Program Description
Units needed for Minor: 21
Sustainability - meeting our social, economic, and environmental needs in the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs too - is a multi-disciplinary topic. Knowledge, practice and collaboration across disciplines such as Business, Engineering, Humanities, Human Health, and the Natural Sciences is necessary. The Minor in Sustainability makes available 50 courses offered by 15 different Departments from six Colleges at California State University, Sacramento. It provides a single qualification to complement students learning in their own major with cross-disciplinary learning on sustainability from many other disciplines.
A minimum grade of "C-" is required in all courses required for the Sustainability Minor.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A maximum of 9 units of courses from a student's major may count towards minor requirements | ||
| REQUIRED COURSES (9 Units) | ||
| ENVS 10 | Introduction to Environmental Science 1 | 3 |
| ENVS 111 | Environmental Ethics 1 | 3 |
| ENVS 144 | Sustainability Science & Policy | 3 |
| ELECTIVE COURSE DOMAINS (12 Units) | ||
| Elective courses must be chosen from at least two of the seven domains for a total of 12 units. | 12 | |
| 1. Energy | ||
| Energy Economics | ||
| Electric Vehicle Design: Electrical and Control Concepts | ||
| Energy and Modern Life | ||
| Energy, Society, and the Environment | ||
| Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, and Bioenergy Systems | ||
| 2. Air, Water and Earth | ||
| General Ecology | ||
| California Water and Society | ||
| Agroecology | ||
| Earth Transformed | ||
| California's Water Resources | ||
| Geology and the Environment 1 | ||
| Food Production and Sustainability | ||
| 3. Ecosystems and Biodiversity | ||
| Natural Resource Conservation | ||
| Conservation Biology & Wildlife Management | ||
| Conservation and Society | ||
| Restoration Ecology | ||
| Wetlands Ecology | ||
| Ethnoecology 1 | ||
| Ecology Of Resource Areas | ||
| Visitor Management in Recreation Areas | ||
| 4. Human Health and Well-being | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Sociology | ||
| Environmental Justice | ||
| Environmental Hazards and Society | ||
| Human Ecology and Health 1 | ||
| The Science of Nature Engagement and Human Health & Wellbeing 1 | ||
| 5. Built and Urban Environments | ||
| Fashion Sustainability, Global Impact, and Critical Thinking 1 | ||
| Principles of Environmental Engineering | ||
| Environmental Engineering Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Engineering Practice | ||
| Stormwater Management | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| Sustainable Design and Construction 1 | ||
| Environmental Impact Analysis: CEQA and NEPA | ||
| Urban Agriculture and Aquaponics | ||
| 6. Law, Policy and Economy | ||
| Economics and Environmental Degradation | ||
| Resource Economics | ||
| Environment and the Law | ||
| Environmental Management and Decision-Making | ||
| Environmental Politics and Policy | ||
| Global Environmental History in the Age of Imperialism, 1450-Present Day | ||
| American Environmental History 1 | ||
| Sustainability Business in Global Economy | ||
| 7. Professional Experience | ||
| Environmental Studies Internship | ||
| Special Problems | ||
| Total Units | 21 | |
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Course also meets a General Education requirment