Pictured | Melina Hendrickson | Sustainability Studies / Minors in Biological Sciences; Women's and Gender Studies | South Bend, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliations | Botany Club (vice president); Sustainability Studies Club
Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability
Make more than a living. Make a difference. The future is bright for students of sustainability studies. Employers today need people with the knowledge and skills to help them meet the challenge of balancing people, planet and prosperity. Our programs will teach you how to leverage sustainability and innovation to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the fast emerging green economy; And, they have been carefully designed to offer you a seamless classroom to career pathway.
Academic Advising
College policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors at least once each year, and in some departments, prior to each semester’s enrollment. Advising holds are placed on all College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) students prior to advance registration and are released following advising appointments. Students with a declared major are advised in their academic units. To determine who your advisor is and how to contact them, see One.IU.
Degree Requirements (120 cr.)
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Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:
- IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.)
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts Requirements (16-26 cr.)
- Required Minor taken in any campus school or interdisciplinary program (15-18 cr.)
- Major Requirements (33 cr.)
- Electives (12 cr.)
- Capstone (3 cr.)
- Free Electives (balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement)
- A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300– or 400–level.
- Major and minor requirements must be completed with a grade of C– or higher.
- All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.
Major Requirements (33 cr.)
Introduction (3 cr.)
- SUST-S 201 Foundations of Sustainability
Sustainability Core Courses (12 cr.)
Select 12 credits from the following:
- SOC-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Sustainable Communities - SUST-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Just Food: Sustainable Food Systems
VT: Icelandic Land Ethics - SUST-S 360 Topics in Sustainability Studies
VT: Sustainable Urban Agriculture
VT: Good Work
VT: Sustainability, Health, and Wellness
VT: Urban Landscapes and Biodiversity
VT: Tools for Measuring Sustainability
VT: Environmental Justice
VT: Art and Sustainability - SUST-S 361 Sustainability Abroad (1-6 cr.)
- SUST-S 411 Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
- SUST-S 460 Strategies for Transformative Leadership and Community Engagement
- SUST-S 491 Internship in Sustainability
- SUST-S 495 Directed Readings in Sustainability (1-3 cr.)
- SUST-S 496 Research in Sustainability (1-3 cr.)
Skills for Sustainability (3 cr.)
In consultation with your advisor, select one course from the following:
Computing
- BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business
- CSCI-B 100 Problem Solving Using Computers (4 cr.)
- INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
Economics
- ECON-E 103 Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON-E 104 Introduction to Macroeconomics
Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Systems
Social Science Research Methodology
- SOC-S 370 Research Methods in Sociology
Statistics
- BIOL-L 337 Introduction to Biostatistics
- ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics and Business
- MATH-K 310 Statistical Techniques
- PSY-P 354 Statistical Analysis in Psychology
- SOC-S 351 Social Statistics
Writing
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills
- ENG-W 232 Introduction to Business Writing
- ENG-W 234 Technical Report Writing
- ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing
- ENG-W 315 Writing for the Web
- ENG-W 319 Grant Writing
- ENG-W 367 Writing for Multiple Media
Electives (12 cr.)
Select 12 credits from the following:
- ANTH-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Environmental Anthropology - BIOL-L 101 Introduction to Biological Sciences 1 (5 cr.)
(2 cr. count towards Elective) - BIOL-N 390 The Natural World
VT: Environmental Science
Biology majors can substitute BIOL-L 473 Ecology and BIOL-L 474 Field and Laboratory Ecology (2 cr.) - BUS-B 399 Business and Society
- CHEM-N 190 The Natural World
VT: Chemistry and Our Environment - GEOG-B 190 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Introducing Globalization - GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Science
- GEOL-G 111 Physical Geology
- GEOL-G 210 Oceanography
- GEOL-G 219 Meteorology
- GEOL-G 451 Principles of Hydrogeology
- GEOL-N 190 The Natural World
VT: Geology of the National Parks
VT: Weather Forecasting and Analysis - GEOL-N 390 The Natural World
VT: Natural Hazard and Disasters - HIST-T 190 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
VT: Humans and the Environment - HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health
- HSC-H 331 Environmental Health
- HSC-H 412 Global Health
- LSTU-L 390 Topics in Labor Studies
VT: Jobs and the Environment - PHIL-P 383 Topics in Philosophy
VT: Philosophical Topics in Evolution - PHIL-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
VT: Environmental Philosophy - PHYS-N 190 The Natural World
VT: Energy in the 21st Century - PLSC-B 101 Plant Biology (5 cr.)
- POLS-Y 115 Environment and the People
- PSY-B 190 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Social Justice - SOC-B 399 Human Behavior and Social Institutions
VT: Sustainable Communities
VT: Costa Rica (Crosslisted with SOC-S 362)
VT: Belize (Crosslisted with SOC-S 362)
VT: Consumer Society and the Environment - SOC-S 306 Urban Society
- SOC-S 362 World Societies and Cultures
VT: Belize - SOC-S 410 Advanced Topics in Social Organization
VT: Consumer Culture and Climate Change
VT: Environmental Sociology - SOC-S 460 Topics in Non-Western Cultures
VT: International Inequalities - SUST-B 190 The Sustainable Future
- WGS-T 390 Literary and Intellectual Traditions
VT: Women and Sustainability
Capstone (3 cr.)
Select one from the following:
- SUST-S 490 Sustainability Practicum
- SUST-S 491 Internship in Sustainability