The Global Sustainability minor requires 18-19 credit hours from the options listed below. All students must take one foundation course – Earth Theology (RLGN 1106), ENGL 1101S, or ENGL 1102S – as a common foundation for the program (in special circumstances, and at the discretion of the minor advisor, another course may fulfill the requirement of the foundation course). Students must also take one course in Ecology Studies, Social Justice Studies, and Global Issues. Students will take one additional elective course from any of these areas.

All of these courses may count also toward college Ethos or major/minor requirements. All students are required to complete a senior research project in consultation with the Sustainability Minor advisor and the student’s major advisor.

A list of eligible courses is set forth below. Courses must either have sustainability issues in Ecology, Social Justice, and Global Studies as the major focus of the course, or be structured in such a way that students can focus course assignments on Sustainability themes. In the latter case, students will set forth a research plan with professors before the course begins.

Please note: There may be courses not listed below that would be considered sustainability-appropriate. Please consult with the minor advisor.

Foundation

Choose one (1) course from this list:

RLGN 1106 Earth Theology (3)

ENGL 1101S Rhetoric and Composition I (3)

ENGL 1102S Rhetoric and Composition II (3)

Ecology Studies

Choose one (1) course from this list:

BIOL 1102 Section on Ecological Science (Non-Majors Biology II) (4)

BIOL 3334 General Ecology (Majors Biology) (4)

BIOL 3340 Conservation Biology (4)

Social Justice

Choose one (1) course from this list:

[PLEASE NOTE: Students cannot use the same course to fulfill multiple requirements. Students who take RLGN 1106, for example, can use it to fulfill the Foundation requirement or the Social Justice requirement, but not both.]

ENGL 1102S Rhetoric and Composition II (3)

ENGL 4470 Women and the Green World (3)

INTM 4381 Conversations on Diversity (3)

MGMT 4410 Social Entrepreneurship (3)

NPLD 2200/FNCE 3390 Foundations in Non-Profit Leadership (3)

RLGN 1105 Christian Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (3)

RLGN 1106 Earth Theology (3)

RLGN 2230 Race and Ethnicity in America (3)

RLGN 2320 Conflict and Peacemaking (3)

RLGN 2320 Religion, Violence, and Social Change (3)

SOCI 3200 Social Responsibility and Civil Society (3)

SOCI 3500 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Society (3)

SOCI 4200 Social Inequality and Stratification (3)

Global Issues

Choose one (1) course from this list:

ENGL 1101S Rhetoric and Composition I (3)

LAST 1000 Intro to Latin American Studies (3)

LAST 1104 Intro to Latin American Culture (3)

LAST 3001, 3002 Survey of Latin American Literature (3)

MGMT 3392 International Business (3)

MGMT 3393 Cultural Aspects of International Business (3)

RLGN 1104 Dialogue with World Faith Traditions (3)

RLGN 2215 Global Christianity (3)

POLS 3321 International Political Economy (3)

POLS 3350 The Politics of Development (3)

POLS 3352 States and Politics: Latin America (3)

POLS 3353 States and Politics: Africa (3)

SPAN 2106 Intro Lit Spain/Latin America (3)

SPAN 4000 Latin American Literature (3)

SPAN 3002 Hispanic Culture and Civilization (3)

Capstone Research Project

(SUST 4000) one (1) course (3)

Students will develop an individual research project that integrates Sustainability studies with the student’s major field of studies. Courses are taken as directed studies, normally led by a professor in the student’s major. The course number will become SUST 4000.

Elective: one (1) course (3-4 hours)

Students may fulfill the elective requirement in one of three ways:

 1) Students may take one additional course from any of the above areas.

 2) Students may take an international internship for elective credit. The internship must be approved by the Sustainability Minor advisor and the student’s major advisor.

 3) Students may count one sustainability-themed travel course for elective credit. The course must be approved by the Sustainability Minor advisor.

Community Service: (10 hours, no credit)

All students must complete 10 hours of documented service to the community with a Sustainability theme. Minors are therefore required to participate in the SGA Food and Sustainability Committee or in the Sustainability Club. Participation will be monitored by the Sustainability Minor adviser or by a designated faculty member. 

Alternate community service hours must be approved ahead of time in consultation with the Sustainability Minor advisor and the student’s major advisor.