Minor in Sustainability Sciences

How Can We Meet Current Societal and Economic Needs Without Compromising Our Environment or Our Future?

Sustainability Minor

The minor in sustainability curriculum is designed to appeal to students across the University of South Alabama campus.  Sustainability is more than just living by the mantra of reduce, reuse, recycle. The complexity of sustainability requires us to view the three pillars of sustainability: Social, Economic, and Environment, as interconnected.  Twelve  academic programs across campus collaborate to infuse sustainability awareness into their course curriculum. This integration combined with real world training makes our sustainability minor unique.  Students in this program will develop systems thinking skills and acquire the knowledge and understanding necessary for sustainability careers in government, non-profits, and the private sector. 

Requirements for a Minor in Sustainability

Requirements for a Minor in Sustainability include a minimum of 18 hours in Sustainability related classes.

The student must take

• two required core courses (total of 4 hours)
• elective courses  with at least 1 course in each pillar of sustainability: social, economic and environmental. (total of 14 hours)
  • Other electives may be substituted pending approval by Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences (SSoMES).

Note: if a minor is required in your degree program, at least 9 (lower and/or upper-division) hours of courses in the minor must be completed at he University.