Sustainability (Minor)
The minor is anchored in the Environmental Forum (ENVI 201 offered every spring) and Environmental Ethics (PHIL 139), providing a common experience for all students electing this minor.
The selection of elective courses within the minor should be undertaken in consultation with the student’s major advisor or another faculty member with an interest in issues of sustainability. The courses should form a cohesive and thematic thread of courses that complement the major. The Environmental Forum is a required two-credit course that focuses on topics related to sustainability and the environment, encourages an active dialog between students and invited expert speakers, and provides an integrative thread to the minor. In addition, this course has a service-learning component that connects sustainability to the community. Environmental Ethics, two semesters of the Environmental Forum, and a total of twenty credits, are required for the minor, with one course from each group below. Note CHEM 221 (Cultural Ecology and Sustainability: Lessons from Iceland ) can be used in place of one the Environmental Forum courses.
Electives for the Minor in Sustainability
Scientific Issues
Economic and Political Issues
| ECON 145 | Economics of Sustainability and Resource Use | 4 |
| ECON 235 | From Farm to Table: The Political Economy of Food Systems | 3 |
| ECON 247 | Environmental Economics | 4 |
| POLS 217 | American Public Policy | 4 |
Social Issues