Sustainability
Facilitator: Leslie Gray, Environmental Studies and Sciences
Sustainability is most often defined as meeting our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. The recognition that sustainability is an imperative that must be met stems from the fact that humans are using the earths resources and degrading its ecosystems in ways that compromise the health and well-being of future generations and the planet. The sustainability Pathway will allow students to learn about sustainability from multiple disciplinary perspectives and in interdisciplinary ways. This will help our students integrate the interconnected ideals of viable ecological integrity, viable economies, and equity and justice.
Some critical sustainability themes that will be embedded in the curriculum of sustainability Pathway classes are:
Human Connections to the Physical and Natural World
How Natural Systems Function
Ethics and Values
Technological and Economic Relationships to Encourage Sustainability
Motivating Environmentally Sustainable Behavior
Critical Engagement with Sustainability Issues
Associated Courses
| Anthropology (ANTH) |
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| 50 World Geography (cross-listed with POLI 50 and ENVS 50) |
| 130 Primate Behavioral Ecology |
| 140 Food, Culture and Environment (cross-listed with ENVS 136) |
| 142 Environmental Archaeology |
| 154 Environmental Anthropology |
| Art History (ARTH) |
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| 66 Fabricating Nature in E Asia (cross-listed with RSOC 66) |
| 167 Cityscapes, Past and Present |
| Biology (BIOL) |
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| 5 Endangered Ecosystems L&L |
| 6 The Oceans L&L |
| 131 Agroecology L & L (cross-listed with ENVS 132) |
| 133 Ecology of California Plant Communities L&L |
| 142 Natural History of California L&L |
| 144 Natural History of Baja California (cross-listed with ENVS 144) |
| 150 Conservation Biology |
| 151 Restoration Ecology L&L (cross-listed with ENVS 151) |
| 153 Conservation Science (cross-listed with ENVS 153) |
| 156 General Ecology L&L (cross-listed with ENVS 156) |
| 157 Environmental Biology in the Tropics (cross-listed with ENVS 141) |
| 158 Biology of Insects L and L |
| 188 STEM Education and Justice |
| Business (BUSN) |
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| 71 Foundations of Leadership (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum) |
| 72 Business Leadership Skills (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum) |
| 132 Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum) |
| 150 Feeding The World |
| 151B Food, Hunger, Poverty, Environment Immersion Preparation |
| Civil Engineering (CENG) |
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| 20 Geology |
| 20L Geology Lab (CENG 20 is a co-requisite) |
| 115 Civil Engineering Materials |
| 115L Civil Engineering Materials Lab (CENG 115 is a co-requisite) |
| 119 Designing for Sustainable Construction (cross-listed with CENG 219) |
| 124 Water Law and Policy |
| 140 Water Resources Engineering |
| 140L Water Resources Engineering Lab (CENG 140 is a co-requisite) |
| 143 Environmental Engineering |
| 143L Environmental Engineering Lab (CENG 143 is a co-requisite) |
| 144 Environmental Systems Design |
| 144L Environmental Systems Design Lab (CENG 144 is a co-requisite) |
| 161 Sustainable Water Resources (cross-listed with CENG 261) |
| 219 Designing for Sustainable Construction (cross-listed with CENG 119) |
| 261 Sustainable Water Resources (cross-listed with CENG 161) |
| Chemistry (CHEM) |
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| 1 Chemistry & the Environment |
| 103 Environmental Chemistry |
| Child Studies (CHST) |
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| 106 Urban Education and Multiculturalism |
| Communication (COMM) |
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| 117 Multicultural Folktales and Storytelling |
| 137S Film & Sustainability (cross-listed with ENGL 107S) |
| 157 Environmental Communication |
| Economics (ECON) |
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| 1 Principles of Microeconomics |
| 1E Principles of Microeconomics |
| 101 Resources, Food, and the Environment (cross-listed with MGMT 173) |
| 111 Economics of the Environment |
| 129 Economic Development |
| 134 African Economic Development |
| 199L Environmental Economics (Independent Study) |
| Engineering (ELEN, ENGR) |
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| ELEN 182 Energy Systems Design |
| ELEN 183 Power Systems Analysis |
| ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering |
| ENGR 1L Introduction to Engineering Lab (ENGR 1 is a co-requisite) |
| ENGR 60 Sustainable Electric Energy |
| ENGR 90 Solar Decathlon Workshop |
| English (ENGL) |
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| 106 Advanced Writing (topic: Writing the Wild) |
| 107S Sustainability: Stories & Film (cross-listed with COMM 137S) |
| 176 Creative Writing & Social Justice |
| Environmental Studies & Sciences (ENVS) |
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| 5 My Environment |
| 20 The Water Wars of California L&L |
| 21 Introduction to Applied Ecology L&L |
| 22 Introduction to Environmental Studies |
| 23 Introduction to Earth Systems L&L |
| 50 World Geography (cross-listed with ANTH 50 and POLI 50) |
| 79 Environmental Thought |
| 80 Energy and the Environment |
| 84 Spirituality and Sustainability (cross-listed with TESP 84) |
| 95 SLURP: Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project |
| 120 Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulation in the United States |
| 122 Environmental Politics and Policy (cross-listed with POLI 157) |
| 124 Water Law and Policy |
| 128 Urban and Environmental Planning |
| 131 Environmental Education |
| 132 Agroecology L & L (cross-listed with BIOL 131) |
| 133 Sustainable Urban Agriculture Systems |
| 136 Food, Culture and Environment (cross-listed with ANTH 140) |
| 140 Sustainability Outreach |
| 141 Environmental Biology in the Tropics (cross-listed with BIOL 157) |
| 142 Writing Natural History |
| 142B Writing Natural History (Baja) |
| 143 Advanced Writing for the Environment |
| 144 Natural History of Baja (cross-listed with BIOL 144) |
| 145 Environmental Technology |
| 146 Agriculture, Environment, and Development: Latin America |
| 147 International Environment and Development |
| 148 Solar Revolution |
| 151 Restoration Ecology L&L (cross-listed with BIOL 151) |
| 152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with TESP 152) |
| 153 Conservation Science (cross-listed with BIOL 153) |
| 155 Environmental & Food Justice |
| 156 General Ecology L&L (cross-listed with BIOL 156) |
| 158 Conservation Psychology (cross-listed with PSYC 158) |
| 160 Water Resources L&L |
| 166 Climate Change: Past, Present and Future |
| 167 Innovation for Climate Justice |
| 185 Garbology |
| 191 Urban Agriculture Practicum |
| 191EL Urban Agriculture Practicum - ELSJ |
| 195 SLURP: Sustainable Living Undergraduate Research Project |
| 199D Interdisciplinary Rsrch in Environmental Studies (Independent Study) |
| Ethnic Studies (ETHN) |
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| 156 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with GNSX 113) |
| Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) |
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| 134 Seminar in Social Entrepreneurship |
| Finance (FNCE) |
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| 180 Open Book Management |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX) |
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| 57 Women in American Society (cross-listed with HIST 84) |
| 113 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156) |
| History (HIST) |
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| 64 Central America |
| 78 Commodities, Technologies, Conservation: Environmental Histories of Latin America |
| 84 United States Women's History (cross-listed with GNSX 57) |
| 85 Introduction to United States Environmental History |
| 92 Modern East Asia |
| 158 Turmoil and Reform: U.S. 1877-1920 |
| 184 American Historical Geography |
| 188S The Making of Modern America: The Progressive Era |
| Management (MGMT) |
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| 40 Foundational Knowledge of Managing for Sustainability |
| 41 Foundational Skills of Managing for Sustainability |
| 42 Leading from the Triple Bottom Line |
| 71 Foundations of Leadership (two units; if this course is used towards the pathway, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum) |
| 134 Business Sustainability |
| 168 Managing for Sustainability |
| 173 Resources, Food, and the Environment (cross-listed with ECON 101) |
| 176 Sustainable Food Systems |
| 178 Business and Human Rights |
| Marketing (MKTG) |
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| 189 Sustainability Marketing |
| Modern Language (ITAL) |
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| 60 Science, Technology, and Society: Global Contributions of Italian Design |
| Operations and Management Information Systems (OMIS) |
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| 108E Sustainable Operations Management |
| Philosophy (PHIL) |
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| 29 Ethics and the Environment |
| 29H Ethical Issues & Environment |
| 108 Special Topics: Applied Ethics (topic "Indigenous Peoples, Sustainability and Environmental Justice" only) |
| 116 Environmental Ethics |
| Physics (PHYS) |
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| 5 Physics and Technology for Future Leaders |
| Political Science (POLI) |
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| 50 World Geography (cross-listed with ANTH 50 and ENVS 50) |
| 123 Global Environmental Politics |
| 157 U.S. Environmental Policy (cross-listed with ENVS 122) |
| Religion, Theology, and Culture |
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| Religion and Society (RSOC) |
| 64 Comparative Religion and Environmentalism |
| 66 Fabricating Nature in E Asia (cross-listed with ARTH 66) |
| 170 Religion, Gender & Globalization |
| Scripture and Tradition (SCTR) |
| 111 Bible & Ecology |
| Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP) |
| 16/16H Religion, Science and Ecology |
| 26 Sustainable Theologies |
| 64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination |
| 84 Spirituality & Sustainability (cross-listed with ENVS 84) |
| 152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with ENVS 152) |
| 176 Nature, Humanity, Spirituality |
| Sociology (SOCI) |
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| 138 Populations of India, China & the U.S. |
| 141 Climate Justice |
| Theatre & Dance (DANCE) |
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| 69 Walk Across California (effective 9/1/09) |
| 169 Walk Across California (effective 9/1/09) |