Geography, B.A. - Sustainability Studies Option
Sustainability Studies provides students with new knowledge, skills, and ways of thinking needed to promote economic and social well-being while protecting the integrity of earth’s living systems. Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary field, engaging sustainable development, environmental studies, public and environmental policy, city and regional planning, economics, social well-being, and global and local understanding. As a bridge discipline, Geography plays a particularly valuable role in teaching sustainability. The discipline maintains within its purview expertise related to the environmental, economic, and global human condition. Spatial tools and skills enhance advanced issue analysis. The program is well-balanced between the integral social, policy, environmental, global, economic, and communication components of sustainability.
Sustainability Studies is a concentration in the B.A. program in Geography.
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Major in Geography
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HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY6 hours
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Human Geography
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World Regional Geography
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ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIONS6 hours
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Environmental Sustainability
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Physical Geography
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ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNIQUES9 hours
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Maps and GIS
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Quantitative and Spatial Analysis
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Field and Research Methods in Geography
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POLICY AND LEADERSHIP6 hours
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US Env Policy, Climate & Society, or Urban & Reg. Plan - See Appendix 1
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CONCENTRATION IN SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES - See separate block
Total hours27 hours -
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Appendix 1. US Env Policy, Climate & Society, or Urban & Reg. Plan
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US Env Policy, Climate & Society, or Urban & Reg. Plan - Choose 2 of the following:6 hours
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US Environmental Policy
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Climate And Society
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Urban and Regional Planning
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Concentration in Sustainability Studies
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SUSTAINABILITY ELECTIVES - Choose 2 of the following:6 hours
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Cities
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Water Resources Management
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Energy Sustainability
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Environmental Impact Assessmnt
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Biogeography
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US Environmental Policy
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Climate And Society
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Urban and Regional Planning
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CAPSTONE IN SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES3 hours
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Sustainable Development
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GEOGRAPHY ELECTIVES - Choose 6 hours from:6 hours
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Any GEOG course(s)
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Total hours15 hours -