About the Sustainability Studies Minor

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The minor in Sustainability Studies integrates various disciplines, emphasizing the interconnections between society and the environment and building a community of faculty and students committed to seeking opportunities for sustainability.

This curriculum is the focal point of a vibrant, interdisciplinary intellectual community of students and faculty committed to tackling complex socio-environmental problems confronting our world. The innovative Core and Capstone courses tackle the breadth of sustainability issues and concepts, and complement elective courses that address sustainability from particular disciplinary perspectives.

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Interested in how the minor was developed and how succesful it's become? Take a look at a presentation Anne Kapuscinski gave at the AASHE (Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, November 9-11th, 2008. Bridging the Disciplinary Divide: Tackling
the Challenge of Educating for Sustainability at the University of Minnesota

Want succinct information about the minor's development? Download our "Timeline of Achievements" PDF and watch the minor grow!