https://www.creighton.edu/program/sustainability-major-ba
Director: Jay Leighter, Ph.D.
The Sustainability Program draws from internationally established definitions of sustainability that emphasize meeting the resource needs of the current generation without preventing the capacity of future generations to meet their own resource needs. Doing so requires complex problem solving and an inherently interdisciplinary perspective emphasizing the balancing of environmental, humanistic, sociocultural, and economic demands. The program is responsive to environmental degradation and global urbanization, particularly, but emphasizes the value of a sustainability education in public policy, community development and social justice. The Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sustainability is intended for students interested in pursuing careers that improve conditions for sustainability in communities, government, non-profits, civic organizations, business or law.
The Sustainability Studies program received a Creighton Global Initiative award for 2016 fostering a collaboration with Environmental Science and Energy Technology in order to enhance international study opportunities for students. Students are strongly encouraged to pursue study abroad opportunities as part of completion of the program.
B.A., Major in Sustainability requirements (44 credits)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIO 201 | General Biology: Organismal and Population | 3 |
| CHM 105 | Introductory Chemistry | 3 |
| or CHM 203 | General Chemistry I | |
| ECO 203 | Introductory Microeconomics | 3 |
| EVS 123 | Science for a Changing Planet: An Introduction to Earth Systems | 3 |
| EVS 124 | Earth System Science Laboratory | 1 |
| EVS 201 | Introduction to Environmental Science | 3 |
| SUS 400 | Sustainable Practice: The Examined Life | 3 |
| EVS 491 | Senior Seminar | 2 |
| Interdisciplinary Electives | ||
| Select one course from each of the following sets: | ||
| Philosophy | 3 | |
| Philosophical Ethics: Energy and Environment | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Divine Providence, Catholic Social Teaching, & the Problem of Climate Change | ||
| God is Green | ||
| Anthropology, Sociology, Political Science | 3 | |
| Environmental Politics And Policy | ||
| Environment & Society: Sociological Perspectives | ||
| Sustainability Across the Rural Americas | ||
| Communication Studies | 3 | |
| Cultural Communication | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| National Parks-Created through Communication | ||
| Business | 3 | |
| Sustainable Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship | ||
| Renewable Energy Strategy | ||
| Additional Electives | ||
| Select 9 credits of additional electives: | 9 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology: Culture, Ecology and Sustainability | ||
| Cities and People: Urban History and Social Justice | ||
| Climate Change and the City | ||
| Green and Sustainable Chemistry Laboratory | ||
| Environmental Communication | ||
| National Parks-Created through Communication | ||
| Special Topics In Communication Studies (Sustainability Internship) | ||
| Introductory Macroeconomics | ||
| Technical And Professional Writing | ||
| Physical Climatology and Climate Change | ||
| A History of (Un)natural Disasters | ||
| History of Environmental Inequalities | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| Philosophical Ethics: Energy and Environment | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Thoreau and Environmentalism | ||
| Environmental Politics And Policy | ||
| Environment & Society: Sociological Perspectives | ||
| Sustainability Across the Rural Americas | ||
| The Human Induced Climate Crisis:Origins and Solutions | ||
| Theological Ethics: Social Action and Political Advocacy | ||
| Divine Providence, Catholic Social Teaching, & the Problem of Climate Change | ||
| God is Green | ||
| Total Credits | 45 | |
Faculty
Professors: Richard W. Miller, Samantha Senda-Cook, Ronald A. Simkins
Professor Emeritus: William O. Stephens
Associate Professors: Matthew Averett, Peter Jack Gallo, James Leighter, Anne Ozar, Graham P. Ramsden
Assistant Professor: Ryan Wishart