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Sustainability Science and Practice B.S.

Bachelor of Science - Sustainability Science and Practice

College of Humanities & Sciences

Degree Specific Credits: 52

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Catalog Year: 2021-22

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Sustainability Knowledge and Science

27

Sustainability Theory

9

Analysis, Research, and Integrative Thinking

10

Sustainability in Practice: Internship

3

Sustainability in Practice: Capstone Experience

3

Total Hours

52


Sustainability Knowledge and Science

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

ENSC 105N

Environmental Science

3

BIOB 160N

or BIOB 170N

Principles of Living Systems

or Principles of Biological Diversity

3

GEO 103N

Introduction to Environmental Geology

3

CHMY 121N

Introduction to General Chemistry

3

NRSM 281

Science of Climate Change

3

ENSC 360

Applied Ecology

3

ENST 410

TEK of Indigenous Peoples

3

Sustainability Knowledge and Science Electives - Complete 2 of the following courses:

6

BIOE 428

Freshwater Ecology

BIOE 439

Stream Ecology

BIOE 440

Conservation Ecology

ENSC 470

Agroecology

ERTH 303N

Weather and Climate

GEO 318

Earth's Changing Climate

GEO 327

Geochemistry

GEO 420

Hydrogeology

NRSM 265

Elements of Ecological Restoration

NRSM 385

Watershed Hydrology

NRSM 408

Global Cycles and Climate

NRSM 418

Ecosystem Climatology

NRSM 465

Restoration Ecology

STAT 451

Statistical Methods I

Total Hours

27

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Sustainability Theory

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

ENST 225S

Sustainable Communities

3

COMX 349

Community Climate and Consumption

3

Sustainability Theory Electives - Complete 1 of the following courses:

3

ECNS 433

Economics of the Environment

ENST 310

Environment Montana: A-Z

ENST 480

Food Justice and Sustainability

ENST 489S

Environmental Justice Issues & Solutions

GPHY 433

Community Resilience

Total Hours

9

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Analysis, Research, and Integrative Thinking

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

ENST 201

Environmental Information Resources

3

STAT 216

Introduction to Statistics

4

Complete 1 of the following courses:

3

BGEN 445

Sustainability Reporting

GPHY 284

or FORS 250

Intro to GIS and Cartography

or Intro to GIS for Forest Management

GPHY 465

Planning Principles and Policies

GPHY 466

Environmental Planning

Total Hours

10

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Sustainability in Practice: Internship

Notes:

  • 3 credits are required; 6 are recommended.

  • Other internships may be used to complete this requirement at the discretion of the program director.

Code

Title

Hours

Complete 1 of the following courses:

3

ENST 396

Supervised Internship (PEAS)

ENST 398

Cooperative Education/Internship

Total Hours

3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Sustainability in Practice: Capstone Experience

Code

Title

Hours

Complete the following course:

ENST 476

Community Sustainability in Practice

3

Total Hours

3

Minimum Required Grade: C-