2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Minor in Sustainability

21 credits

Required Courses

SUST 250Introduction to Sustainable Development

3

SUST 400Creating a Sustainable Future

3

1 course from each of the following areas:

Atmosphere and Climate

GEOL 207Environmental Geology - Geological/Geochemical Cycles

3

METC 230Elementary Meteorology

3

METC 331Global Climatology

3

METC 332Climate Change and Modification

3

NREM 309Human Dimensions of Global Change

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Land/Natural Systems

BIO 216Ecology

3

BIO 418Community and Ecosystem Ecology

3

GEOG 121Geography of the Cultural Environment

3

GEOG 150Global Geography

3

GEOL 416Geology of Hazards and the Environment

3

LA 471Sustainable Land Systems

3

NREM 221Soil Resources

3

NREM 304Sustainable Agriculture

3

NREM 427Soil Conservation and Management

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Resources (Water/Energy/Materials)

ARCH 273Environmental Systems 1

3

GEOL 206Oceans and Nations

3

LA 371Theories and Practices of Sustainable Site Design

3

NREM 211Water Resources

3

NREM 331Energy and Mineral Resources: Issues and Choices

3

NREM 335Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology

3

NREM 405Integrated Resource Management

3

PLAN 433Environmental Planning

3

PLAN 435Energy Planning

3

TDPT 203Material Processing

3

TDPT 204Energy Processing

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability

ANTH 312Ecological Dimensions of Culture

3

BUSA 300Introduction to Sustainability in Business

3

ECON 311Environmental Economics

3

GEOG 423Population Geography

3

HSC 180Principles of Community Health

3

HSC 482Environmental Health

3

NREM 205International Natural Resources: Development and Conservation

3

NREM 309Human Dimensions of Global Change

3

NREM 357International Community Development

3

PLAN 460Alternative and Sustainable Community Planning

3

SOC 328Globalization and the Social World

3

SOC 355Environmental Sociology

3

SOC 470Population Dynamics and Demographic Methods

3

SOCW 325Human Behavior and the Social Environment 2

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Values/Policy

HIST 204American Environmental History

3

ID 301Introduction to Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution

3

NREM 309Human Dimensions of Global Change

3

PHIL 230Environmental Ethics

3

POLS 347Environmental Law and Policy

3

TDPT 406Technological Decision Making

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Total Credit Hours: 21