Sustainability

The sustainability area of study focuses on the disciplines related to sustainability as a complement to another area of study for students seeking a well-blended interdisciplinary program with a demand management and resource productivity component. To meet the requirements for the sustainability area of study, students must satisfactorily complete:

Degree Requirements

As part of the General Curriculum Distribution requirements (hours count to fulfill the GCDR but not the specialization):

BIO 112	Environmental Science	3-4*
	or
BIO 137	Sustainability in Cities	3
PHL 212	Critical Thinking	4

At least 43 credit hours, including:

GEO 205	Principles of Resource Utilization	4
PSC 426	Public Opinion, the Media and Power	4
ECO 205	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
PHL 202	Ethics	4
	or
PHL 208	Business Ethics	4
	or
PHL 209	Biomedical Ethics	4
	or
PHL 210	Environmental Ethics	4

Electives must be earned in one or more of the following: public policy, political science, law, management, organizational behavior, ethics/social responsibility, economics, environmental science and/or urban studies.