BA in Sustainability Studies
Roosevelt University
Date Posted: Feb. 25, 2016
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Sustainability Studies & Science
Tags:
Program Type: Baccalaureate degree
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Full-Time
Description
The nation and the world face an unprecedented challenge in the 21st century: we need to redesign and rethink much of our way of life to make it sustainable given the planet's limited and fragile resources. Rigorous science has explained that current consumption trends threaten the planet with extraordinary climate change, which threatens extreme social dislocation by placing hardships on vulnerable peoples. Modern systems ranging from transportation networks to community building to food production will need to be significantly changed and adapted to this new reality. The leaders of this critical effort will be the next generation of college-educated students.