Interdisciplinary Minor in Sustainability and Resilience
Students must complete a minimum of six credits of advanced standing coursework in their minor.*
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SUS 100 | Introduction to Sustainability and Resilience | 3 |
| SUS 400 | Sustainability Capstone: Application & Leadership | 3 |
| or IDS 450 | Interdisciplinary Studies Internship | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 4 elective courses from the lists below, at least two of which must be advanced standing courses, and one of which must be a sustainability-related course within the student’s major. Courses can be selected from the approved lists or approved on a case-by-case basis by the minor advisor. The courses may also be part of the sustainability general education pathway. | 12 | |
| Sustainable Food Systems | ||
| Ecology | ||
| Humans and the Environment | ||
| Movies, Media, and Entertainment from an Earth and Space Science Perspective | ||
| Geography of Agriculture, Food & Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Conservation and Sustainability | ||
| Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | ||
| Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change | ||
| Introduction to Urban Community Change | ||
| Climate Change | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Globalization and the Ethics of Sustainability | ||
| Advanced Standing Electives | ||
| Archaeology and the Environment | ||
| Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | ||
| Tropical Ecology and Conservation | ||
| Wetlands | ||
| Conservation Biology | ||
| Chemistry of the Environment | ||
| Organizations and Sustainability | ||
| Animal Cruelty | ||
| Environmental & Resource Economics | ||
| History Of Conservation | ||
| Environmental Sustainability Educ: History, Theory & Practice | ||
| Outdoor and Place-Based Education | ||
| Independent Studies in Environment Educ | ||
| Education for Sustainability: Methods and Field Experience | ||
| Workshop In Environmental Education | ||
| Environmental/Experiential Writing: Taking Action | ||
| Environmental Regulations | ||
| Environmental Sustainability | ||
| Environmental Crises | ||
| Sustainable Living | ||
| Environmental Planning | ||
| Environmental Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ||
| Science, Technology, and Environmental Systems | ||
| Business and Society | ||
| The Food Chain | ||
| Religion and Ecology | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Campaigns and Elections | ||
| Sustainability Politics and Policy | ||
| Sustainable WCU & Beyond | ||
| Written Rhetoric: Power, Politics, and Environmental Writing | ||
| Total Minimum Credits Required | 18 | |
*Advanced standing coursework is defined as any 300-level course or above and specific 200-level courses identified by the department.
