Sustainability Studies Advising Track
The advising track in Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary individualized study plan that combines the Liberal Studies core courses with elective courses in sustainability issues and skills useful to professionals in the field of sustainability. Elective courses are selected from at least two of the three areas of Liberal Studies: the arts and humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Students will also participate in the Interdisciplinary Thematic Research Seminar (LBST 482) or complete a an independent study project (499) in interdisciplinary sustainability studies.
Students who follow a Sustainability Studies Thematic Plan might choose to focus on scientific approaches to sustainability, leadership in government, non-profit or for-profit businesses concerned with sustainable planning, or creative contributions to the sustainability movement such as documentary film making.
The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education lists over 25 Masters programs in Sustainability and related studies. Job growth in “green” industries is forecasted to continue growing rapidly for at least the next 30 years.
For more information contact Professor April Bullock at abullock@fullerton.edu .
Required Courses
LBST Core (30 units)
Liberal Studies Core Courses (30 units)
485, 486, 487, 489, 490, 491, and 492.
LBST 300 Introduction to Liberal Studies (3)
LBST 301 Inquiry and Composition in Liberal Studies (3)
LBST 302A Historical Dimension of Liberal Studies (3)
LBST 302B Historical Dimension of Liberal Studies (3)
LBST 303 Liberal Studies in the Humanities and Arts (3)
LBST 304 Liberal Studies in the Sciences (3)
LBST 305 Liberal Studies in the Social Sciences (3)
One of the following:
LBST 310 The California Experience (3)
LBST 315 A European Tour (3)
LBST 322 Cross-Cultural Social Thought (3)
LBST 323 Cross-Cultural Humanities (3)
LBST325 Cross-Cultural History of Medicine (3)
LBST 330 History of Early Science and Technology (3)
LBST 331 History of Science: Copernicus to the Present (3)
LBST 333 Evolution and Creation (3)
LBST 335 Science on the Silver Screen (3)
LBST 337 Science, Technology, and Society (3)
LBST 340 Food in the Social Sciences (3)
LBST 341 Ancient Eats: Food & Foodways in the Ancient World (3)
LBST 401 Knowledge in the Arts and Sciences (3)
LBST 482 Interdisciplinary Thematic Plan Research Seminar (3)
LBST 485 Senior Seminar in Cultural Diversity (3)
LBST 486 Senior Seminar in Humanities and Arts (3)
LBST 487 Senior Seminar in Evolution and Creation (3)
LBST 488 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies (3)
LBST 489 Senior Seminar in Gender Issues (3)
LBST 490 Senior Seminar in Great Books (3)
LBST 491 Senior Seminar in Literature and Sciences (3)
LBST 492 Senior Seminar in The History of the Information Machine (3)
Seminar/Independent Study (3 Units)
Interdisciplinary Thematic Research Seminar (LBST 482) or Independent Study (499) in Sustainability Studies (3 units)
Sustainability Studies Elective Courses (18 units)
An advisor will help you select from a wide range of courses outside the Liberal Studies department that are suitable for your study plan. A few examples of possible courses:
Social Sciences (Choose at least two courses):
AMST 395 California Cultures
AMST 404 Americans and Nature
AMST 444 The Built Environment
ANTH 315 Culture and Nutrition
ANTH 322 Human Behavioral Ecology
ANTH 458 Sustainable Urban Food Systems
ECON 462 Natural Resources Economics
COMM 447 Tourism and Travel
GEOG 329 Cities and Nature
GEOG 330 California
GEOG 333 Latin America
GEOG 361 Cities and Suburbs
GEOG 371 The National Parks
GEOG 422 Global Climate Change
GEOG 432 Ecotourism
GEOG 478 Urban Planning Principles
GEOG 481 Geographic Information Systems: Introduction
GEOG 486 Environmental Remote Sensing
LBST 310 The California Experience
POSC 322 Leadership for Public Service
POSC 421 Government and the Economy
POSC 446 Corruption, Ethics and Public Policy
SOC 361 Population and the Environment
Natural Sciences (Choose at least two courses)
BIOL 300 Environmental Biology and Sustainability
BIOL 301 Problems in Environmental Biology
BIOL 314 Population and Community Ecology
BIOL 318 Wildlife Conservation
BIOL 317 Field Marine Biology
BIOL 319 Marine Biology
BIOL 412 Principles of Gene Manipulation
BIOL 443 Plant Ecology
CHEM 313A/B/C Environmental Pollution and Its Solutions: Air/Water/Land
CHEM 436 Atmospheric Chemistry
CHEM 438 Environmental Biochemistry
EGCE 441 Environmental Engineering
GEOL 310T Topics in California-Related Geology
Arts and Humanities (Choose at least one course)
ART 337 Animal and Wildlife Drawing
ENGL 326 The American Frontier in Literature
ENGL 350 Literature and the Environment
ENGL 360 Technical Writing
ENGL 429 American Landscape in Literature
PHIL 313 Environmental Ethics
CTVA 375 Documentary Film and TV