Sustainability (Minor)
This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2024–Spring 2025 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Sustainability
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Urban and Public Affairs
Academic Plan Code(s): SUSTMINOR
The College of Arts and Sciences offers a minor in Sustainability which is open to all students at the University of Louisville. The minor is designed for students who wish to supplement their major program with training in the identification, implementation, and monitoring of sustainable practices, processes, and systems.
The minor requires 18 credit hours of coursework. Fifteen credit hours will be completed in core sustainability courses, and three elective credit hours will be available across a broad number of related disciplines in Arts and Sciences and other UofL academic units.
NOTE: Six credit hours of the required courses will satisfy the SBD1 and QR General Education Requirements.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| URBS 131 | Introduction to Sustainability - SB | 3 |
| URBS 231 | Environmental Management | 3 |
| URBS 232 | Behavioral Dimensions of Environmental Decision-Making | 3 |
| URBS 331 | Sustainable Built Environment - D1, SB | 3 |
| URBS 303 | Quantitative Research Methods in Sustainability and Urban Studies - QR | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select any one of the 300+ level courses below: | 3 | |
| College of Arts and Sciences | ||
| Ecology, Politics and Culture | ||
| Food and Body Politic | ||
| Principles of Ecology | ||
| Advanced Ecology | ||
| Global Change Ecology - CUE | ||
| Environmental Crime | ||
| Global Environmental Change | ||
| Climate Science | ||
| Environmental Conflict in the United States: Historical Foundations & Contemporary Problems - D1, SBH | ||
| Sustainable Human Environments - WR | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Planning for Innovative and Equitable Cities and Regions | ||
| Global Environmental Politics | ||
| Environmental Policy | ||
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Animals and Society | ||
| Policy and Governance in Sustainability - WR | ||
| Sustainable Social-Ecological Systems | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Speed School of Engineering | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Engineering | ||
| Safety, Health and Environment | ||
| College of Business | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Urban Economics | ||
| School of Public Health and Information Sciences | ||
| Public Health and Our Environment | ||
| Food Composition and Public Health | ||
| Minimum Total Hours | 18 | |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
