Sustainability Studies
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Sustainability is defined as meeting the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs. This minor provides students, regardless or major or career aspirations, the opportunity to learn more about the interconnectedness of humans and the environment from ecological, political, economic, ethical and socio-cultural viewpoints. Sustainability education will help students discover ways to maintain Earth's natural resources properly, learn about how sustainability affects national, international, and economic processes, and acquire knowledge of cultural sustainability. The Sustainability Studies minor will help give students tools needed to address local and global issues that deal with complex and interrelated sustainability issues.
Sustainability Studies Minor
| GS 145 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |
| Choose One: | 4 - 4.5 | |
| Biology of Human Concern | ||
| or | ||
| Foundations of Biology & Scientific Inquiry I | ||
| and | ||
| Biostatistics and Scientific Investigation I | ||
| Complete 5 electives, with at least one from each disciplinary category: | 16 - 19.5 | |
| Ecological Systems and Physical Science | ||
| Global Environmental Issues | ||
| Iowa Natural History | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Natural Science-Physical | ||
| Introduction To Earth Science | ||
| Ethics, Society and Culture | ||
| Biology And Human Culture | ||
| Introduction to Diversity Studies | ||
| History Of US Environmentalism | ||
| Introduction to Public Health | ||
| Special Topics: Applied Ethics (Environmental Ethics) | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Global Race Relations | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Service Learning Abroad | ||
| Diversity in America | ||
| Political and Economic Systems | ||
| Corporate Social Responsibility | ||
| Business & Society | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Government and Politics Around the World | ||
| Introduction to International Relations | ||
| Globalization and Human Survival | ||
| Environmental Politics | ||
| Total Hours | 23-27 | |