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Sustainability in Academics

Graduate with a degree that communicates your sustainability expertise

Featured Programs and Courses

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ENV 395: Building Sustainability at the Academy

The Building Sustainability at the Academy (ENV 395) course investigates the County Materials Complex project — UWEC’s first attempt to attain LEED certification on a new construction project.

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New: Sustainability and Climate Action Certificate program

This certificate is for students who are concerned about the escalating climate crisis and who seek the foundational understanding and skills to lead societal and technological transitions necessary to achieve a sustainable world.

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All Sustainability-Focused Course Offerings

Courses with a sustainability focus 

Economics

  • ECON 268 - Environmental Economics
  • ECON 331 - Government and Business

Chemistry

  • CHEM 127- Chemistry and Climate
  • CHEM 304- Environmental Chemistry

Geography

  • GEOG 178 - Planet Earth: Conservation of the Environment
  • GEOG 270 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning
  • GEOG/AIS 322 - Native Geographies
  • GEOG 340 - Climatology
  • GEOG 341 - Weather and Society
  • GEOG 354 - Sustainable Placemaking and Community
  • GEOG 361 - Environmental Hazards
  • GEOG 365 - Tourism Geographies
  • GEOG 369 - Geography of Food
  • GEOG/ENV 377 - U.S. Environmental and Sustainability Policy
  • GEOG/ENV 378 - International Environmental Problems and Policy

Geology

  • GEOL 301 - Earth Resources and Sustainability
  • GEOL 122 - The Future of Global Energy
  • GEOL 304 - Global Environmental Change
  • GEOL 308 - Water Resources
  • GEOL 204 - Understanding Earth’s Environment
  • GEOL 452 - Responsible Mining Seminar

Mathematics

  • MATH 108 - Earth Algebra
  • MATH 354 - Math Modeling

Philosophy and Religious Studies

  • PHIL 320 - Environmental Ethics
  • RELS 290 - Sacred Earth

Physics and Astronomy

  • PHYS 205 - Physics of Renewable Energy
  • PHYS 315 - Mysterious Universe

Psychology:

  • PSYC 281 - Intro to Behavior Analysis

Public Health and Environmental Studies

  • ENV 101 - Sustainability Basics and Beyond
  • ENV 310 - Sustainable Cities
  • ENV 330 - Waste & Society: Energy, Food, and Efficiency
  • ENV/HIST - 346 American Environmental History
  • ENV 377 - US Environmental and Sustainability Policy
  • ENV 395 - Building Sustainability in the Academy 
  • GEOG/ENV 378 - International Environmental Problems and Policy
  • HNRS 328 - Food Environments and Healthy Communities
  • HNRS 389.501 - Taking the Measure of Sustainability
  • ENPH 110 - Introduction to Environmental Health
  • ENPH 115 - Global Environmental and Public Health
  • ENPH/NRSG 225 - Introduction to Public Health
  • ENPH 445 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Sociology

  • SOC 242 - Social Problems
  • SOC 317 - Sociology of Food and Agriculture
  • SOC 301 - Environmental Sociology

Education for Equity and Justice

  • ES 212 - Exploring Schooling in Grades K-12
  • ES 304 - Teaching and Learning Practices
  • ES 305 - Reading Curriculum and Instruction in Grades 1-8
  • ES 306 - Mathematics Curriculum and Instruction in Grades K-9
  • ES 307 - Language Arts Curriculum and Instruction in Grades K-9
  • ES 308 - Science Curriculum and Instruction in Grades K-9
  • ES 309 - Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction in Grades K-9
  • ES 312/512 - General Methods of Teaching
  • ES 317/517 - Middle Level Methods and Curriculum
  • ES 328/52 - Content Area Reading and Study Strategies 
  • ES 335 - Reading Assessment, Diagnosis, and Remediation  
  • ES 356 - Teaching Social Studies in Grades 4-12 
  • ES 357 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-12 
  • ES 360 - Teaching Science in Grades 4-12
  • ES 381 - Technology for Educators
  • ES 385 - Social Foundations: Human Relations
  • ES 415 - Assessment and Evaluation in Grades K-12
  • ES 457 - Integrating Literacies into the Middle Grades Curriculum 
  • ES 490 - Historical, Legal, and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • LMED 305/505 - Children's Literature
  • LMED 306/506 - Literature for Adolescents 
  • ES 316/516 - Teaching Multicultural Literature in Grades K-12
  • ES 366 - Teaching Foreign Languages Grades 4-12 
  • ES 405/605 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages 
  • ES 408 - Methods of Teaching Content-Based ESL 
  • ES 437 - Teaching Foreign Languages in Grades 1-8

Communication Sciences and Disorders:

CSD 485 - Serving Diverse Populations

Social Work:

SW 290 - Human Rights and Global Justice

Business Communication:

BSAD 300 - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Workplace

Information Systems:

IS 460 - Seminar in Information Systems

If you're already a student at UW-Eau Claire explore what you can do with these majors by looking at the Advising Retention + Career Center's "What Can I Do With A Major In..." (WCIDWAMI) on the Blugold Insiders website!

Majors + Careers

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