Sustainability Studies
At PLNU, we know that caring for God's creation is important and being responsible stewards.
Along with PLNU's Center for Justice and Reconciliation and the Wesleyan Center, the CID has launched a new, interdisciplinary minor in sustainability studies.
This sustainability studies minor is an interdisciplinary program designed to help students develop a broad perspective on the issues and challenges of creation care and to acquire skills and tools for personally addressing those challenges. The minor consists of introductory courses in biology, sociology and/or personal and consumer financial management, and upper-division courses drawn from sociology, theology, political science, international development, and business, and a sustainability practicum or internship experience. All of the courses in the minor will significantly address sustainability issues from the perspective of their respective disciplines.
REQUIREMENTS
| COURSE TITLE | UNITS |
| One course from the following: | |
| BIO 102 Environment and People | 4 |
| BIO 105 Ecology and Conservation | 4 |
| One course from the following: | |
| FCS 230 Personal and Consumer Financial Management | 2 |
| SOC 103 Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 201 Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| Each of the following: | |
| BUS 475 Sustainability in Action | 4 |
| THE 306 The Life of Holiness | 3 |
Two course of the following: | |
| ECO 315 Theories of Economic Development | 4 |
| ECO 470 Contemporary Development Planning | 4 |
| POL 360 Urban Policies | 4 |
| POL 435 Global Governance | 4 |
| POL 441 Issues in Public Policies | 4 |
| SOC 444 Globalization and Culture | 4 |
An internship, practicum, or research project addressing sustainability* (Minimum of 40 hours work requirement; may be taken for credit) | 0-4 |
| MINOR TOTAL | 21-26 |
*The project must be approved by the Sustainability Studies minor advisor. It may consist of an experience (no formal course credit) with a local NGO or business on a sustainability project, or may be a for-credit course drawn form any major's internship, research project or practicum courses.
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