Interdisciplinary Concentration in Sustainability Studies
The Sustainability Concentration consists of 18 credit hours, taken from an approved list of courses in the HEB School of Business and Administration; the School of Math, Science and Engineering; School of Media and Design; Rosenberg School of Optometry; and the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HEBSBA, MSE, SMD, RSO, and CHASS). Students must take at least 3 credit hours in three of these five schools. A minimum of 6 credit hours of upper-division electives (3000-4000 level) must be earned, and students must take ENGL 3371 Ecocriticism.
Students will develop a multi- and interdisciplinary understanding of the field of Sustainability Studies, with particular emphasis on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. They will also learn how the decisions we make now will impact local and global environments in the present and future. Through exposure to various perspectives, students will also analyze the complex ways in which environmental requirements, business and growth demands, and social equity intersect to create a sustainable world. In this manner, students will be presented with the tools needed to become enlightened citizens and twenty-first-century leaders in sustainability.
Requirements for Concentration in Sustainability Studies
6 hours of upper-level elective courses
18 hours of courses in the Concentration in Sustainability Studies
Students must take courses from at least 3 of the 5 colleges/schools represented,
3 semester hours in one required course