Sustainability Studies

minor

The interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies minor benefits from the teaching and research of faculty in multiple departments and colleges, and complements any major.

About this Program

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.
Website

CONTACT

Email | 352.273.2936

P.O. Box 117410
105 ANDERSON HALL
GAINESVILLE FL 32611-7325
Map

 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

IDS 2154Facets of Sustainability3
Two Foundations courses6
Two Theories and Applications courses6
Total Credits15
1

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

AMH 2631History of Sustainability3
ANT 2402Anthropology of Sustainability3
AOM 2520Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future3
BSC 2862Global Change Ecology and Sustainability3
CLA 2521Classical Antiquity and Sustainability3
ECO 2310Economics of Sustainability3
GEO 2351Geographical Sciences and Sustainability3
GLY 2040Is the Planet Dying? (Quest 2)3
GLY 2110Climate Change Science and Solutions (Quest 2)3
LIT 3622Literature of Sustainability & Resilience3
POS 2032Politics of Sustainability3
PSY 3626Psychology of Sustainability3
REL 2071Sustainability and Religion3
REL 2104Environmental Ethics3
WIS 2323The Future of Tropical Rain Forests (Quest 2)3

 Theories and Applications Courses

Specialize within one cluster or mix courses from various clusters

Built Futures and Design
AEB 4126Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics3
ALS 3030CUrban Agriculture3
BCN 4105Sustainable Housing: Putting the 3 E's into Residential Practice3
DCP 3210Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment3
DCP 4213Developing Sustainable Projects3
DCP 4XXXBuilding Materials and Environmental Impacts3
GEO 4700Transportation and Urban Accessibility3
URP 4000Preview of Urban and Regional Planning3
URP 4XXXSustainable Urbanism3
Culture, Ethics, and Human Meaning
AMH 3630American Environmental History3
ANT 4930Special Topics in Anthropology3-5
ENG 3503CINEMA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS4
PHI 3XXXEnvironmental Ethics3
REL 3082Global Ethics3
REL 4188Environmental Values and Practice3
WST 3610Gender, Race and Science3
WST 3663Gender and Food Politics3
WST 3720Gender, Race, and Future of AI3
WST 4630Gender, Culture, and Place3
WST 4XXXEcofeminism3
Law, Governance, and Economy
AEB 3450Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 4123Agricultural and Natural Resource Law3
AEB 4283International Development Policy3
AEC 3322Moral Leadership in Agriculture and Natural Resources3
CPO 4793Environmental Politics in the Global South3
ECP 3302Environmental Economics and Resource Policy4
EVR 3004Eco-Civic Engagement3
POS 4XXXEnvironmental Politics and Policy3
PUP 4224Florida Environmental Politics3
Living Systems and Resilient Landscapes
EES 4102Wastewater Microbiology2
ENV 4601Environmental Resources Management3
FOR 3XXXCForest Ecology3
GEO 3334Managing for a Changing Climate3
GEO 3352The Human Footprint on Landscape3
GEO 3372Conservation of Resources3
GEO 4034Weather, Climate, and Society3
GEO 4060People and Parks3
GEO 4285Water, Risk, and Extreme Events3
GEO 4300Environmental Biogeography3
GLY 3074Oceans and Global Climate Change3
PCB 4043CGeneral Ecology4
SWS 4245Water Resource Sustainability3
SWS 4303CSoil Microbial Ecology3
WIS 4523Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation3
WIS 4551Diverse Perspectives in Conservation3
WIS 4554Conservation Biology3
ZOO 4403CMarine Biology4