Sustainability @ the
University of Rochester

Sustainability Courses/Clusters

Energy and Sustainability (N1SUS001)
Health, Environment, and Sustainability (S1PH003)
Society and Sustainability (S1SUS001)
Sustainability and the Humanities (H1SUS001)

Energy and Sustainability Cluster (N1SUS001)

Dept/Division

SUS/Natural Sciences and Engineering

Description:

The cluster consists of three groups of courses: group one introduces students to the natural world and the impact humans have on it; group two discusses the basic ideas of energy availability and use; group three introduces students to the social/philosophical background of sustainability.

Note:

Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.

Courses:

COURSE (crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID BEGINNING	VALID THROUGH
Choose one of the following
	BIO_104: ECOSYSTEM PRESERVATION & HUMAN SOCIETY
	EES_101: INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
	EES_103: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Choose one of the following
	CHE_150: GREEN ENGINEERING FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
	CHE_278: ENERGY ALTERNATIVES DESIGN LAB
	EES_119: ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES
Choose one of the following
	HIS_371W: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
	PHL_103: CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
	PHL_230: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
	PSC_243: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

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Health, Environment, and Sustainability (S1PH003)

Dept/Division

PH/Social Sciences

Description:

An overview of the relationship between public health and the environment, and of the social, political and economic contributors to creating and solving environmental health problems.

Note:

Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.

Courses:

	COURSE (crosslistings in other departments acceptable)	VALID BEGINNING	VALID THROUGH
Choose one of the following
	PH_101: INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH I	Fall 2009
	PH_103: CONCEPTS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY	Fall 2009
Choose one of the following
	ECO_238: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
	HIS_371W: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
	PSC_243: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
Choose one of the following
	BIO_104: ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION & HUMAN SOCIETY	Fall 2006
	EES_103: INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
	PHL_228: PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS	Fall 2008
	PHL_230W: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE	Spring 2008

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Society and Sustainability (S1SUS001)

Dept/Division

SUS/Social Sciences

Description:

The cluster introduces students to current thinking about sustainability policies and their consequences. The first group of courses deals with the intellectual/philosophical background of sustainability; the second group covers policies important in this field and their consequences for society. The cluster is intended especially for students in the natural sciences and engineering. (Note that ANT 224 can be used to fulfill a requirement in either subgroup.)

Note:

Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.

Courses:

	COURSE (crosslistings in other departments acceptable)		VALID BEGINNING	VALID THROUGH
Choose one of the following
	ANT_224: ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT (see description above)
	PHL_103: CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
	PHL_223: SOCIAL & POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
	PHL_230: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Choose two of the following
	ANT_224: ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT (see description above)
	ANT_278: BIRTH & DEATH II: MAKING POPULATIONS HEALTHY
	ECO_238: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
	HIS_371W: ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
	PSC_243: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

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Sustainability and the Humanities (H1SUS001)

Dept/Division

SUS/Humanities

Description:

This cluster introduces students to ways of understanding environmental values, histories, and relationships from a humanities perspective. By engaging environmental issues with an emphasis on interpretation, imagination, and culture, students will learn to think critically about the conceptual frameworks that shape how ecological problems and solutions are articulated.

Note:

Unless otherwise noted, all clusters require at least twelve credits.

Courses:

Course Number	Course Title	Valid Beginning	Valid Through
Required
EES 103	INTRO. TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE	Spring 2010

Choose two of the following
AH 274	CULTURAL HIS OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
ENG 242/CAS 210	CRITICAL THEORIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT	Spring 2012
ENG 245/CAS 245	LITERATURE & THE MODERN ENVIRONMENTAL IMAGINATION	Fall 2012
ENG 267/CAS 267	MEDIA SPACE: ENVIRON. MEDIA FROM CYBERSPACE TO SMARTPHONES	Spring 2013
PHL 103	CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
PHL 230	ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE	Spring 2010
SA 132	INTRO TO 3D ART: RECOLLECTING OBJECTS
SA 253	ADVANCED DIGITAL ART: NATURE 2.0	Spring 2012