Listed below are “sustainability majors,” “majors that include sustainability,” and the main points of contact for each program. The Environmental Studies Minor can be added to any major, and some examples are given below.
Sustainability Majors and Minors
- Environmental Geochemical Sciences Major and Minor – Shafiul Chowdhury
- Geography with an Environmental Concentration
- Environmental Studies Minor – Brian Obach
Majors that Include Sustainability
- Sustainability Track in the Management Major – Michael Sheridan
- Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Energy and the Environment – Kevin Shanley (please let Kevin Shanley know that you’re interested in Energy and Environment elective courses, which will be developed as the program grows)
- Electrical Engineering, with a concentration in Electrical Power – Contact Jerry Sevaggi if you’re interested in this path. It will include an upper-level division course on Renewable Energy.
- Biology, especially with a minor in Environmental Studies – Kara Belinsky and Eric Keeling
- Organismal / Environmental Biology – Kara Belinsky and Eric Keeling
Add a Environmental Studies Minor to Any Major
Consider adding an environmental studies minor to any major! Listed below each combo major + environmental studies minor are sustainability courses or courses that include sustainability that are offered by each major. Courses listed below in normal text are courses that include sustainability content. Sustainability courses are listed in italics.
- Political Science + Environmental Studies Minor
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- POL227 Introduction to International Politics with Jonathan Schwartz
- POL311 American Environmental Politics with Daniel Lipson
- POL347 Politics of Environment and Development
- Anthropology + Environmental Studies Minor
- ANT250 Ecological Anthropology with Lyla Yastion
- Economics + Environmental Studies Minor
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- ECO130 Economics of Globalization with Edith Kuiper and Sara Hsu
- ECO304 Public Finance with Simin Mozayeni
- ECO405 Economics of Energy with Simin Mozayeni
- ECO418 Economics of Development with Sara Hsu
- ECO493 Economic Development of Asia Pacific with Sara Hsu
- Sociology + Environmental Studies Minor
- SOC317 Environmental Sociology with Brian Obach
- SOC337 Social Change
- SOC380 Social and Economic Development
- SOC493 Sociology of Food and Agriculture with Brian Obach
- SOC493 Globalization
