Requirements

1. Introduction to Sustainability Studies. One (1) course:
   • ANTH-E 101 Sustainability and Society i
   • EAS-E 116 Our Planet and Its Future i
   • GEOG-G 185 Environmental Change: The End of the World as We Know It? i
   • GEOG-G 208 Environment and Society i
   • SPEA-E 183 Environment and People i
2. Human-Environment Systems. One (1) course:
   • ANTH-B 343 Evolution of Human Ecological Footprint i
   • ANTH-E 318 Nature/Culture: Global Perspectives in Environmental Anthropology i
   • ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation i
   • COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies (Approved topics: "LANGUAGE HOTSPOTS AND BIODIVERSITY" (TPC 29)) i
   • GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation i
   • GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics i
   • GEOG-G 343 Perspectives on Environmental Decisions i
   • GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest i
   • GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts i
   • GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature i
   • GEOG-G 449 Political Ecology i
   • GEOG-G 453 Water and Society i
   • GEOG-G 478 Global Change, Food, and Farming Systems i
   • HIST-J 300 Writing In History (Approved topics: "NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY" (TPC 152)) i
   • HIST-J 400 Research in History (Approved topics: "ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY" (TPC 151)) i
   • HIST-W 215 Natural Disasters in World Environmental History i
   • INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment (Approved topics: "ARCTIC ENCOUNTERS: ANIMALS, PEOPLE AND SHIPS" (TPC 7)) i
   • POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy i
   • SOAD-D 303 Green Building Concepts and Technologies i
   • SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology i
   • SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology i
   • SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience i
   • SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics i
   • SPH-O 305 Integrated Resource Management i
   • SPH-O 360 Human Health and Natural Environments i
   • SPH-V 422 Issues in Global Environmental Health: Investigations and Interventions i
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3. Focal Area. One (1) of the following:
   1. Sustainable Food Systems.
      • Core Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture i
        • GEOG-G 369 The Geography of Food i
        • GEOG-G 469 Food and Global Poverty i
        • SPEA-E 411
        • SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture i
        • SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience i
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      • Elective Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • ANTH-A 402 Food and the Body i
        • ANTH-E 366 Commodities and Culture i
        • ANTH-E 421 Food and Culture i
        • GEOG-G 218 Edible Education i
        • GEOG-G 352 Food and Poverty in America i
        • GEOG-G 357 Urban Alternative Agriculture i
        • GEOG-G 369 The Geography of Food i
        • GEOG-G 469 Food and Global Poverty i
        • HIST-A 300 Issues in United States History (Approved topics: "FOOD AND FARMERS IN US HISTORY" (TPC 95)) i
        • INTL-I 420 Global Sustainability Studies (Approved topics: "NATURE AND THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM" (TPC 5)) (Approved topic: "FOOD SECURITY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE")i
        • SPEA-E 400 Topics in Environmental Studies (Approved topics: "PERMACULTURE" (TPC 321)) i
        • SPEA-E 417 Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture i
        • SPEA-E 450
        • SPEA-V 411 Food Policy in a Changing World i
        • SPEA-V 413 Food Systems and Community Resilience i
        • SPEA-V 416
        • SPH-N 311
        • SPH-N 336 Public Health Nutrition i
        • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable food systems from any department (3 cr.) with pre-approval of the Program
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   2. Sustainable Energy, Resources and Climate. Four (4) courses:
      • Sustainable Energy
      • BUS-L 319 Climate Change Law & Policy i
      • INTL-I 300 Topics in International Studies (Approved topics: "INTL ENERGY MRKTS-ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTH ASPECTS" (TPC 318)) i
      • PHYS-P 310 Environmental Physics i
      • SPEA-E 401 Human Behavior and Energy Consumption i
      • SPEA-V 437 Public Transportation i
      • SPH-O 305 Integrated Resource Management i
      • SPH-O 360 Human Health and Natural Environments i
      • Sustainable Resources
      • EAS-E 333 Sedimentation and Tectonics i
      • EAS-E 351 Elements of Hydrology i
      • GEOG-G 259 Water Security and Sustainability i
      • GEOG-G 368 Water in the Midwest i
      • GEOG-G 451 Physical Hydrology i
      • GEOG-G 453 Water and Society i
      • GEOG-G 467 Ecohydrology i
      • SPEA-E 416 Fisheries Management i
      • SPEA-E 431 Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment i
      • SPEA-E 450
      • SPEA-E 451 Air Pollution and Control i
      • SPEA-E 452 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management i
      • SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management i
      • SPEA-E 460 Wildlife Management i
      • Climate Studies
      • EAS-A 315 Climate Engineering i
      • EAS-A 340 Physical Meteorology and Climatology i
      • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science i
      • EAS-E 227 Earth Climate and History i
      • EAS-E 488 Paleoclimatology: A Geological Record of Earth's Climate History i
      • GEOG-G 304 Physical Meteorology and Climatology i
      • GEOG-G 305 Current Issues in Climate, Land and Environmental Change i
      • GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology i
      • GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts i
      • INTL-I 303 Advanced Topics in Global Development (Approved topics: "CLIMATE DISASTER & RESILIENCE" (TPC 6)) i
      • INTL-I 434 International Climate Governance i
      • MSCH-S 452 Communicating Climate Change i
      • Policy and Development
      • BUS-G 316 Sustainable Enterprise i
      • BUS-L 302
      • EAS-A 476 Climate Change Science i
      • EAS-E 430 Environmental and Energy Diplomacy i
      • GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature i
      • SPEA-E 340 Environmental Economics and Finance i
      • SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management i
      • SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation i
      • SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (Approved topics: "AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND GOVERNANCE" (TPC 884)) i
      • SPH-T 301 Sustainable Tourism i
      • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in sustainable energy, resources and climate from any department with pre-approval from the Program
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   3. Environmental Ethics and Justice.
      • Core Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation i
        • ENG-L 219 Introduction to Environmental Literature i
        • HIST-J 300 Writing In History (Approved topics: "NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY" (TPC 152)) i
        • GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics i
        • INTL-I 428 Social Justice and the Environment (Approved topics: "ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE" (TPC 1)) i
        • SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics i
        • SPH-V 360 Environmental Justice and the Anthropocene i
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      • Elective Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • ANTH-E 318 Nature/Culture: Global Perspectives in Environmental Anthropology i
        • ANTH-E 366 Commodities and Culture i
        • ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation i
        • CLAS-C 327 Nature and the Environment in Classical Antiquity i
        • ENG-L 219 Introduction to Environmental Literature i
        • ENG-L 377 Studies in Ecological Literature and Theory i
        • ENG-R 348 Environmental Communication i
        • FOLK-F 330 Folk Culture and Related Fields (Approved topics: "FOLKLORE & THE ENVIRONMENT" (TPC 11)) i
        • GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation i
        • GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics i
        • GEOG-G 448 Capitalism and Nature i
        • GEOG-G 449 Political Ecology i
        • GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change i
        • GEOG-G 469 Food and Global Poverty i
        • HIST-J 300 Writing In History (Approved topics: "NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY" (TPC 152)) i
        • INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment i
        • INTL-I 408 Advanced Writing in International Studies i
        • INTL-I 428 Social Justice and the Environment (Approved topics: "ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE" (TPC 1)) i
        • NAIS-A 275 Indigenous Worldviews i
        • PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics i
        • PHIL-P 370 Topics in Philosophy (Approved topics: "FOOD, ANIMALS, AND THE ENVIRONMENT" (TPC 16)) i
        • SPEA-V 424 Environmental Law, Justice, and Politics i
        • SPH-O 313 Wilderness and Protected Lands i
        • SPH-O 360 Human Health and Natural Environments i
        • SPH-V 360 Environmental Justice and the Anthropocene i
        • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in environmental ethics and justice from any department (3 cr.) with pre-approval of the Program
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   4. Biodiversity and Sustainability.
      • Core Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • BIOL-L 307
        • BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure i
        • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life i
        • GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation i
        • GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics i
        • SPEA-E 322
        • SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology i
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      • Elective Courses. Two (2) courses:
        • ANTH-B 343 Evolution of Human Ecological Footprint i
        • ANTH-E 444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation i
        • BIOL-L 307
        • BIOL-L 326 Biodiverse-City. The Art and Science of Green Infrastructure i
        • BIOL-L 376 Biology of Birds i
        • BIOL-Z 373 Entomology i
        • BIOL-Z 374
        • BIOL-Z 406 Vertebrate Zoology i
        • BIOL-Z 460 Animal Behavior i
        • BIOL-Z 476 Biology of Fishes i
        • EAS-E 341 Natural History of Coral Reefs i
        • GEOG-G 307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life i
        • GEOG-G 315 Environmental Conservation i
        • GEOG-G 341 Ecological Restoration: Science, Politics, and Ethics i
        • GEOG-G 405 Ecological Climatology i
        • GEOG-G 444 Climate Change Impacts i
        • GEOG-G 461 Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change i
        • SPEA-E 332 Introduction to Applied Ecology i
        • SPEA-E 363 Environmental Management i
        • SPEA-E 416 Fisheries Management i
        • SPEA-E 422 Urban Forest Management i
        • SPEA-E 456 Lake and Watershed Management i
        • SPEA-E 457 Introduction to Conservation Biology i
        • SPEA-E 460 Wildlife Management i
        • SPEA-E 476 Environmental Law and Regulation i
        • SPH-O 310 Ecosystem Management i
        • SPH-O 313 Wilderness and Protected Lands i
        • SPH-O 360 Human Health and Natural Environments i
        • SPH-T 301 Sustainable Tourism i
        • Independent study, readings, research, or practicum in biodiversity and sustainability from any department (3 cr.) with pre-approval of the Program
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   5. Individualized. 12 credit hours selected in consultation with the ESS Academic Advisor and approved by the Director of the program. This option is a way for students to study new and innovative sustainability dimensions that do not fit the existing areas.
4. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.