Program: Sustainability Science, B.S. - Furman University

2014-2015 Academic Catalog

Apr 12, 2025

The Sustainability Science major focuses on the critical linkages between global environmental, human, and social systems and emphasizes complex systems analysis focusing on understanding sustainability related problems and assessing potential solutions.

Candidates for the B.S. degree with a major in Sustainability Science must complete:

At least five additional courses from the list below with no more than three courses selected from any one group:

Environmental Security

Human Security

ECN-237 Economics of Poverty and Inequality
ENG-416 Environmental Writing
GGY-230 Principles of Geography
HSC-304 Community and Environmental Health
PHL-303 Environmental Ethics
PHL-304 Ethics of Globalization
PVS-101 Introduction to Poverty Studies
PSC-214 Environmental Law
REL-362 Religion and the Environment
SOC-222 Population and Environment

Additional Information:

It is strongly recommended that these courses be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor and represent a diverse set of contributions from several departments.

Students interested in environmental and/or sustainability issues, but not wishing to major in the sciences may complete the Environmental Studies concentration; consult the Interdisciplinary section of this catalog for more information. Earth and Environmental Sciences majors may also fulfill the requirements for the Environmental Studies concentration.