Sustainability Minor
Sustainability Minor
This interdisciplinary minor seeks to provide experiences, knowledge and skills related to sustainability. This university wide minor is for students interested in exploring Sustainability. There is one required course paired with eighteen elective credits to reach the minor's minimum of twenty-one credits. As students complete the minor there is a, non-credit, reflection, form and advisor meeting. This form may be obtained from the Sustainability Advising Director.
| Required course | ||
| CONSTR 1015 | Introduction to Sustainability | 3 |
| Foundations (Choose one course from each bin) | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | 3-4 | |
| Life: The Natural World | ||
| General Biology: Organismal Diversity | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Earth Science | ||
| Nature-Society Relations | ||
| Physics in Everyday Life | ||
| Responsibility | 3 | |
| Matter Matters | ||
| Natural Resources and Civilizations | ||
| Economics of Social Issues | ||
| Conflict and Justice in History: (Topic) (with Sustainability theme) | ||
| Science, Technology, and Ethics (STE) | ||
| Human Condition | 3 | |
| Climate Change, Human Migration and Conflict | ||
| Exploring Family Diversity | ||
| Global Geography | ||
| Peoples, Cultures, and Environments | ||
| Making the Modern World | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Integrative Perspectives (Choose one course from each bin) | ||
| Natural Systems and Stewardship Dimensions | 3-4 | |
| Evolution, Ecology and the Nature of Science * | ||
| Introduction to Geology | ||
| Field Studies in ____________ | ||
| Modern Climate Change: Evidence and Predictions | ||
| GIS Applications: (Variable Topic) * | ||
| Environmental Health Science | ||
| Community Based Tourism | ||
| Managing Recreation Impacts on the Natural Environment | ||
| Eco, Adventure and Sport Tourism | ||
| Social and Cultural Dimensions | 3 | |
| Bio-Medical Ethics | ||
| Climate Change and Social Justice | ||
| Demography and Population Geography | ||
| Problems & Perspectives in Global History: (Topic) | ||
| U.S. Environmental History | ||
| Justice and the Good Life: Philosophical Perspectives | ||
| Outdoor Education and Leadership | ||
| Cultures and Civilization of Spain * | ||
| Business, Technology and Policy Dimensions | 3-4 | |
| Principles of Managerial Accounting * | ||
| Biostatistics * | ||
| Economics of Sustainability * | ||
| Environmental Economics * | ||
| Intro to Environmental Data Analysis | ||
| Geographic Information Systems I | ||
| Environmental Geography: Variable Topic * | ||
| Climate Action Planning | ||
| Remote Sensing of the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Applied Design | ||
| Global Supply Chain Management * | ||
| Distribution and Logistics * | ||
| Introduction to Electronics * | ||
| Physical Computing * | ||
| Introduction to Public Administration | ||
| American State Politics | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods for Research * | ||
| Fundamentals of Metal Removal | ||
| Machine Design * | ||
| Lean and Sustainable Operations * | ||
| Total Hours | 21-24 | |
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Some of the courses listed may require prerequisites prior to enrollment. Consult with the UNI course catalog or appropriate department to determine requirements for the courses.