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Sustainability concerns preserving planet Earth for future generations when referring to natural resource extraction, production, and consumption. Sustainability means capable of being maintained without exhausting or depleting natural resources through: 1) stewardship of natural resources; 2) economic responsibility; and 3) social and community well-being. The certificate prepares students in each area through required courses that cover global cultures and environments and electives from three course groups (15 credit hours of coursework, 9 of which must be at the 3000/4000 level). View the catalog description and requirements here. Questions? Contact Dr. Steve Wolverton.

 

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Required

  • Earth Science (GEOG 1710)
  • Sustainability (GEOG 3200)

Select one course from each group

Natural Resources Conservation (choose 1)
  • GEOG 2180 Geosystems, Environment & Society
  • BIOL 2251 Biodiversity & Conservation of Animals
  • BIOL 3160 Conservation Biology
  • GEOG 3420 Applied Biogeography
  • GEOL 3010 Environmental Geology (new addition!)
  • GEOL 4710 Ecosystems
Economic Responsibility (choose 1)
  • ECON 3000 Current Economic Issues or ECON 4440 Economics of Natural Resources and Environment
  • GEOG 3010 Economic Geography
  • GEOG 3100 United States & Canada: Economies, Cities & Sustainability (new addition!)
  • GEOG 4115 Our Energy Futures
  • GEOG 4245 Geography of International Development
Social & Community Well-being (choose 1)
  • ANTH 4310 Citizenship, Borders & Belonging in the United States (new addition!)
  • ANTH 4400 Environmental Anthropology
  • ANTH 4760 Inequality, Social Justice & the City (new addition!)
  • GEOG 2170 Culture, Environment, & Society
  • GEOG 4420 Capitalism, Nature, and Climate Change
  • PHIL 4700 Environmental Ethics
  • WGST 4250 Gender & Sustainable Development (new addition!)