Sustainability Studies Minor

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The Sustainability Studies minor is an interdisciplinary program that prepares students for global, responsible citizenship with a firm grounding in the natural and social sciences, with support from the humanities, strategic communication, and the liberal arts. Students explore ways to promote ecological and environmental health, create economic welfare, and pursue social justice in our ever-changing world. In addition, students gain understanding of the interdependence of these three objectives and investigate how they can best be pursued over time on local, national, and global levels.

The Sustainability Studies minor at Flagler College requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework in 8 different clusters as follows:

Cluster 1: Foundational Economics Course

Choose One:
ECO 101 - The Economics of Social Issues Credits: 3
ECO 211 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Cluster 2: Foundational Environmental Science Course

NAS 107 - Environmental Science Credits: 3
BIO 111 - General Biology I Credits: 4

Cluster 3: Foundational Social Sciences Course

Choose One:
ANT 201 - Cultural Anthropology Credits: 3
GEO 201 - Human Geography Credits: 3
POS 221 - Politics in the United States Credits: 3
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3

Cluster 4: Historic Perspective Course

Choose One:
ANT 220 - Introduction to Archaeology Credits: 3
ANT 230 - Florida Archaeology: Florida Indians and Prehistoric People Credits: 3
ANT 331 - Historical Archaeology Credits: 3
ART 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-4 (e.g., Art and Environment in Latin America)*
HIS 319 - National Parks and Nature in America Credits: 3
HIS 455 - Exploration Credits: 3

Cluster 5: Upper-Level Environmental Science Course

Choose One:
BIO 214 - Principles of Ecology Credits: 3
NAS 240 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (e.g., Science and Sustainability)*
NAS 145 - Introductory Oceanography Credits: 3
NAS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (e.g., Science and Sustainability)*

Cluster 6: Upper Level Economics Course

Choose One:
ECO 427 - Energy Markets: Road to Sustainability Credits: 3
ECO 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 (e.g., Natural Resource Economics)*
ECO 327 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3

Cluster 7: Upper-Level Social Science/Humanities Course

Choose One:
ANT 410 - Environmental Archaeology Credits: 3
ANT 420 - Urban Anthropology Credits: 3
PHI 340 - Selected Topics in Philosophy Credits: 1-6 (e.g., Environmental Ethics)*
POS 351 - Global Environmental Politics Credits: 3
REL 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6 (e.g., Ecotheology)*
SOC 430 - Urban Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 448 - Environmental Sociology Credits: 3
WMS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 (e.g., Ecofeminism)*

Cluster 8: Writing/Strategic Communication Course

Choose One:
COM 224 - Foundations of Public Relations Credits: 3
COM 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 (e.g., Strategic Communications for Sustainability)*
CRW 244 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 (e.g., Nature Writing)*
ENG 242 - Selected Topics Credits: 3 (e.g., Environmental Literature)*
*Note that additional selected topic courses may be eligible to satisfy a cluster with approval from the program coordinating committee / director.