| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.51 |
| Liaison | Aimee Lemrise |
| Submission Date | Nov. 23, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Leslie
Duram Professor Geography and Environmental Resources |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students?:
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
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This Major explores the interactions between people, government policies, natural resources, and the environment. Environmental Sustainability is intended for students seeking a broad background in the social and environmental sciences that relates to environmental planning and management. Skills and Techniques include GIS, social science research methods, assessment/evaluation, problem-solving, and environmental decision making.
Required Courses:
GEOG 300i (3) - Geography, People, and the Environment
GEOG 303i (3) - Physical Geography
GEOG 320 (3) Introduction to Environmental Sustainability
4 additional 400-level GEOG courses
GEOG 401 (3)- GIS
GEOG 421 (3) - Urban Geography
GEOG 422 (3) - Economics in Environmental Sustainability
GEOG 424 (3)- Sustainable Development
GEOG 429 (3) - Geography of Local and Organic Food
GEOG 431 (3) - Climatology
GEOG 435 (3) - Energy Planning
GEOG 436 (3) - Natural Hazards
GEOG 439 (3) - Global Climate Change
GEOG 480 (3) - Internship in Geography
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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
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Open to all Majors. The Environmental Studies minor is an excellent complement to any major, and serves to enhance your career opportunities. You earn an Environmental Studies minor through 15 credit hours, drawing from the expertise of faculty and departments across campus. The goal is to broaden your perspective, while allowing you to follow your individual interests. You will expand your viewpoint and gain new skills for environmental analysis. For example, you can learn more about environmental ethics and media, ecology and wildlife; environmental education and policies; green buildings and organizations. The possibilities to widen your knowledge base are nearly endless. This minor helps unify the theme of environmental studies, while creating individual paths for student success.
The Environmental Studies minor is built around one core course, three topic courses (Environment, Society, Skills), and one unifying final course. See website for course listing.
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MINOR IN SUSTAINABILITY
The Undergraduate Minor in Sustainability enables students to expand their knowledge and understanding of the long-term sustainable use of the earth's resources, including water, land use and food systems, climate change, urban sustainability, and "green" energy. This minor meets the needs of the expanding job opportunities in environmental sustainability. Students must maintain a 2.7 GPA in the certification courses. The program requires students to complete at least 15 credit hours of coursework, as follows:
GEOG 300i (3) - Geography, People, and the Environment
GEOG 320 (3) - Introduction to Environmental Management
GEOG 424 (3) - Sustainable Development
Two of the following:
GEOG 421 (3) - Urban Geography
GEOG 422 (3) - Economics in Environmental Sustainability
GEOG 429 (3) - Geography of Local and Organic Food
GEOG 431 (3) - Climatology
GEOG 435 (3) - Energy Planning
GEOG 436 (3) - Natural Hazards
GEOG 439 (3) - Global Climate Change
GEOG 480 (2-6) - Internship in Geography
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