Courses
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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 | |
ANT/NTD 277 | Sustainable Food Systems | |
BIO 270 | Ecology | |
ESS 102 | Humans and the Environment | |
ESS 127 | Movies, Media, and Entertainment from an Earth and Space Science Perspective | |
GEO 205 | Geography of Agriculture, Food & Sustainability | |
GEO 230 | Environmental Conservation and Sustainability | |
PAX 200 | Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies | |
PSY/RUX 215 | Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change | |
RUX 110 | Introduction to Urban Community Change | |
SCI 100 | Climate Change | |
SOC 245 | Environmental Sociology | |
WOS 260 | Globalization and the Ethics of Sustainability | |
| Advanced Standing Electives | ||
ANT 367 | Archaeology and the Environment | |
BIO 315 | Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology | |
BIO 415 | Tropical Ecology and Conservation | |
BIO 471 | Wetlands | |
BIO 473 | Conservation Biology | |
CHE 403 | Chemistry of the Environment | |
COM 335 | Organizations and Sustainability | |
CRJ 325 | Animal Cruelty | |
ECO 385 | Environmental & Resource Economics | |
EDO 415 | History Of Conservation | |
EDO 400 | Environmental Sustainability Educ: History, Theory & Practice | |
EDO 420 | Outdoor and Place-Based Education | |
EDO 425 | Independent Studies in Environment Educ | |
EDO 450 | Education for Sustainability: Methods and Field Experience | |
EDO 498 | Workshop In Environmental Education | |
ENG 305 | Environmental/Experiential Writing: Taking Action | |
ENV 447 | Environmental Regulations | |
ENV 324 | Environmental Sustainability | |
GEO 332 | Environmental Crises | |
GEO 334 | Sustainable Living | |
GEO 336 | Environmental Planning | |
GEO 338 | Environmental Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | |
HON 314 | Science, Technology, and Environmental Systems | |
MGT 313 | Business and Society | |
NTD 325 | The Food Chain | |
PHI 451 | Religion and Ecology | |
PHI 480 | Environmental Ethics | |
PSC 325 | Campaigns and Elections | |
PSC 354 | Sustainability Politics and Policy | |
SOC 309 | Sustainable WCU & Beyond | |
WRH 310 | 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.
Other Classes (Upon Director's Approval)
- ARH 401. Contemporary Art. (permission req)
- BIO 270. Ecology. (pre-req)
- BIO 277. Vertebrate Ecology. (pre-req)
- BIO 315. Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology. (pre-req)
- BIO 470. Population Biology. (pre-req)
- BIO 476. Freshwater Ecology. (pre-req)
- CRJ 318. Environmental Crime. (pre-req)
- CRJ 325. Animal Cruelty. (pre-req)
- EDO 410. Systems in Sustainability Ed.
- ENV 324. Environmental Sustainability.
- ENV 447. Environmental Regulations. (pre-req)
- ENV 451. Environmental Toxicology. (pre-req)
- ENV 462. Water Quality and Health. (pre-req)
- ESP 317. Utopia & Apocalypse in the Americas.
- ESS 127. Movies, Media, and Entertainment from an Earth and Space Science Perspective.
- ESS 128. The Science of Natural Disasters.
- ESS 130. Our Ocean.
- ESS 301. Environmental Geochemistry. (pre-req)
- ESS 336. Environmental Geology. (pre-req)
- EXS 487. Physical Activity and the Environment. (pre-req)
- GST 110. Intro to Global Studies.
- LNC 105. Global Science Fiction.
- MDC 420. Mass Media & Social Protest. (ethics, pre-reqs)
- NTD 226. Farm to Table.
- NTD 304. Global Nutrition.
- NTD 305. Vegetarian Nutrition. (pre-req)
- NTD 315. Food - Mind - Spirit. (pre-reqs)
- NTD 415. Community Nutrition. (pre-req)
- PAX 200. Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies. (I)
- PAX 377. Community Organizing: Strategies and Practice. (pre-reqs)
- PLN 316. Planning for Resilient Communities and Natural Disasters.
- PLN 336. Environmental Planning.
- PSC 325. Campaigns and Elections.
- PSC 351. Energy and the Political Process.
- PSC 371. State and Local Government.
- PSY 400. Senior Seminar (special topic): Social Psychology of Climate Change and Dystopian Futures.
- RUX 110. Introduction to Urban Community Change.
- RUX 215. Liberation Psychology: Sustaining Community Change. (pre-req)
- RUX 377. Community Organizing: Strategies and Practice. (pre-req)
- WOS 280. Globalization and Ethics of Sustainability.
- WOS 366. Gender, Labor and Globalization.
