Interdisciplinary in Environmental Sustainability

The Department of Natural Sciences, the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, and the Zicklin School of Business offer a joint interdisciplinary program in environmental sustainability. This minor is suitable for both business and liberal arts students who have an interest in developing a critical understanding of interactions between human society and the broader global ecosystem. The program emphasizes economic, legal, and philosophical issues of environmental sustainability.

The prerequisite to this minor is completion of one of the following options:

1. Completion of a course that satisfies the Scientific World CUNY Pathways requirement and a one-semester college natural science course that fulfills the Pathways Life and Physical Sciences requirement

2. Declaration of a Biological Sciences major

3. Departmental Permission. Note completion of ENV 1003 and 1004 is the recommended entry route to the minor for those with majors outside of the natural sciences.

To complete the minor in environmental sustainability (11--12 credits) students must take one course at the 3000-level or above in environmental studies (ENV) offered by the Department of Natural Sciences, any other course from the electives listed below, and a required capstone course (ENV 4005, ENV 4900, or IDC 4010/H).