Sustainability Minor Requirements

Earn a Sustainability Studies minor by meeting these requirements.

Minor in Sustainability Studies

Required 21 credits including:

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
ESSP 160	Sustainability Society	3
ESSP 200	Sustainability Science	3
Two electives from the following proposed ESSP courses		6
ESSP 330	Environmental Change: Adaptation Mitigation
ESSP 310	Sustainable Food Systems
ESSP 320	Land and Water Sustainability
ESSP 333	Oceanography
ESSP 420	Sustainable Energy
ESSP 450	Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
ESSP 460	Global Environmental Policy
ESSP 499	Special Topics in Sustainability
ESSP 570	Communicating Environmental Information
Three additional electives ¹		9-10
Total Credits		21-22

¹: These may be fulfilled with ESSP courses or options from an approved list of courses in other UND departments; only two courses can be applied from the same department outside ESSP. The electives will be approved based on their topical contributions to the fundamentals of the sustainability pillars: environment, society and/or economy. The approved list may be subject to change each academic year. Additional or alternative course electives may be approved by the Coordinator of the ESSP Minor in Sustainability Studies on a semester by semester basis or upon student request.

The requirements on this page are pulled from UND’s academic catalog and may not reflect future terms. Updates are published annually in April.

What is a minor in college?

A minor is like a mini-major. Your major is your primary area of study and a minor allows you to:

Pursue another discipline
Add training that supports your major
Explore personal interests

A minor is noted on your official UND transcript and adds another layer of professional knowledge to your degree.

Your minor must be combined with a major/degree program. Certain majors may require a minor. Minors are declared and have special requirements like mandatory classes.

Consult with your academic advisor if you are interested in adding a minor to your major. They will ensure you can fit a minor into your schedule without interfering with your major requirements.

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