Sustainability, Energy and Environment Fellows Program
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Year Founded: Jan. 1, 2015
Date Posted: April 20, 2016
Submitted by: Olivia Webb
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Sustainability Studies & Science
Office or Department:
Sustainability Office
Tags:
systems thinking
Program Type: Minor
Distance: Local Only
Description
Why is true sustainability so hard to achieve? Behind every environmentally friendly practice is a web of consequences, trade-offs, feedbacks, and barriers — and this undergraduate minor administered by the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) will help students develop a systems-level perspective of the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability.
The minor requires 16-18 credits for completion, including one elective in social and economic aspects of sustainability, one elective in natural systems studies, and a project-based capstone course.