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School of Arts and Letters
BAS - Sustainability Track
The study of sustainability bridges the arts and humanities, social science, and the physical and life sciences. The Sustainability track will provide you with a broad introduction to the complex system-scale challenges of sustainability, as well as the tools needed to address problems that transcend solely social or environmental domains.
The Sustainability track attracts students from a variety of backgrounds and interests. They typically have some of the following qualities:
- Interest in sustainability, human-environment interaction, sustainable food systems, and/or environmental ethics.
- Desire to take courses from the arts and humanities, social sciences, and phyusical and life sciences.
- Interest in a career in areas such as environmenmental planning and coordination, environmental education and communications, sustainability coordination and consulting int he private or public sector, green design, environmental law or public affairs, or graduate study.
- Desire to help make the world a better place.
The Sustainability Studies faculty strongly recommends that studentes take SUST-S 201 Foundations of Sustainability (online) before they begin this track.
Students must take three courses from Category 1, with at least one course from "A. Sciences" and one from "B. Social sciences, Humanities, and Other" designations. Students must also take one course from Category 2.
Category 1: Sustainability Courses
A. Sciences
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHLT-H | 331 | Environmental Health (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 315 | Environmental Conservation (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 338 | Geographic Information Systems (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 400 | Energy: Sources and Needs (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 476 | Climate Change Science (online) | 3 | C |
| PLSC-B | 364 | Summer Flowering Plants (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 360 | Topics in Sustainability Studies: Geographic Information Systmes (GIS) (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 400 | Energy: Sources and Needs (online) | 3 | C |
| CHEM-C | 390 | Special Topics: Environmental Science (hybrid accelerated) | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G | 300 | Environmental and Urban Geology (hybrid accelerated) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 315 | Environmental Conservation (hybrid accelerated) | 3 | C |
| BIOL-B | 355 | Plant Diversity | 3 | C |
| BIOL-N | 390 | The Natural World, VT: Environmental Biology | 3 | C |
| CHEM-C | 300 | Energy and Green Chemistry | 3 | C |
| CHEM-C | 303 | Environmental Chemistry | 3 | C |
| GEOL-N | 390 | The Natural World VT: Natural Hazards and Disasters | 3 | C |
| GEOL-T | 326 | Mineral Resources | 3 | C |
B. Social Sciences, Humanities, and Other
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BUS-B |
399 |
Business and Society (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 306 | Geography of Current Issues on the African Continent (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOG-G | 388 | Geographic Information Systems (online) | 3 | C |
| PHIL-P | 306 | Business Ethics (online) | 3 | C |
| POLS-Y | 308 | Urban Politics (online) | 3 | C |
| POLS-Y | 313 | Environmental Policy | 3 | C |
| POLS-Y | 346 | Politics of the Developing World (online) | 3 | C |
| POLS-Y | 377 | Globalization (online) | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 308 | Global Society (online) | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 360 | Special Topics in Social Policy | 3 | C |
| SUST-B | 399 | Human Behavior and Social Institutions VT: Just Food: Sustainable Food Systems (online) | 3 | C |
| PHIL-T | 390 | Literary and Intellectural Traditions, VT Environmental Philosophy (hybrid) | 3 | C |
| AHLT-N | 378 | Global Nutrition | 3 | C |
| FINA-A | 399 | Art, Aesthetics, and Creativity, VT: The Modern City | 3 | C |
| PHIL-P | 383 | Topics in Philosophy, VT: Philosophical Topics in Evolution | 3 | C |
| SOC-B | 399 | Human Behavior and Social Institutions VT: Sustainable Communities | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 305 | Population and Human Ecology | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 360 | Topics in Social Policy | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 385 | Human Trafficking, Human Rights and Sustainability | 3 | C |
| SOC-S | 419 | Social Movements and Collective Action | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 360 | Topics in Sustainability Studies: The Art of Sustainability | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 361 | Sustainability Abroad | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 411 | Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurs | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 460 | Strategies for Transformative Leadership and Community Engagement | 3 | C |
| WGS-T |
390 |
Literary and Intellectual Traditions, VT: Women and Sustainability | 3 | C |
Category 2: Capstone Experience
| Dept. | Course Number | Title | Credit Hours | Minimum Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPEA-E SPEA-V |
400 450 |
Environmental Planning for a Green Economy (online) | 3 | C |
| SPEA-E SPEA-V |
400 450 |
Sustainability Management and Policy (online) | 3 | C |
| SPEA-E SPEA-V |
400 450 |
Environmental Crimes (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 490 | Sustainability Practicum (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 491 | Internship in Sustainability (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 495 | Directed Readings in Sustainability (online) | 3 | C |
| SUST-S | 496 | Research in Sustainability (online) | 3 | C |
| GEOL-G GEOL-G |
420 421 |
U.S. Geology: Field Experience (travel course) | 3 | C |