Sustainability Studies, BA
Indiana University East, Indiana University Kokomo, Indiana University Northwest, Indiana University South Bend, Indiana University Southeast, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Year Founded: Jan. 1, 2019
Date Posted: May 23, 2022
Submitted by: Robin Frederick
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
Sustainability Studies & Science
Program Type: Baccalaureate degree
Completion: 4 years
Distance: Distance Education
Commitment: Both
Description
This is a 100 percent online, consortial program
The curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to understand the complex environmental problems of today, learn modern conservation methods and techniques, adopt a transformative mindset, and become an effective agent of change.
Learning Outcomes
When you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Identify fundamental environmental, social, and economic concepts associated with sustainability.
- Synthesize historical and contemporary and scientific and ethical arguments to develop a systems approach to sustainable practices.
- Use skills of persuasion, audience analysis, and aesthetic expression to advance rhetoric and argument, media communications, public relations, and political/community organizing related to sustainability.
- Apply quantitative and qualitative tools and metrics to design innovative sustainable practices and assess their impact.
- Demonstrate professional skills of leadership and collaboration through experiential learning (civic engagement, service learning, research, or internship) in order to apply sustainable solutions in real-life settings