Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Minor
Students pursuing the interdisciplinary minor in Sustainability will take the following courses to develop understanding of the current environmental conditions:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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NRE 120 ![]() | Discussion in Environ Sci (CT) | 3 |
NRE 320 | Nature Enviro Problems | 3 |
In addition to 6 hours of background coursework, students will take 9 hours of interest-specific courses on solutions for obtaining sustainability in diverse fields. This interdisciplinary minor requires that at least 9 hours of 300-400 level courses be taken from departments other than a student’s major department.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Environmental (choose 9 hours) | ||
Human Dimensions Nat Res (CT) | ||
Population Geography | ||
Resol Environ Problems | ||
Wilderness/Protected Area Mgmt | ||
Conservation Biology | ||
Agricultural (choose 9 hours) | ||
Resol Environ Problems | ||
Introduction to Agriculture | ||
Sustainable Agriculture | ||
Introductory Foods | ||
Plant Ecology (note prerequisites) | ||
Energy (choose 9 hours) | ||
Energy | ||
Resol Environ Problems | ||
Environmental Geography | ||
Energy Management Principles (note prerequisites) | ||
Principles of Renewable Energy (note prerequisites) | ||
Societal (choose 9 hours) | ||
Human Dimensions Nat Res (CT) | ||
Resol Environ Problems | ||
Population & Human Ecology | ||
Culture and Environment | ||
Natural Resources (choose 9 hours) 1 | ||
Human Dimensions Nat Res (CT) | ||
Wilderness/Protected Area Mgmt | ||
Tourism Planning & Management | ||
Ecotourism: Admin and Mgmt | ||
Population Geography | ||
Population & Human Ecology |
1Natural Resource and Recreation Management majors wishing to obtain a minor in Sustainability may replace NRE 120 and NRE 320 with GEO 222 and ECN 250 to allow them to take 9 hours of coursework external to their major.