2018-19 University Catalog

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Sustainability Minor

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For advising, see Michael Hughes, Environmental Science

The sustainability minor is available to all students in all majors and is recommended for any student who wants to develop sustainability literacy and gain credit for a breadth of study encompassing the three primary cores of sustainability education: natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, and engineering and technology. The minor in sustainability acknowledges the completion of 18 credits as outlined below. Introductory and capstone courses are included and at least one course must be taken in each of the three core areas. At least 12 of the 18 credits must be upper division. Advising for the minor is performed by a primary advisor with support from secondary advisors representing each of the three core areas.

Requirements of Minor

Required Core Courses (7 credits):

ENV 484 - Sustainable Human Ecology Credit Hours: 4
SOC 235 - Introduction to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3

Elective Courses

(At least 11 credits required with at least one course taken from each area: natural sciences, humanities and social sciences, and engineering and technology):

Natural Sciences

ENV 111 - Introduction to Environmental Sciences Credit Hours: 4
BIO 337 - Aquatic Ecology Credit Hours: 4
CHE 260 - Electrochemistry for Renewable Energy Applications Credit Hours: 4
CHE 315 - Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology Credit Hours: 3
CHE 465 - Fate and Transport of Pollutants Credit Hours: 4
ENV 265 - Field Methods in Environmental Sciences Credit Hours: 3
ENV 314 - Environmental Management and Restoration Credit Hours: 3
ENV 336 - Environmental Hydrology Credit Hours: 4
ENV 365 - Advanced Field Methods in Environmental Sciences Credit Hours: 3
ENV 427 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting/Footprints Credit Hours: 3
ENV 469 - Treatment Wetlands Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 105 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 4
Other courses as approved by the advisory team

Humanities and Social Sciences

ANTH 335 - The Built Environment Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3
COM 205 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 365 - Electronic Communication and Society Credit Hours: 3
ECO 357 - Energy Economics and Policy Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 106 - Cultural Geography I Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 107 - Cultural Geography II Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 108 - Cultural Geography III Credit Hours: 3
HIST 225 - Technology and the Rise of the West Credit Hours: 3
HIST 226 - Technology and the Modern World Credit Hours: 3
HIST 356 - A History of Energy Credit Hours: 3
HIST 357 - History of the Electric Grid Credit Hours: 3
HUM 125 - Introduction to Technology, Society and Values Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 334 - Behavior Modification I Credit Hours: 4
Other courses as approved by advisory team

Engineering and Technology

BUS 385 - Ecotourism Credit Hours: 3
CE 405 - Sustainability and Infrastructure Credit Hours: 3
CE 457 - Transportation and Land Development Credit Hours: 3
CE 481 - Environmental Engineering I Credit Hours: 3
CE 489 - Treatment Wetlands Credit Hours: 3
CE 586 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Credit Hours: 4
GIS 134 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GIS 103 - The Digital Earth Credit Hours: 3
MET 416 - Energy Systems Credit Hours: 3
REE 201 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Credit Hours: 3
REE 253 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion Credit Hours: 3
REE 331 - Fuel Cells Credit Hours: 3
REE 346 - Biofuels and Biomass Credit Hours: 3
REE 427 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting/Footprints Credit Hours: 3
Other courses as approved by the advisory team