Sustainability Studies Minor

Sustainability Studies Minor:  24 Total Credit hour

(ESM 105 is a prerequisite)

Required Courses:  18 Credit Hours

ESM 220 Environmental Sustainability: Theories, Issues, and Management    3 cr.
ESM 251 Community Decision-Making OR ESM 351 Planning for Sustainable Communities OR SOCI 245 Environmental Sociology 3 cr.
SM 377 Business Ecology OR ESM 351 Planning for Sustainable Communities   3 cr.
(Students who choose ESM351 to meet requirement (2) must take ESM 377 to meet this requirement)
CROP 368 Sustainable Agriculture   3 cr.
GEOL 350 Geological Destinies of Nations   3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction  to Natural Resource Economics   3 cr.

Directed Electives:  6 Credit Hours

ESM 109, 251*, 300, 303, 305, 343, 351*,377*    2-3 cr.
GEOG 366 3 cr.
GEOL 202, 269, 330 3 cr.
SOIL 325 3 cr.
AGEN 325 3 cr.
ENGL 228  3 cr.
CHEM 200  3 cr.
SOCI 245*  3 cr.  
(*This course counts as EITHER a requirement OR a directed elective.)

Interdisciplinary Minor

Plant and Earth Science Department
324 Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3345

Contact: laine.vignona@uwrf.edumail


University of Wisconsin-River Falls
410 S. 3rd Street, River Falls WI 54022 USA
Campus Information 715-425-3911