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"description": "<p>The Sustainability B.S. 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.</p><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><ul> <li>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) grade in each course required for the major.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Restricted elective courses for the major cannot overlap with required courses or restricted electives within the declared minor.</li> <li>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.</li> </ul><h2>Degree Requirements</h2><h3>Environmental Studies Core</h3> 15 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>EVR3008 - Foundations of Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>EVR3021 - The Science of Sustainability (3)</li><li>GIS3043C - GIS for Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>GIS4304 - GIS for Sustainable Design (3)</li></ul></li><li>Complete at least 1 of the following: <ul><li>EVR3085 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>IDS3053 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h3>Sustainability Core</h3> 9 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>EVR3733 - Introduction to Sustainable Design (3)</li><li>EVR3422 - Sustainability and Behavior (3)</li><li>EVR4841 - Environmental Project Management (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Restricted Electives</h3> 15 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>Earn at least 15 credits from the following: <ul><li>ANT3541 - Biobehavioral Anthropology (3)</li><li>ENC3241 - Writing for the Technical Professional (3)</li><li>ENC3455 - Writing about Science and Technology (3)</li><li>ENC4294 - Client-Based Project Management (3)</li><li>ENC4360 - Nature Writing (3)</li><li>GIS4314 - GIS Research Methods for Environmental Studies (3)</li><li>HUM3397 - Environmental Humanities (3)</li><li>PAD3330 - Urban and Regional Planning (3)</li><li>PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)</li><li>PUP3203 - Environmental Politics (3)</li><li>PUP3204 - Sustainability (3)</li><li>ANT4123 - Archaeology of Coastal Societies (3)</li><li>ENV3001 - Environmental Engineering (3)</li><li>HSC4500 - Epidemiology (3)</li><li>INR4350 - Global Environmental Politics (3)</li><li>LIT3437 - Global Literature of Environmental Justice (3)</li><li>PUR3210 - Communication Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility (3)</li><li>SYD4510 - Environment and Society (3)</li><li>PAD4351 - Issues in Environmental Program Management (3)</li></ul></li>On-Campus Elective Options<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>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.</li><li>Complete at least of the following: <ul><li>ANT4051 - Environmental Anthropology (3)</li><li>ECP4303 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (3)</li><li>INR4351 - International Environmental Law (3)</li><li>PHI3033 - Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment (3)</li><li>PHI3640 - Environmental Ethics (3)</li><li>PHM4031 - Environmental Philosophy (3)</li><li>PLA4554 - Environmental Law (3)</li><li>PUP4209 - Urban Environmental Policy (3)</li><li>ANT3290 - Anthropology of Plants and People (3)</li><li>ANT3550C - Primatology (3)</li><li>ANT3701 - Engagement & Social Change: Public Anthropology (3)</li><li>ANT4187 - Paleoethnobotany (3)</li><li>ANT4467 - Nutritional Anthropology (3)</li><li>ANT4480 - Global Health in Anthropological Perspective (3)</li><li>BSC4861L - Urban Ecological Field Studies (3)</li><li>CPO4794 - Indigenous Politics and the Environment (3)</li><li>ENV3001 - Environmental Engineering (3)</li><li>ENV4341 - Sustainable Resource Management (3)</li><li>INR3016 - Global Political Issues (3)</li><li>INR4054 - Global Politics of Energy (3)</li><li>PAD4331 - Land Use and Planning (3)</li><li>PHH3701 - Native American Philosophy (3)</li><li>PHI3638 - Ethical Issues in the 21st Century (3)</li><li>PHI3672 - Animal Ethics (3)</li><li>PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)</li><li>PSY3630 - Psychology of Human-Animal Interaction (3)</li><li>REE3614 - Environmental Issues for Real Estate (3)</li><li>SYO3408 - Animals and Health (3)</li><li>WST4349 - Ecofeminism (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li> Skills-Based Courses<li>Complete all of the following<ul><li>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. </li><li>Complete at least of the following: <ul><li>COM4461 - Intercultural Communication (3)</li><li>COM4550 - Public Communication Campaigns (3)</li><li>EXP3304 - Motivation and Emotion (3)</li><li>EXP3404 - Basic Learning Processes (3)</li><li>MMC3630 - Social Media as Mass Communication (3)</li></ul></li><li>The skills-based courses above are consistently offered online. The following Skills-based options likely have a face-to-face component.</li><li>Complete at least of the following: <ul><li>COM4462 - Conflict Management (3)</li><li>COM4563 - Principles of Social Innovation and Activism (3)</li><li>EXP3304 - Motivation and Emotion (3)</li><li>EXP3404 - Basic Learning Processes (3)</li><li>MAN4240 - Organizations: Theory and Behavior (3)</li><li>POS4206 - Political Psychology (3)</li><li>SPC4540 - Persuasion and Communication (3)</li><li>SYA4650C - Community Action and Involvement (3)</li><li>SYP3400 - Social Change (3)</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h3>High Impact Experience</h3> 3 Total Credits <ul><li>Earn at least 3 credits from the following types of courses: undergraduate research, internship, study abroad, service-learning exclusive of courses in the major, or demonstrated proficiency or instruction in a foreign language equivalent to the second college semester for this requirement. Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used to meet the requirement if the students opts for foreign language.</li></ul><h3>Capstone</h3> 3 Total Credits <ul><li>Complete the following: <ul><li>EVR4940 - Capstone Environmental Studies (3)</li></ul></li></ul><h3>Electives</h3> 0 Total Credits <ul><li>As needed to satisfy university graduation requirements. Consult with Interdisciplinary Studies Advising Office. </li></ul><h4>Grand Total Credits: <strong>45</strong></h4><h5><em>Foreign Language Requirements</em></h5><p>None</p><h5><br/><em>Admissions</em></h5><p>Two years of high school, or one year college language (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation (B.A./B.S.)</p><p><em><strong>Graduation</strong></em></p><p>· None</p><h5><br/><em>Required Minors</em></h5><p>Students are required to complete a minor. Select from the following options:</p><ul> <li>Biology</li> <li>Chemistry</li> <li>Genomics and Bioinformatics</li> <li>Emergency Management and Homeland Security</li> <li>Health Sciences*</li> </ul><p>*Indicates minors that may be completed online.</p><p>It is recommended that students meet with an academic advisor at least once per semester.</p><p>Students must earn at least a \"C\" (2.0) grade in each course required for the major.</p><h5><br/><em>University Minimum Exit Requirements</em></h5><ul> <li>A 2.0 UCF GPA</li> <li>42 semester hours of upper division credit completed</li> <li>60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded</li> <li>30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.</li> <li>A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.</li> <li>Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.</li> </ul>",
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