The Sustainability minor is recommended for students who are developing expertise in other areas who would like to apply those skills in a “green” career, and students with a strong personal interest in sustainability. Many courses in the minor are interdisciplinary and the electives that are compatible with a wide variety of majors.
Sustainability Minor
The Sustainability Minor provides an interdisciplinary prospective on finding sustainable solutions to social and environmental problems. Sustainability is a discipline that combines leadership, environmental and social sciences, economics, social justice, and ethics to promote global well-being, meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.
This minor is recommended for students who are developing expertise in other areas who would like to apply those skills in a “green” career, and students with a strong personal interest in sustainability.
Many courses in the minor are also BACRs, and electives that are compatible with a wide variety of majors. SUST 371 serves as a culminating experience providing practice in developing unique sustainability solutions.
| Required Courses | ||
| SUST 100 | CONCEPTS IN SUSTAINABILITY | 4 |
| SUST 371 | EWU CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY | ||
| HOT EARTH: PEOPLE AND CLIMATE CHANGE | ||
| ENERGY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Choose one of the following | 5 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH, WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING | ||
| THE CITY | ||
| ENERGY/WATER NEXUS | ||
| Required Elective–choose one upper-division elective–highly relevant to Sustainability–with the approval of a Sustainability faculty advisor. | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 20 | |