SUST 201 - Principles of Sustainability

(2 units)

This course introduces students to transdisciplinary concepts and principles of sustainability applicable across local and global scales. Offering a framework to examine challenges, opportunities, and solutions to unpack the world’s most complex problems. It provides an overview of the environmental, economic, social, cultural and political issues and offers a holistic definition of sustainability including understanding how the past has shaped the present and views towards the future.

Maximum units a student may earn: 2

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. define and articulate the basic principles and core themes of sustainability.
2. articulate a historical perceptive of sustainability, with an understanding of how and why societies past and present made and continue to make sustainable/unsustainable choices.
3. describe a range of ways to contribute to the field of sustainability.
4. identify opportunities to develop and implement new and/or improved sustainable practices at multiple scales from personal to local, regional, national, and global platforms.
5. apply a sustainability framework to unpack and help solve complex problems.
6. explain sustainability, regeneration, and futurisms relevant to the field.

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