About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 18 | Completed with minimum grades of C
Department Information
Sustainability Studies prepares students for global citizenship while providing a broad foundation of sustainability knowledge and professional skill sets. Students gain experience and put their learning to work in the capstone internship course, Sustainability in Action.
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Email | 352.273.2936
P.O. Box 117410
105 ANDERSON HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7325
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Curriculum
Students must complete a minimum of six credits of coursework exclusive to the minor that cannot count toward the major(s) or other minors. A minimum of three courses (9 credits) completed for the minor must be at the 3000-level or above.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| IDS 2154 | Facets of Sustainability | 3 |
| Two Foundations courses | 6 | |
| Two Theories and Applications courses | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
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Students minoring in Sustainability Studies may apply to enroll in IDS 4942, the senior capstone course. If accepted into this capstone course, it will count as a “Theories and Application” course.
Foundations Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMH 2631 | History of Sustainability | 3 |
| ANT 2402 | Anthropology of Sustainability | 3 |
| AOM 2520 | Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future | 3 |
| BSC 2862 | Global Change Ecology and Sustainability | 3 |
| CLA 2521 | Classical Antiquity and Sustainability | 3 |
| ECO 2310 | Economics of Sustainability | 3 |
| GEO 2351 | Geographical Sciences and Sustainability | 3 |
| GLY 2040 | Is the Planet Dying? (Quest 2) | 3 |
| GLY 2110 | Climate Change Science and Solutions (Quest 2) | 3 |
| LIT 3622 | Literature of Sustainability & Resilience | 3 |
| POS 2032 | Politics of Sustainability | 3 |
| PSY 3626 | Psychology of Sustainability | 3 |
| REL 2071 | Sustainability and Religion | 3 |
| REL 2104 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| WIS 2323 | The Future of Tropical Rain Forests (Quest 2) | 3 |
Theories and Applications Courses
Specialize within one cluster or mix courses from various clusters
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Built Futures and Design | ||
| AEB 4126 | Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics | 3 |
| ALS 3030C | Urban Agriculture | 3 |
| BCN 4105 | Sustainable Housing: Putting the 3 E's into Residential Practice | 3 |
| DCP 3210 | Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment | 3 |
| DCP 4213 | Developing Sustainable Projects | 3 |
| DCP 4XXX | Building Materials and Environmental Impacts | 3 |
| GEO 4700 | Transportation and Urban Accessibility | 3 |
| URP 4000 | Preview of Urban and Regional Planning | 3 |
| URP 4XXX | Sustainable Urbanism | 3 |
| Culture, Ethics, and Human Meaning | ||
| AMH 3630 | American Environmental History | 3 |
| ANT 4930 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3-5 |
| ENG 3503 | CINEMA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS | 4 |
| PHI 3XXX | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| REL 3082 | Global Ethics | 3 |
| REL 4188 | Environmental Values and Practice | 3 |
| WST 3610 | Gender, Race and Science | 3 |
| WST 3663 | Gender and Food Politics | 3 |
| WST 3720 | Gender, Race, and Future of AI | 3 |
| WST 4630 | Gender, Culture, and Place | 3 |
| WST 4XXX | Ecofeminism | 3 |
| Law, Governance, and Economy | ||
| AEB 3450 | Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEB 4123 | Agricultural and Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| AEB 4283 | International Development Policy | 3 |
| AEC 3322 | Moral Leadership in Agriculture and Natural Resources | 3 |
| CPO 4793 | Environmental Politics in the Global South | 3 |
| ECP 3302 | Environmental Economics and Resource Policy | 4 |
| EVR 3004 | Eco-Civic Engagement | 3 |
| POS 4XXX | Environmental Politics and Policy | 3 |
| PUP 4224 | Florida Environmental Politics | 3 |
| Living Systems and Resilient Landscapes | ||
| EES 4102 | Wastewater Microbiology | 2 |
| ENV 4601 | Environmental Resources Management | 3 |
| FOR 3XXXC | Forest Ecology | 3 |
| GEO 3334 | Managing for a Changing Climate | 3 |
| GEO 3352 | The Human Footprint on Landscape | 3 |
| GEO 3372 | Conservation of Resources | 3 |
| GEO 4034 | Weather, Climate, and Society | 3 |
| GEO 4060 | People and Parks | 3 |
| GEO 4285 | Water, Risk, and Extreme Events | 3 |
| GEO 4300 | Environmental Biogeography | 3 |
| GLY 3074 | Oceans and Global Climate Change | 3 |
| PCB 4043C | General Ecology | 4 |
| SWS 4245 | Water Resource Sustainability | 3 |
| SWS 4303C | Soil Microbial Ecology | 3 |
| WIS 4523 | Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation | 3 |
| WIS 4551 | Diverse Perspectives in Conservation | 3 |
| WIS 4554 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| ZOO 4403C | Marine Biology | 4 |