Minor in Environmental Sustainability
The Environmental Sustainability minor consists of 18-20 units of course work and provides an interdisciplinary foundation of sustainable thinking that will inform students in their future careers and as they become leaders in their communities, contributing as part of an informed and engaged citizenry.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIOL 105 | ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY | 3 |
| Planet, Prosperity and People Electives 1 | ||
| Select at least one course from each of the elective groups listed below (Planet, Prosperity, and People), and at least one additional course from any of the three groups. A minimum of 6 units must be completed at the 300-400 level. | 12-14 | |
| Practice | ||
| Select one course from the following: 2 | 3 | |
| SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIP | ||
MNGT 482 | ||
| Total Units | 18-20 | |
- 1
A special topics course from various departments (e.g. ENVS 432, GEOG 473) may be taken with prior permission from sustainability minor coordinator.
- 2
Other department internships may be used with prior permission from sustainability minor coordinator.
Planet, Prosperity and People Electives
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Planet Electives | ||
| PACKAGE DESIGN | ||
| BIOLOGY II: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION [LECTURE] and BIOLOGY II: INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION [LAB] | ||
| FIELD AND NATURAL SCIENCE (* Restricted to education majors) | ||
| NATURAL HISTORY INTERPRETATION AND PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION | ||
| HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| CONSERVATION BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMANS, SCIENCE AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SERVICE LEARNING IN THE TROPICS | ||
| MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION | ||
| WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT | ||
| TROPICAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION | ||
| TROPICAL FIELD ECOLOGY | ||
| WETLAND ECOLOGY | ||
| ECOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS LABORATORY | ||
| SEMINAR IN ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, CONSERVATION AND BEHAVIOR | ||
| CHEMISTRY AND CURRENT PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| APPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY | ||
| CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND STUDIES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHIES OF HEALTH | ||
| CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| METEOROLOGY | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND SOCIETY: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE | ||
| APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| SEVERE AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER | ||
| CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE TO POLICY | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS | ||
| SUSTAINABILITY AND THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY | ||
| OCEANOGRAPHY | ||
| Prosperity Electives | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS | ||
| CREATIVITY AND IDEA DEVELOPMENT | ||
| DESIGN THINKING FOR INNOVATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING | ||
| THE GLOBAL ECONOMY | ||
| LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT | ||
| ORGANIZATION THEORY AND DEVELOPMENT | ||
| LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, AND CHANGE | ||
| BUSINESS ETHICS | ||
| People Electives | ||
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| GRAPHIC DESIGN: SOCIAL ISSUES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE NONPROFIT SECTOR | ||
| DIVERSITY, CULTURE, AND TEAM DYNAMICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO URBAN PLANNING | ||
| HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF URBANIZATION | ||
| URBAN SYSTEMS | ||
| TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING | ||
| GEOGRAPHIES OF CONSUMPTION AND WASTE | ||
| LAND USE PLANNING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| THE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD: 1492-THE PRESENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| URBAN FOOD SYSTEMS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| CULTURE, HEALTH, AND THE CITY | ||
| RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||