Introduction
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The sustainability minor is interdisciplinary, drawing on the expertise across CLAS departments: anthropology, biology, chemistry, communication, economics, environmental sciences, geography, geology, history, economics, philosophy, physics and political science. The core courses are taught by a faculty team who will present sustainability concepts from socio-ecological and systems perspectives.
These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major, minor and CLAS advisors to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them
Program Delivery
Declaring This Minor
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.
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Program Requirements
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Students must complete a total of 18 credit hours chosen from the approved courses.
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours in the minor, from the approved courses.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the minor and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to minor requirements.
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Students must complete a minimum of nine credit hours with CU Denver faculty chosen from the approved courses below. (*Note: In the required 9 credits of course, "SUST 4960" is not an in-person course. Instead, the course requirements can be completed through an internship, research project, or substituted with a 4000+ level course with a sustainability emphasis.)
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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Students should consult with the Sustainability advisor before registering for any courses applicable toward the minor. *Graduate-level courses and cross-lists may be used with prior consent from the advisor.
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Credits counted for another major or minor program can be counted toward the Sustainability Minor with approval from the advisor, though no course may be used to fulfill more than two graduation requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Environment, Society and Sustainability | |
| Sustainability: Past, Present, and Future | |
| Capstone in Sustainability | |
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| Total Hours | 18 |
Anthropology
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Introduction to Archaeology | |
| Introduction to Biological Anthropology | |
| Culture and the Human Experience | |
| World Prehistory | |
| Human Evolution | |
Architecture
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Special Topics Design (topic must be approved by Sustainability minor advisor) | |
Biology
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Basic Biology: Ecology and the Diversity of Life | |
| Plant Diversity | |
| Principles of Ecology | |
| Vertebrate Biology | |
| General Microbiology
and General Microbiology Lab | |
| Conservation Biology | |
| Plant Structure and Development | |
| Flora of Colorado | |
| Applied Microbial Ecology | |
| Biogeography | |
Business
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Special Topics in Management (topic must be approved by Sustainability minor advisor) | |
| Special Topics (topic must be approved by Sustainability minor advisor) | |
Chemistry
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Core Chemistry: Chemistry for Everyday | |
| Environmental Chemistry | |
Communication
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Rhetoric of Global Food Policy | |
Economics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Economics of Natural Resources | |
| Environmental Economics | |
| Development Economics | |
Environmental Sciences
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Introduction to Environmental Sciences | |
| Energy and the Environment | |
Geography/ Geology
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| World Regions Global Context | |
| Introduction to Physical Geography | |
| Urban Studies and Planning | |
| Weather and Climate | |
| Globalization and Regional Development | |
| Landscape Biogeochemistry | |
| Earth Environments and Human Impacts | |
| Remote Sensing I: Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing | |
| Introduction to GIS | |
| GIS Applications for the Urban Environment | |
| Environmental Modeling with Geographic Information Systems | |
| Hazard Mitigation and Vulnerability Assessment | |
| Sustainability in Resources Management | |
| Environmental Hydrology | |
| Population, Culture, and Resources | |
| Water Quality and Resources | |
| Climate Change & Society | |
| Environment and Society in the American Past | |
| The Politics of Nature | |
| Urban Food and Agriculture: Perspectives and Research | |
| Urban Geography: Denver and the U.S. | |
| Climate Change: Causes, Impacts and Solutions | |
History
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Social History of Asian Americans | |
| Immigration and Ethnicity in American History | |
| Colonial Latin America | |
| Denver History | |
| Nature and Power in American History | |
| History of the American Indian | |
| Introduction to African History | |
| Modern Latin American History | |
| Intro to East Asia: Since 1800 | |
| Introduction to European History | |
| Science, Technology, and Society in the Modern World | |
| Globalization in World History Since 1945 | |
| Consumer Culture | |
| Capitalism in America | |
| American West | |
| Colorado Mining and Railroads | |
| National Parks History | |
| Modern Mexico | |
| Commodities and Globalization | |
| Modern China | |
| Modern Japan | |
| Southern Africa | |
| The Modern Middle East | |
| Topics in History of Science | |
| Animals in U.S. History | |
Physics
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Energy and the Environment | |
| Scientific Instrumentation | |
Philosophy
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| How to think green: Environmental Ethics | |
Political Science
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Political Systems of the World | |
| Race, Gender, Law and Public Policy | |
| Political Movements: Race and Gender | |
| World Politics | |
| The Urban Citizen | |
| Politics of the Budgetary Process | |
| Media and Politics | |
| Local Governance and Globalization | |
| Comparative Governance: Environment and Society | |
| Indigenous Political Systems | |
| Indigenous Politics | |
| Social Movements, Democracy and Global Politics | |
| Theories of Social and Political Change | |
| Women's Rights, Human Rights: Global Perspectives | |
| International Politics: Human Rights | |
| The United Nations in World Affairs | |
| Gender, Development and Globalization | |
| Conflicts and Rights in International Law | |
| Advanced International Political Economy: Globalization | |
| Environmental Politics | |
| Global Ecological Crises | |
| Immigration Politics | |
| Comparative Political Leadership | |
| Human Rights: Theory and Practice | |
| Research Methods in Political Science | |
Public Health
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| Introduction to Environmental Health | |
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