Minors in Sustainability
This resource lists interdisciplinary minors in sustainability. Discipline specific minors focused on sustainability are listed in the discipline specific resources.
The Art Institute of Portland - Sustainability Studies Minor
Auburn University -- Minor in Sustainability Studies
Requires 15 credit hours, including an introductory course, 9 hours of electives, and a capstone course.
California State Polytechnic Institute - Minor in Regenerative Studies
Requires a total of 24 units and can be fulfilled in as few as 6 courses.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sustainability Science and Policy Minor
Requires 19 credits, including an introductory course, 4 electives and a capstone seminar.
George Mason University - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires a minimum 16 credits including 2 core courses.
Emory University - Sustainability Minor
Twenty-two hours required, including a Foundations team-taught course and a 2-credit Capstone Seminar.
John Brown University - Renewable Energy Minor
Requires six courses totaling 19 credit hours.
Johns Hopkins University - Global Environmental Change and Sustainability Minor
Requires 7 interdisciplinary courses including 2 core courses.
Missouri Southern State University - Sustainability Minor
Requires 23 credits, including 5 required courses and a capstone course.
University of California, Irvine - Global Sustainability Minor
Requires 3 core courses, 3 electives, and a capstone seminar course.
University of Dayton - Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (SEE)
Requires 18 credit hours including 1 required course and 2-3 core courses.
University of Denver - Sustainability Minor
Requires 5 classes and a capstone seminar.
University of Florida- Minor in Sustainability Studies
Requires 18 credits, including an introductory course, and a choice of 5 electives or 4 electives and a capstone course.
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth- Sustainability Minor
The minor consists of eighteen credits. Six of those credits will be earned in two required courses: Topics in Sustainability and Advanced Seminar in Sustainability Studies. The twelve remaining credits may be taken in any courses cross-listed with Sustainability Studies.
University of Minnesota Twin Cities - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires 15 credits, including two core courses and three electives and a capstone.
University of Missouri - Kansas City - Environmental Sustainability Minor
Requires 18 hours of credit and an internship.
University of New Mexico - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires 21 credit hours, including 9 hours of required core courses, 3 hours of a capstone independent study, and 9 hours taken from three groups of electives.
University of North Carolina - Sustainability Studies Minor
Requires at least 16 credit hours, including a capstone course.
University of Southern Maine - Environmental Sustainability Minor
Requires 19 credits, including three core courses and three electives.
Western Kentucky University - Sustainability Minor
Requires 21 credits, including three core courses and four electives.
Under Development
University of Rhode Island - Sustainability Minor
An 18-unit multi- and interdisciplinary program.
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