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PROGRAMS IN THE GEOSCIENCES

SUSTAINABILITY MINOR [# 475] - [EFFECTIVE FALL 2009]

For the Sustainability Minor, a minimum of 21 semester hours are required, with at least 12 semester hours at the 300 and 400 level. For major requirements in Environmental and Sustainable Development, refer back to the Geography and Geology homepage. The Sustainability Minor provides students with the environmental science knowledge and the theoretical foundation to approach decision making in a way that is sustainable for the long term. They will understand how both individual and societal decision making impacts the environment. Completion of the minor in Sustainability will enable students to examine objectively the impact of specific human activities on the environment and how to mitigate the negative ramifications. The Department recommends strongly that students take GEOG 380 at the end of the sophomore or beginning of the junior year.

SUSTAINABILITY MINOR

REQUIRED COURSES 9 HOURS
Geography 280 Introduction to Environmental Science 3 hours
Geography 380 Principles of Global Sustainability 3 hours
Geography 495 Practicum in Sustainability 3 hours
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES
CHOOSE FROM [At least one course from each of the four clusters, with no more than six hours of cluster courses taken from any single discipline]
TOTAL 12 hours
CLUSTER A ETHICS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 3 hours
ANTH 442 Ecological and Economic Anthropology 3 hours
Geography 444 Environmental Ethics 3 hours
Sociology 470 Environmental Sociology 3 hours
CLUSTER B ECONOMICS, LAW, AND POLICY 3 hours
Economics 430 Environmental and Resource Economics 3 hours
Geography 471 Natural Resource Management 3 hours
Geography 487 Environmental Law and Policy 3 hours
CLUSTER C PHYSICAL SYSTEMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 3 hours
Biology 315 Ecology 3 hours
Geology 415 Environmental Geology 3 hours
Geography 427 Water Resources 3 hours
Geography 455 Global Environmental Change 3 hours
ENV 375 Introduction to Water Resources 3 hours
PH 385 Environmental Health 3 hours
CLUSTER D PLANNING AND LAND USE 3 hours
Agronomy 454 Soil Management and Conservation 3 hours
AMS 470 Land Development 3 hours
Civil Engineering 351 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3 hours
Geography 474 Environmental Planning 3 hours
ENV 460 Environmental Management 3 hours


For more information about this track, contact your geography advisor, visit the Department office (EST 304), or call (270) 745-4555.

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This page last updated on 8/4/09.