SUSTAINABILITY EMPHASIS
Students seeking a BIS degree with a Sustainability Emphasis gain exposure to a diverse selection of courses in
related fields. Students interested in this program will have a desire to make positive change in society and communities, whether that change emphasizes environment, society, or economy. Courses will emphasize inquirybased, problem-solving, interdisciplinary systems approaches and critical thinking.
Sustainability education promotes the following underlying values:
 Respect for the dignity and human rights of all people throughout the world and a commitment to social and
economic justice for all.
 Respect for the human rights of future generations and a commitment to intergenerational responsibility.
 Respect and care for the greater community of life in all its diversity, which involves the protection and restoration of the Earth’s ecosystems.
 Respect for cultural diversity and a commitment to build locally and globally a culture of tolerance, nonviolence and peace.
Suitable careers might be in sustainability education for a corporation, community group or municipality; nonprofit environmental or social/economic justice work; “green products” testing and marketing; urban and regional
planning; community development; or other.
Courses selected from the following list may be used in this area of emphasis. Other courses may be considered on
a course-by-course basis. Be aware that some courses have prerequisites or are restricted. Students are encouraged to take at least one course in Categories A, B, and C.
GROUP A: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
AGRI 280
492
BIOL 122
485
ENG 301
370
ENV 375
GEOG 110
111
280
316
380
391
427
444
455
474
475
487
495
Introduction to Environment
Sustainable Agriculture
Biological Concepts: Evolution, Diversity & Ecology
Conservation and Management of African Wildlife
Argument and Analysis
Multicultural Literature in America
GEOL
Introduction to Water Resources
World Regional Geography
The Earth
Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to GIS
Principles of Global Sustainability
Data Analysis & Interpretation
PH
Water Resources
REC
Environmental Ethics
102
111
216
325
415
427
489
385
335
337
Introduction to Geology
The Earth (with or without Geol 113 Lab)
GIS (Geog. Info. Systems) and Society
Intro to Rocks and Minerals
Environmental Geology
Water Resources
Alternatives in Sustainability
Environmental Health
Outdoor Skills Land
Outdoor Skills Water
Global Environmental Change
Environmental Planning
Topics in Geography (topics vary – topic must be approved)
Environmental Law and Policy
Sustainability Practicum
Updated: 5/02/12
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GROUP B: SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
ANTH 120
442
GEOG 330
420
GWS 200
ICSR 300
301
vary)
PS
338
457
tions
PHIL 323
SOCL 240
346
362
363
470
Cultural Anthropology
Ecological and Economic Anthropology
Intro to Cultural Geography
Topics in Cultural Geography
Intro to Gender/Women’s Studies
Public Problem Solving
Seminar in Social Responsibility (topics
Government and Ethics
War and Peace in International RelaSocial Ethics
Contemporary Social Problems
Globalization Sociology
Race, Class and Gender
Population Sociology
Environmental Sociology
GROUP C: ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
ECON 430
MGT 410
MKT 220
324
329
331
PHIL 321
Environmental and Resource Economics
Environmental Policy/Sustainability
Basic Concepts
International Marketing
Business to Business Marketing
Social Media
Morality and Business
Updated: 5/02/12
Phone: 270.745.3572 or 3576 • Fax: 270.745.3574 • www.wku.edu/bis • bis@wku.edu
Tate Page Hall 275 or 276