Sustainability Studies Minor

Hours: 18 credits, all completed with grades of C or better

This interdisciplinary minor benefits from the teaching and research of faculty in multiple departments and colleges. It is designed to complement any major. The 18 credits include:

• IDS 2154 Facets of Sustainability (3 credits)
• 15 credits of additional approved electives, with at least one course selected from each of four clusters:
  • Cluster A: Ethics, Culture and Human Behavior
  • Cluster B: Economics, Law and Policy
  • Cluster C: Production Systems and the Built Environment
  • Cluster D: Ecology and Environmental Stewardship

At least three courses of no fewer than three credits each must be at the 3000 level or above. Students may apply to enroll in IDS 4942, Sustainability in Action, a 3-credit capstone course that has a service learning, internship or integrative research project component. Students accepted into this capstone course need only complete four courses (12 credits) selected from the four clusters listed above.

Additional information, including a complete listing of approved electives in each cluster, can be found at http://www.clas.ufl.edu/sustainability