Sustainability Minor

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Expected Outcomes:

Each student will be able to:

Define sustainability.
Explain how sustainability relates to their lives and their values, and how their actions impact issues of sustainability.
Be able to utilize their knowledge of sustainability to change their daily habits and consumer mentality.
Explain how systems are interrelated - social/political/ecological/religious/environmental.
Learn how to apply concepts of sustainability to their campus and community.

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General Education

Note: The Core should include either

BIO 115 - General Biology I for Majors Credits: 4
BIO 116 - General Biology II for Majors Credits: 4
OR
CHE 111 - General Chemistry I Credits: 4
CHE 112 - General Chemistry II Credits: 4

Required Courses (3)

SUST 101 - Introduction to Sustainability Credits: 3

Upper-level Sustainability Electives (15)

Choose from the following:

BIO 310 - Biology Seminar Credits: 2
BIO 317 - Marine Biology Credits: 4
BIO 318 - Conservation Biology Credits: 3
BIO 341 - Ecology Credits: 4
CHE 322 - Green Chemistry Credits: 4
ENG 421 - North American Nonfiction Nature Writing Credits: 3
HIS 430 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
HIS 433 - American Environment in Film Credits: 3
REL 325 - Concepts of Ethics Credits: 3
REL 372 - Social Ethics Credits: 3

Note:

Additional courses on offer will be added based on student needs and as additional programs request to offer a sustainability-based course. Special Topics courses may be included as well.

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