Oct 05, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sustainable Development Concentration


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Sustainable development is defined as: “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (unbruntland commission). The Sustainable Development Concentration is designed to prepare students for work in the growing field of sustainability science with a primary focus in the sustainable management of food, soil, water, and forest resources. In addition to a solid foundation in theoretical sciences, students in this program will develop applied skills with electronic spreadsheets, computer models, renewable technologies, and geotechnologies that facilitate resource management.

General Education Core


Credit Hours
see General Education   41
University-Wide Freshman Seminar Requirement 1

Total Hours 11


Total Hours 14-15


Concentration Requirements


Concentration Core Requirements that Satisfy General Education Core


Total Hours 8


Upper Division Courses


Free Electives


Total Hours 6-14


Total Program Hours 120


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