The Sustainability degree prepares students for a number of interesting and challenging careers. Its interdisciplinary nature provides students with tools that can be applied across a spectrum of science, social behavior, and humanities, using the strengths of the various areas. Students seeking careers in policy, urban design, education, and communication will gain a broad background in the social, political, and ethical dimensions of environmental issues, while developing an understanding of the dynamics of environmental systems.
Degree Requirements
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) grade in each course required for the major.
- Students wishing to earn Sustainability as a double degree, double major, or second degree, must complete all advanced level core requirements and restricted electives exclusive of credits done for the other degree(s) and/or major(s), including any minors associated with that degree.
- Restricted elective courses for the major cannot overlap with required courses or restricted electives within the declared minor.
- Students pursuing the Sustainability program should note that while the degree is listed as an online option, certain required courses may not be available online at UCF every semester.
While courses with face-to-face components are included as restricted elective options, one can complete this program entirely online.
Degree Requirements
Environmental Studies Core
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- EVR3008 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (3)
- EVR3021 - The Science of Sustainability (3)
- GIS3043C - GIS for Environmental Studies (3)
- GIS4304 - GIS for Sustainable Design (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- EVR3085 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)
- IDS3053 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods (3)
Sustainability Core
9 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- EVR3733 - Introduction to Sustainable Design (3)
- EVR3422 - Sustainability and Behavior (3)
- EVR4841 - Environmental Project Management (3)
Restricted Electives
15 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
- ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)
- ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)
- ENC3455 - Writing about Science and Technology (3)
- ENC4294 - Client-Based Project Management (3)
- ENC4360 - Nature Writing (3)
- GIS4314 - GIS Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)
- HUM3397 - Environmental Humanities (3)
- PAD3330 - Urban and Regional Planning (3)
- PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
- PUP3203 - Environmental Politics (3)
- PUP3204 - Sustainability (3)
- ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)
- ENV3001 - Environmental Engineering (3)
- HSC4500 - Epidemiology (3)
- INR4350 - Global Environmental Politics (3)
- LIT3437 - Global Literature of Environmental Justice (3)
- PUR3210 - Communication Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (3)
- SYD4510 - Environment and Society (3)
- IDS3157 - The Environment, Gender, and Sexuality (3)
- PAD4351 - Issues in Environmental Program Management (3)
On-Campus Elective Options- Complete all of the following
- The above courses are all consistently offered online. The courses below, which typically have a face-to-face component, can also count toward the Restricted Electives requirement.
- Complete at least of the following:
- ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)
- ECP4303 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3)
- INR4351 - International Environmental Law (3)
- PHI3033 - Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment (3)
- PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)
- PHM4031 - Environmental Philosophy (3)
- PLA4554 - Environmental Law (3)
- PUP4209 - Urban Environmental Policy (3)
- ANT3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People (3)
- ANT3550C - Primatology (3)
- ANT3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology (3)
- ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)
- ANT4467 - Nutritional Anthropology (3)
- ANT4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective (3)
- BSC4861L - Urban Ecological Field Studies (3)
- CPO4794 - Indigenous Politics and the Environment (3)
- ENV3001 - Environmental Engineering (3)
- ENV4341 - Sustainable Resource Management (3)
- INR3016 - Global Political Issues (3)
- INR4054 - Global Politics of Energy (3)
- PAD4331 - Land Use and Planning (3)
- PHH3701 - Native American Philosophy (3)
- PHI3638 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)
- PHI3672 - Animal Ethics (3)
- PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)
- PSY3630 - Psychology of Human-Animal Interaction (3)
- REE3614 - Environmental Issues for Real Estate (3)
- SYO3408 - Animals and Health (3)
- WST4349 - Ecofeminism (3)
Skills-Based Courses- Complete all of the following
- The following courses are not directly focused on sustainability but do provide some important relevant skills. Six (6) credits from these courses may count toward the Restricted Elective requirement.
- Complete at least of the following:
- COM4461 - Intercultural Communication (3)
- COM4550 - Public Communication Campaigns (3)
- EXP3304 - Motivation and Emotion (3)
- EXP3404 - Basic Learning Processes (3)
- MMC3630 - Social Media as Mass Communication (3)
- The skills-based courses above are consistently offered online. The following Skills-based options likely have a face-to-face component.
- Complete at least of the following:
- COM4462 - Conflict Management (3)
- COM4563 - Principles of Social Innovation and Activism (3)
- EXP3304 - Motivation and Emotion (3)
- EXP3404 - Basic Learning Processes (3)
- MAN4240 - Organizations: Theory and Behavior (3)
- POS4206 - Political Psychology (3)
- SPC4540 - Persuasion and Communication (3)
- SYA4650C - Community Action and Involvement (3)
- SYP3400 - Social Change (3)
High Impact Experience
3 Total Credits
- Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: undergraduate research, internship, study abroad, or service-learning exclusive of courses required in the major.
Capstone
3 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- EVR4940 - Capstone Environmental Studies (3)
Electives
0 Total Credits
- As needed to satisfy university graduation requirements. Consult with Interdisciplinary Studies Advising Office.
Grand Total Credits: 45
Foreign Language Requirements
One year college language (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation
Admissions
Two years of high school, or one year college language (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation (B.A./B.S.)
Graduation
Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in either a foreign language or proficiency equivalent to American Sign Language II. Standardized examinations may be used to meet the requirement
Required Minors
Students are required to complete a minor. Select from the following options:
- Anthropology*
- Diversity Studies Leadership*
- English – Technical Communication*
- Legal Studies*
- Non-Profit Management*
- Political Science*
- Public Administration*
- Sociology*
- Writing and Rhetoric*
- Urban and Regional Planning
*Indicates minors that may be completed online.
It is recommended that students meet with an academic advisor at least once per semester.
Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) grade in each course required for the major.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
