Environmental Science

3

ENS 132Biogeography and Biomes

3

ENS 137Sustainability in Cities

3

HSC 203Nutrition

3

MAR 200Introduction to Marine Science

3

Total Credit Hours:3-4

College of Arts and Letters (choose one):

PHL 208Business Ethics

4

PHL 210Environmental Ethics

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Business Courses

ECO 204Principles of Microeconomics

4

Total Credit Hours:4

College of Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Education (choose one):

GEO 102World Regional Geography

4

GEO 205Principles of Resource Utilization

4

GEO 207Economic Geography

4

GEO 235GIS Mapmaking for the Social Sciences

4

PSC 285Environmental Politics

4

Total Credit Hours:4

Upper Level Courses (choose two):

BIO 205Tropical Biology and Conservation

4

BIO 225Vertebrate Zoology

4

BIO 227Ecological Physiology

4

BIO 340Ichthyology

4

BIO 346Conservation Biology

4

BIO 355Conservation, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics

4

BIO 400Evolution

4

CHE 180Environmental Chemistry

3

FMX 313Documentary Production

4

ECO 310Environmental Economics and Management

4

ECO 315International Economic Development

4

ENS 235Geographic Information Systems

4

ENS 242Environmental Science and Policy

4

ENS 349Water, Wetlands and Wildlife

4

MAR 222Marine Ecology

4

MAR 310Biological Oceanography

4

MGT 360Sustainable Development: A New Business Paradigm

4

MGT 365Business Strategies for Emerging and the Base of the Pyramid Markets

4

NUR 422Principles of Community Health Nursing

3

SOC 330Global Sociology

4

Total Credit Hours:6-8

Capstone:

ENS 401Sustainability Capstone Seminar

1

Total Credit Hours:1

Total Credit Hours: 22-25