Sustainability Studies, B.A. Major in

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The B.A. major in sustainability studies focuses on global environmental issues in suburban and urban areas. Specific themes include, but are not limited to: sustainability management and benchmarking, green entrepreneurialism, suburban and urban environments and ecosystems, international development, and community development and planning. Students may develop unique interdisciplinary curricula by selecting electives based on their own interests, in consultation with their sustainability studies adviser.

Program Requirements

Completion of 33 s.h. of course work; 12 s.h. must be in courses numbered 100 and above. Courses with grades lower than a C- do not count toward the total number of hours required for the sustainability studies major.
At least 15 s.h. must be completed in-residence.

A. Required Courses - Semester Hours: 15

SBLY 001 - (IS) Introduction to Sustainability Studies Semester Hours: 3
SBLY 002 - (IS) Issues in Urban and Suburban Sustainability Semester Hours: 3
SBLY 105 - Seminar on Sustainability Semester Hours: 3
SBLY 110 - Sustainability Studio Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 005 - (NS) Environmental Geology and Natural Hazards Semester Hours: 3

B. Elective Courses - Semester Hours: 18

Select 18 s.h. from the courses listed below.

NOTE: Prior to taking elective courses, see adviser to develop a course plan. Click on course titles listed below to access course descriptions and check prerequisites, in order to ensure eligibility to enroll and proper completion of academic background courses. Note that not all courses are offered every semester.

AFST 102 - (BH) African Cultures Semester Hours: 3
AFST 111 - Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Semester Hours: 3
AFST 143 - Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 032 - (BH, CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 101 - (BH) The Native Americans Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 102 - (BH) African Cultures Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 103 - (BH) Peoples and Cultures of Asia Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 105 - (BH) Latin American Cultures Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 106 - (CC) Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 107 - (BH, CC) Development, Conservation, and Indigenous Peoples Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 112 - (BH) Anthropology of the Global Economy Semester Hours: 3
ANTH 129 - (BH) Urban Anthropology in Global Perspective Semester Hours: 3
BIO 020 - Urban Habitats Semester Hours: 2
BIO 100 - Biostatistics Semester Hours: 4
BIO 109A - Coastal Marine Biology Semester Hours: 3
BIO 110A - Field Ecology Semester Hours: 1-3
BIO 114 - General Ecology Semester Hours: 3
BIO 115 - Conservation Biology Semester Hours: 2
BIO 170 - Urban Ecology Semester Hours: 3
BIO 175 - Field Botany Semester Hours: 4
BIO 176 - Plant Ecology Semester Hours: 4
BIO 181 - Marine Biology Semester Hours: 3
BIO 182 - Marine Biology Laboratory Semester Hours: 1
CHEM 185 - Environmental Chemistry Semester Hours: 3
ECO 010 - (BH) Economics, Environment and Community Semester Hours: 3
ECO 111 - Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Semester Hours: 3
ECO 143 - Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
ECO 165 - Urban and Regional Economics Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 019 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 047 - Environmental Engineering Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 060 - Water Quality for Environmental Engineers Semester Hours: 3
ENGG 110 - Project Management Semester Hours: 3
ENTR 115 - Entrepreneurship Semester Hours: 3
ENTR 120 - New Business Ventures Semester Hours: 3
FA 161 - (CP) Sculpture Studio—Sustainability in Art Semester Hours: 3
FA 167 - (CP) Sculpture Studio—Sustainability in Art II Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 001 - (BH) World Regional Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 005 - (BH) Population and Migration Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 006 - (BH) Resources and Energy Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 060 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 102 - (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 103 - (BH) Urban Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 106 - (BH, CC) Urbanization in the Developing World Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 113C - (CC) Geography of East and Southeast Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 114 - (BH, CC) Geography of South Asia Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 135 - (BH) Economic Geography Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 140 - (BH, CC) Geography of Latin America Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 141 - (BH, CC) Geography of the Caribbean Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 143 - (BH, CC) Geography of South America Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 145 - (BH, CC) Geography of Africa Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 148 - (BH) Geography of Australia and the South Pacific Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 160 - Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
GEOG 161 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Natural Sciences Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 001 - (NS) Planet Earth Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 007 - (NS) Earth Science I Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 009 - Introduction to Earth Resources Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 010 - Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 033 - Environmental Geomorphology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 121 - Hydrology Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 132 - Geochemistry Semester Hours: 3
GEOL 140 - Paleoclimatology Semester Hours: 3
GS 001 - (IS) Introduction to Global Studies Semester Hours: 3
GS 002 - (CC, IS) Cultural Globalization Semester Hours: 3
GS 105 - (CC, IS) The Globalization of Food Cultures Semester Hours: 3
GS 109 - (CC, IS) Globalization and Human Rights Semester Hours: 3
GS 120 - (IS)iGlobalization: Moving The Things We Buy Semester Hours: 3
HPR 068 - Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
JRNL 071 - Health, Science and Environmental Reporting Semester Hours: 3
MGT 118 - Litigation and Alternate Dispute Resolution Semester Hours: 3
MGT 160 - Managing Nonprofit Organizations Semester Hours: 3
MGT 171 - International Strategic Management Semester Hours: 3
PHI 091 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
PHI 101 - (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
PHI 131 - (HP) Ethics and Animals Semester Hours: 3
PHI 133 - (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
PHI 138 - (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
PHI 152 - Scientific Reasoning Semester Hours: 3
PHI 162 - (HP) Philosophy of Biology Semester Hours: 3
PSC 001 - (BH) American Politics Semester Hours: 3-4
PSC 126 - (BH) Politics of Public Administration Semester Hours: 3
PSY 040 - Statistics Semester Hours: 4
SBLY 014F - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
SBLY 014S - First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
SBLY 100 - Honors Essay Semester Hours: 3
SBLY 104 A-Z - Special Topics in Sustainability Studies Semester Hours: 3
SBLY 151 to 154 - Readings in Sustainability Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
SBLY 180 - Sustainability Internship Semester Hours: 1-6
SOC 018A - Classical Sociological Theory Semester Hours: 3
SOC 141 - (BH) Urban America Semester Hours: 3
SOC 142 - (BH) Global Cities: Politics and Social Change in Comparative Perspective Semester Hours: 3
SOC 149 - (BH) Globalization and Developing Societies Semester Hours: 3
SOC 153 - (BH) Sociology of Human Rights Semester Hours: 3
SOC 180 - Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
TPP 001 - (NS) Introduction to Environmental Systems Semester Hours: 3
TPP 019 - Technology and Society Semester Hours: 3
TPP 060 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
TPP 110 - Energy and Society Semester Hours: 3
TPP 112 - Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
TPP 114 - Technology and Urban Problems Semester Hours: 3
TPP 115 - Environmental Planning Semester Hours: 3

Complete BA Requirements

BA Requirements in HCLAS.