Sustainability Studies 1 SUSTAINABILITY STUDIES A sustainability studies major prepares students for global citizenship with a firm grounding in the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities. Students in the major explore how to maintain ecological and environmental health, create economic welfare, and pursue social justice in a changing world. Sustainability studies students gain understanding of the ways in which these three goals are interdependent and explore how they best can be pursued over the long term on local, national, and global levels. About this Program College: Liberal Arts and Sciences Degree: Bachelor of Arts Credits for Degree: 120 Additional Information Contact: Email Related Sustainability Studies Programs To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements. Sustainability studies investigates the means to maintain environmental health, create economic welfare, and pursue social justice in a changing world. Students gain an understanding of the ways in which these three goals are interdependent and explore how they can best be pursued in the long term at local, national, and global levels. Coursework Students are required to complete credits of sustainability studies coursework; 15 of these credits must be at the 000/000 level. All courses must be completed with minimum grades of C and a minimum of 15 credits of sustainability studies courses must be completed at UF. 18 Required Coursework IDS 215 Facets of Sustainability IDS 92 Sustainability in Action Core Courses Select one 2000-level core course from each of the following 9 disciplinary groups: Humanities AMH 261 History of Sustainability CLA 2521 Classical Antiquity and Sustainability REL 2071 Sustainability and Religion Natural Sciences BSC 2862 Global Change Ecology and Sustainability Social Sciences ANT 202 Anthropology of Sustainability POS 202 Politics of Sustainability Cluster Courses Select six cluster courses with at least one course chosen from each of the four clusters: 1 Cluster A: Ethics, Culture and Human Behavior Cluster B: Economics, Law and Policy Cluster C: Production Systems and the Built Cluster D: Ecology and al Stewardship Total Credits 1 Four of the six courses (12 credits) must be taken at the 000 level or higher Approved Cluster Courses Cluster A: Ethics, Culture and Human Behavior AEB 126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities or Social and Behavioral AMH 60 American al History ANT 006 Human Rights and Culture ANT 0 and Cultural Behavior (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral FOR 202 Society and Natural Resources (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral FNR 070C al Education Program Development GEO 27 Plants, Health and Spirituality PHI 6 Bioethics PHM 02 Ethics and Ecology (Gen Ed REL 210 al Ethics (Gen Ed REL 2166 Religion and the al Crisis (Gen Ed Humanities and REL 10 Religion and Nature in North America (Gen Ed REL 169 Religion and al Movements of the Global South REL 92 Religion Ethics and Nature (Gen Ed REL 188 Special Topics in Religion and Ethics SYD 020 Population (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and SYD 510 and Society SYG 2010 Social Problems (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral SYO 50 Social Inequality (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and Diversity) WIS 52 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation WST 9 Ecofeminism WST 90 Special Interdisciplinary Topics in Women's 1- Studies or REL 15 Gender and Nature Cluster B: Economics, Law and Policy AEB 251 Economics of Resource Use (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral AEB 50 Introduction to Natural Resource and al Economics AEB 12 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law AEB 282 International Humanitarian Assistance (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and AEB 28 International Development Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral CPO 79 al Politics in the Global South ECP 02 al Economics and Resource Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral EUH 68 The History of Consumption
2 Sustainability Studies FNR 660 Natural Resource Policy and Economics FOR 66 Sustainable Ecotourism Development FYC 08 Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits FYC 09 Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings FYC 27 Non-Governmental Organizations GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral GEO 72 Conservation of Resources INR 50 International al Relations POT 50 al Ethics and Politics PUP 22 Florida al Politics SYO 52 Consumption, Economy and Society (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Cluster C: Production Systems and the Built ARC 1000 Architecture and Humanity (Gen Ed ARC 291 Special Studies in Architecture 1-6 ARC 880 Sustainable Architecture AGG 501, Food and Society (Gen Ed Biological AGR 212 Alternative Cropping Systems ALS 1 Agricultural and al Quality (Gen Ed Physical AOM 2520 Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and BCN 70 Construction, Safety, Health and the DCP 200 Methods of Inquiry for Sustainability and the Built DCP 210 Sustainable Solutions for the Built DCP 220 Social and Cultural Sustainability and the Built DCP 91 Practicum in Sustainability and the Built 6 EES 008 Energy and (Gen Ed Physical EES 050 al Planning and Design EES 16 Industrial Ecology EES 01 Public Health Engineering (Gen Ed Physical FAS 202 Global and Regional Perspectives in Fisheries (Gen Ed Biological FOR 162C Silviculture FOR 060 Global Forests FOR 090C Urban Forestry HOS 281C Organic and Sustainable Crop Production HOS 28C Advanced Organic and Sustainable Crop Production LAA 20 Site Analysis LAA 260 Site Desgn Green Rfs SWS 022 Introduction to Soils in the (Gen Ed Physical SWS 116 al Nutrient Management (Gen Ed Physical SWS 21C Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical SWS 2 Soil and Water Conservation SWS 25 Water Resource Sustainability SWS 550 Soils, Water and Public Health SWS 92 Special Topics in Soil and Water Science 1- URP 000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (Gen Ed Cluster D: Ecology and al Stewardship BOT 2800C Plants in Human Affairs (Gen Ed Biological BSC 2005 Biological Sciences (Gen Ed Biological BSC 2011 Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (Gen Ed Biological EES 10 Applied Ecology (Gen Ed Biological 2 ENV 101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution (Gen Ed Physical FOR 2662 Forests for the Future (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences; Writing Requirement) FOR 00 Forests, Conservation and People (Gen Ed Biological FOR 15C Forest Ecology (Gen Ed Biological GEO 2200 Physical Geography (Gen Ed Physical GEO 250 Climatology (Gen Ed Physical GEO 280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (Gen Ed Physical GEO 1 Extreme Floods (Gen Ed Physical Sciences and GEO 52 The Human Footprint on Landscape GLY 2010C Physical Geology (Gen Ed Physical GLY 200C al and Engineering Geology (Gen Ed Physical GLY 07 Oceans and Global Climate Change (Gen Ed Physical GLY 08C Fundamentals of Marine Sciences (Gen Ed Physical GLY 882C Hydrogeology and Human Affairs PCB 0C Introduction to Ecology PCB 601C Plant Ecology PCB 0C General Ecology SWS 2007 The World of Water (Gen Ed Physical SWS 2008 Land and Life (Gen Ed Biological SWS 22 al Biogeochemistry SWS 2 Wetlands WIS 200 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World (Gen Ed Biological WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Perspectives (Gen Ed Biological Sciences and WIS 01 Wildlife Ecology and Management WIS 02 Wildlife of Florida WIS Tropical Wildlife WIS 55 Conservation Biology WIS 9 Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 1-
Sustainability Studies Related Sustainability Studies Programs Sustainability Studies minor Critical Tracking records each student s progress in courses that are required for entry to each major. Please note the critical-tracking requirements below on a per-semester basis. For degree requirements outside of the major, refer to CLAS Degree Requirements: Structure of a CLAS Degree. Equivalent critical-tracking courses as determined by the State of Florida Common Course Prerequisites may be used for transfer students. Five courses required by the end of the fifth semester, IDS 215: required in either semester 1 or 2; and four additional courses - either three Sustainability Studies Core courses (one from each of the disciplinary areas) and one Sustainability Studies Cluster course (at the 000 level or higher), or two Sustainability Studies Core courses (from different disciplinary areas) and two Sustainability Studies Cluster courses (one must be at the 000 level or higher). Semester 1 Complete IDS 215 Facets of Sustainability or one critical-tracking course 2.0 UF GPA required Semester 2 Complete IDS 215 Facets of Sustainability or one critical-tracking course 2.5 UF GPA required Semester Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course 2.75 UF GPA required Semester Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course.0 UF GPA required Semester 5 Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course.0 UF GPA required Students are expected to complete the writing requirement while in the process of taking the courses below. Students are also expected to complete the general education international (GE-N) and diversity (GE-D) requirements concurrently with another general education requirement (typically, GE-C, H or S). To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate criticaltracking courses, which appear in bold. These courses must be completed by the terms as listed above in the Critical Tracking criteria. This semester plan represents an example progression through the major. Actual courses and course order may be different depending on the student's academic record and scheduling availability of courses. Prerequisites still apply. Course Title Credits Semester One IDS 215 Facets of Sustainability (Critical Tracking) State Core Gen Ed Composition (Writing Requirement) Foreign language -5 State Core Gen Ed Mathematics (pure math) - Credits 1-15 Semester Two ECO 202 Principles of Microeconomics (recommended; Gen Ed Social and Behavioral IUF 1000 What is the Good Life (Gen Ed Core course (Critical Tracking) Foreign language -5 Science laboratory (Gen Ed Biological or Physical 1 Credits 1-16 Semester Three ECO 201 STA 202 Principles of Macroeconomics (recommended; State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Introduction to Statistics 1 (recommended; Gen Ed Mathematics ) State Core Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences 1 Core course (Critical Tracking) Foreign language if -- option Credits 16 Semester Four Gen Ed Biological or Physical Sciences (area not taken in semester three) 1 Gen Ed Biological Sciences or elective 1,2 Core course (Critical Tracking) State Core Gen Ed Humanities 1 State Core Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences 1, Credits 15 Semester Five Gen Ed Composition (Writing Requirement) Cluster courses (Critical Tracking) 6 Elective (000 level or above, not in major) State Core Gen Ed Physical Sciences or elective 1, Credits 15 Semester Six Cluster courses 6 Elective Elective (000 level or above; not in major) State Core Gen Ed Humanities (if needed) or elective 1 Credits 15 Semester Seven Cluster courses 6 Electives Electives (000 level or above, not in major) 6 Credits 16 Semester Eight IDS 92 Sustainability in Action (capstone course)
Sustainability Studies Electives credits 7 Electives (000 level or above, not in major) 6 Credits 16 1 2 Total Credits 120 Depending on the course(s) taken, the sustainability studies core courses and cluster courses may also meet the following general education categories: biological sciences, humanities, international, physical sciences, or social and behavioral sciences. If a general education category is met through a core or cluster course, the student may substitute elective credit where the GE requirement is listed in the model semester plan. If BSC 2862 taken as natural science core course for major If ECO 201 not taken. If GLY 208 taken as natural science core course for major Approved Cluster Courses Cluster A: Ethics, Culture and Human Behavior AEB 126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics (Gen Ed Humanities or Social and Behavioral AMH 60 American al History ANT 20 Consumer Culture ANT 006 Human Rights and Culture ANT 0 and Cultural Behavior (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral FOR 202 Society and Natural Resources (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral FNR 070C al Education Program Development GEO 27 Plants, Health and Spirituality PHI 6 Bioethics PHM 02 Ethics and Ecology (Gen Ed REL 210 al Ethics (Gen Ed REL 2166 Religion and the al Crisis (Gen Ed Humanities and REL 10 Religion and Nature in North America (Gen Ed REL 92 Religion Ethics and Nature (Gen Ed SYD 020 Population (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and SYD 510 and Society SYG 2010 Social Problems (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral SYO 50 Social Inequality (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and Diversity) WIS 52 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation WST 9 Ecofeminism Cluster B: Economics, Law and Policy AEB 251 Economics of Resource Use (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral AEB 50 Introduction to Natural Resource and al Economics AEB 12 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law AEB 282 International Humanitarian Assistance (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and AEB 28 International Development Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral CPO 79 al Politics in the Global South ECP 02 al Economics and Resource Policy (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral EUH 68 The History of Consumption FNR 660 Natural Resource Policy and Economics FOR 66 Sustainable Ecotourism Development FYC 08 Organizational Leadership for Nonprofits FYC 09 Working with Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings FYC 27 Non-Governmental Organizations GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral GEO 72 Conservation of Resources INR 50 International al Relations LEI 120 Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Parks POT 50 al Ethics and Politics PUP 22 Florida al Politics SYO 52 Consumption, Economy and Society (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Cluster C: Production Systems and the Built ARC 1000 Architecture and Humanity (Gen Ed ARC 291 Special Studies in Architecture 1-6 ARC 880 Sustainable Architecture ARC 882 Vernacular Architecture and Sustainability AGG 501, Food and Society (Gen Ed Biological AGR 212 Alternative Cropping Systems ALS 1 Agricultural and al Quality (Gen Ed Physical AOM 2520 Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences and BCN 70 Construction, Safety, Health and the DCP 200 Methods of Inquiry for Sustainability and the Built DCP 210 Sustainable Solutions for the Built DCP 220 Social and Cultural Sustainability and the Built DCP 91 Practicum in Sustainability and the Built 6 EES 008 Energy and (Gen Ed Physical EES 050 al Planning and Design EES 16 Industrial Ecology EES 01 Public Health Engineering (Gen Ed Physical
Sustainability Studies 5 ENV 92 Special Problems in al 1- Engineering Sciences FAS 202 Global and Regional Perspectives in Fisheries (Gen Ed Biological FOR 162C Silviculture FOR 060 Global Forests FOR 090C Urban Forestry HOS 281C Organic and Sustainable Crop Production HOS 28C Advanced Organic and Sustainable Crop Production LAA 20 Site Analysis LAA 260 Site Desgn Green Rfs SWS 022 Introduction to Soils in the (Gen Ed Physical SWS 116 al Nutrient Management (Gen Ed Physical SWS 21C Soil, Water and Land Use (Gen Ed Physical SWS 2 Soil and Water Conservation SWS 25 Water Resource Sustainability SWS 550 Soils, Water and Public Health SWS 92 Special Topics in Soil and Water Science 1- URP 000 Preview of Urban and Regional Planning (Gen Ed Cluster D: Ecology and al Stewardship BOT 2800C Plants in Human Affairs (Gen Ed Biological BSC 2005 Biological Sciences (Gen Ed Biological BSC 2011 Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (Gen Ed Biological EES 10 Applied Ecology (Gen Ed Biological 2 ENV 101 Elements of Atmospheric Pollution (Gen Ed Physical FOR 2662 Forests for the Future (Gen Ed Social and Behavioral Sciences; Writing Requirement) FOR 00 Forests, Conservation and People (Gen Ed Biological FOR 15C Forest Ecology (Gen Ed Biological GEO 2200 Physical Geography (Gen Ed Physical GEO 250 Climatology (Gen Ed Physical GEO 280 Principles of Geographic Hydrology (Gen Ed Physical GEO 1 Extreme Floods (Gen Ed Physical Sciences and GEO 52 The Human Footprint on Landscape GLY 2010C Physical Geology (Gen Ed Physical GLY 200C al and Engineering Geology (Gen Ed Physical GLY 07 Oceans and Global Climate Change (Gen Ed Physical GLY 08C Fundamentals of Marine Sciences (Gen Ed Physical GLY 882C Hydrogeology and Human Affairs PCB 0C Introduction to Ecology PCB 601C Plant Ecology PCB 0C General Ecology SWS 2007 The World of Water (Gen Ed Physical SWS 2008 Land and Life (Gen Ed Biological SWS 22 al Biogeochemistry SWS 2 Wetlands WIS 200 Wildlife Issues in a Changing World (Gen Ed Biological WIS 2552 Biodiversity Conservation: Global Perspectives (Gen Ed Biological Sciences and WIS 01 Wildlife Ecology and Management WIS 02 Wildlife of Florida WIS Tropical Wildlife WIS 55 Conservation Biology WIS 9 Topics in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation 1- The Bachelor of Arts in sustainability studies requires students to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the goals of sustainability and the activities of the built environment disciplines, including architecture, building construction, historic preservation, interior design, landscape architecture and urban and regional planning. Before Graduating Students Must Complete a capstone or independent research project, present your results to a committee of the program s faculty and receive acceptable assessment. Complete requirements for the baccalaureate degree, as determined by faculty. Students in the Major Will Learn to Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) Content 1. Define and explain sustainability scholarship, including natural scientific, social scientific and humanistic approaches. 2. Define and explain the relationship of sustainability to ethics, culture and human behavior; economics, law and policy; production systems and the built environment; ecology and environmental stewardship. Critical Thinking. Critically assess sustainability principles and practices. Communication. Effectively write and/or orally communicate a range of approaches, frameworks, principles and practices of sustainability. Curriculum Map I = Introduced; R = Reinforced; A = Assessed Courses SLO 1 SLO 2 SLO SLO IDS 215 I, R I, R I, R I, R IDS 92 A A A A Core Courses AMH 261, ANT 202, BSC 2862, CLA 2521, GLY 208, POS 202, REL 2071 R R R
6 Sustainability Studies Assessment Types Exams Writing assignments Projects Presentations Internships