Sustainability Studies Minor

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:

STSO 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
STSO 1110 - Science, Technology, and Society Credit Hours: 4

Choose two of the following:

STSO 4300 - Sustainability and STS Sustainability Careers Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4340 - Environmental Philosophy Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4510 - History of American Technology Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4720 - Consumer Culture Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4260 - Food, Farms, and Famine Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4280 - Sustainability Education Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4350 - Politics of Design Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4500 - Globalization and Development Credit Hours: 4
STSO 4330 - Environmental Justice Credit Hours: 4

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Sustainability Studies Minor

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