Program: Sustainability Minor - San Diego State University

Apr 01, 2025

2023/2024 University Catalog

(Minor Code: 49101) (SIMS Code: 117003)

Courses in the minor may not be counted toward the major, but may be used to satisfy preparation for the major and general education requirements, if applicable. A minimum of six upper division units must be completed in residence at San Diego State University.

Additional prerequisites may be required for courses in the minor.

Please visit the Sustainability Advising page for additional information.

Core Courses

Select three units from:

SUSTN 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
also listed as
ENV S 100 - Environmental Sciences Units: 3
GEOG 101 - Earth’s Physical Environment Units: 3
GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy Units: 3
BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment Units: 3

Select Three Units From

Select three units from:

SUSTN 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3
also listed as
ANTH 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3
SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3
also listed as
PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3
SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
also listed as
POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems Units: 3

Nine Additional Units Selected From

ANTH 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
also listed as
SUSTN 353 - Sustainability and Culture Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
ANTH 355 - Exploring Primate Behavior Units: 3
ANTH 402 - Dynamics of Biocultural Diversity Units: 3
ANTH 510 - Environmental and Ecological Anthropology Units: 3
ANTH 532 - Anthropology of Development and Conservation Units: 3
ANTH 563 - Anthropogenic Landscapes Units: 3
ANTH 565 - Paradise Lost?: The Archaeology and Ethics of Human Environmental Impacts Units: 3
ASIAN 320 - Asian Environmental Issues Units: 3
BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
BIOL 324 - Life in the Sea Units: 3
BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife Units: 3
BIOL 354 - Ecology and the Environment Units: 3
BIOL 517 - Marine Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 540 - Conservation Ecology Units: 3
BIOL 544 - Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Change Units: 3
BRAZ 333 - The Amazon is the Center of the World Units: 3
ECL 305 - Literature and Environment Units: 3
ECL 491 - Contemporary Topics in Literature Units: 3
ECL 565 - Ecocriticism Units: 3
ECON 455 - Environmental Economics Units: 3
ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources Units: 3
ENV E 320 - Designing Solutions for Environmental Problems Units: 3
ENV S 301 - Energy and the Environment Units: 3
ENV S 302 - Climate Change Solutions Units: 3
ENV S 544 - Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Change Units: 3
GEOG 340 - Geography of Food Units: 3
GEOG 341 - Feeding the World Units: 3
GEOG 342 - Food, Place, and Culture Units: 3
GEOG 348 - Environment and Development Units: 3
GEOG 354 - Geography of Cities Units: 3
GEOG 360 - Human Dimensions of Climate Change Units: 3
GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
GEOG 375 - Environmental Hydrology Units: 3
GEOG 401 - Geomorphology Units: 3
GEOG 409 - Global Climate Change Units: 3
GEOG 426 - Regional Field Studies Units: 3
GEOG 440 - Food Justice Units: 3
also listed as
POL S 440 - Food Justice Units: 3
GEOG 454 - Sustainable Cities Units: 3
GEOG 506 - Landscape Ecology Units: 3
GEOG 507 - Geography of Natural Vegetation Units: 3
GEOG 512 - World on Fire Units: 3
GEOG 554 - World Cities: Comparative Approaches to Urbanization Units: 3
GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice Units: 3
GEOG 572 - Land Use Analysis Units: 3
GEOG 573 - Population and the Environment Units: 3
GEOG 574 - Water Resources Units: 3
GEOG 575 - Geography of Recreational Land Use Units: 3
GEOG 578 - Practical Hydrologic Modeling Units: 3
GEOL 305 - Water and the Environment Units: 3
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
HIST 584 - Topics in Environmental History Units: 3
ISCOR 310 - Our Global Future: Environment, Climate, and the Prospects of Survival Units: 3
ISCOR 324 - Politics of Global Resistance and Solidarity Units: 3
LATAM 545 - The Latin American City Units: 3
OCEAN 320 - Oceans of Change Units: 3
P H 304 - Environment and Public Health Units: 3
P H 362 - Global Health Units: 3
PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
also listed as
SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
also listed as
SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment Units: 3 (if not applied to core)
POL S 564 - Political Ecology of Latin America Units: 3
REL S 376 - Nature, Spirituality, Ecology (D) Units: 3
RTM 305 - Wilderness and the Leisure Experience Units: 3
RTM 470 - Global Sustainable Tourism Management Units: 3
RTM 477 - Sustainable Tourism Planning Units: 3
RTM 487 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation Units: 3
RWS 360 - Rhetoric of Sustainability Units: 3
SOC 350 - Population and Contemporary Issues Units: 3
WMNST 580 - Women, Development, and the Global Economy Units: 3
WMNST 582 - Feminist Science and Activism Units: 3

Note

Courses numbered 495, 496, 498, 499, and 596 from all participating departments, with appropriate content, are acceptable for elective units credit with approval of the undergraduate adviser.