Sustainability Studies Minor

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The minor in Sustainability Studies focuses on the interactions between various systems—social, political, cultural, economic, technological, and ecological —that undergird environmental sustainability. Students use interdisciplinary approaches to investigate environmental problems.

A minor in Sustainability Studies is completed by taking 16 credits from the following:

Required:

STSS 2300 - Environment and Society Credit Hours: 4

Choose one of the following:

IHSS 1110 - Nature/Society Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1240 - Sustainability Debates Credit Hours: 4
IHSS 1320 - A Century of Environmental Thought Credit Hours: 4
STSH 1110 - Science, Technology, and Society Credit Hours: 4
STSS 1110 - Science, Technology, and Society Credit Hours: 4

Choose two of the following:

STSH 4290 - Sustainability by Design Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4300 - Sustainability Careers Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4310 - Energy Politics Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4320 - Resilience Planning Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4340 - Environmental Philosophy Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4510 - History of American Technology Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4700 - Environmental Law Credit Hours: 4
STSH 4720 - Consumer Culture Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4260 - Food, Farms, and Famine Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4270 - Sustainability Problems Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4280 - Sustainability Education Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4290 - Sustainability by Design Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4310 - Energy Politics Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4320 - Resilience Planning Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4350 - Politics of Design Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4370 - Environmental Politics and Policy Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4500 - Globalization and Development Credit Hours: 4
STSS 4720 - Consumer Culture Credit Hours: 4

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Sustainability Studies Minor

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