Sustainability, Minor

Can humans live in harmony with the earth? How do we balance the need for jobs and the conservation of resources? Can a modern lifestyle be sustainable? Can technology fix our environmental problems? Should all endangered species be saved? Should nature have a voice in our decisions? In the environmental sustainability minor, students tackle critical sustainability issues with the tools of different disciplines, refining and integrating multiple ways of thinking, analyzing, and problem-solving. The minor includes courses in biology, economics, environmental studies, history, philosophy, political science, and several other disciplines.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of sustainability (People, Planet, Profits) to students’ primary fields of study
• Evaluate the implications of decision making and societal practices for sustainability in time and space
• Create sustainability narratives or other modes of representation that bridge different audiences in the context of students’ primary fields of study