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2043 COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES<br />

VT:<br />

VT:<br />

SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES<br />

Center for a Sustainable Future<br />

(574) 520-4429<br />

www.iusb.edu/~csfuture<br />

Gender <strong>and</strong> Work in the Global<br />

Economy<br />

International Inequalities<br />

Director: Keen<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essors: J. Hinnefeld, Sernau, Vollrath<br />

Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essors: Cordell, Feighery, Hieronymus,<br />

Lidinsky, Marr, Saksena, Schnabel, Scott, K. Smith,<br />

S<strong>of</strong>hauser, Zwicker<br />

Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essors: Ananth, M. Nilsen, Shockey<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Staff: Quimby, Yocom<br />

Global climate change <strong>and</strong> environmental degradation<br />

<strong>of</strong>fer both new challenges <strong>and</strong> opportunities as<br />

government, businesses, <strong>and</strong> the public look for solutions.<br />

The Sustainability Studies Program is carefully designed<br />

to help students underst<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> respond to these<br />

complicated issues <strong>and</strong> to lead the way in the creation <strong>of</strong><br />

a sustainable future, while preparing them for the new<br />

jobs <strong>of</strong> the emerging green economy.<br />

Sustainability is generally characterized as meeting the<br />

needs <strong>of</strong> the present without compromising the ability <strong>of</strong><br />

future generations to meet their own needs. It requires<br />

the integration <strong>of</strong> natural scientific underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong><br />

the threat <strong>of</strong> environmental degradation with social<br />

<strong>and</strong> behavioral scientific underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the social,<br />

economic, cultural <strong>and</strong> political factors driving the<br />

human contributions to the problem, as well as to its<br />

solution. It also draws upon the historical perspective,<br />

ethical sensibilities, <strong>and</strong> creative imagination <strong>of</strong> the <strong>arts</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> humanities to help underst<strong>and</strong> what led us to this<br />

point, <strong>and</strong> to map out alternative futures.<br />

The Sustainability Studies Program provides an<br />

interdisciplinary framework within which students<br />

can study the foundations <strong>of</strong> sustainability <strong>and</strong> learn<br />

how to apply this knowledge to the development <strong>and</strong><br />

implementation <strong>of</strong> sustainable values, innovations,<br />

practices, <strong>and</strong> technologies, in our homes, in business,<br />

on campus, <strong>and</strong> in our communities. It emphasizes<br />

connections between environment, economy, <strong>and</strong><br />

society; <strong>and</strong> builds a community <strong>of</strong> faculty <strong>and</strong> students<br />

committed to tackling the complex socio-environmental<br />

problems confronting our communities <strong>and</strong> the world.<br />

In addition to the traditional classroom, sustainability<br />

studies bridges the gap between campus <strong>and</strong> community<br />

through civic engagement <strong>and</strong> experiential, projectbased,<br />

<strong>and</strong> service learning.<br />

MINOR IN SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES<br />

(All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.)<br />

REQUIREMENTS (15 CR.)<br />

Fifteen credit hours, at least 9 <strong>of</strong> which must be taken<br />

at the 200-level or above. In some cases, special topics<br />

courses, internships, independent studies, or other<br />

courses not listed below may qualify to count toward<br />

the minor based on the approval <strong>of</strong> the director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

minor in sustainability studies. Students interested in<br />

completing the minor should consult the director prior<br />

to completing three courses in the program.<br />

Core Course<br />

SUST S-201 Foundations <strong>of</strong> Sustainability<br />

Electives (9 cr.)<br />

Choose one course from each <strong>of</strong> the areas below, plus one<br />

additional course from either area. Only one course may<br />

be taken per discipline. No more than 6 credit hours at<br />

the 100-level.<br />

Science <strong>and</strong> Technology <strong>of</strong> Sustainability<br />

BIOL-N 390 The Natural World<br />

VT: Environmental Biology<br />

(Biology majors may substitute BIOL-L 473 Ecology<br />

<strong>and</strong> BIOL-L 474 Field <strong>and</strong> Laboratory Ecology)<br />

Laboratory<br />

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