SUST 116: Foundations of Sustainability

Sustainability Studies · 3 credits · Univ Interdisciplinary Progrms

This course reviews emerging issues in global sustainability studies and introduces students to writing and problem solving skills. Emphases are in multidisciplinary approaches that address complex social, environmental, and economic interrelationships in sustainable development, through exploration of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). Emphases are in multidisciplinary approaches that address complex social, environmental, and economic interrelationships in sustainable development. Also offered as UEPP 116

Offered in 4 of the 26 listed terms (Winter 2023 to Winter 2026).

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Prerequisites

None that Banner enforces.

From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.

Required by (3)

ENG 385, SUST 471, UEPP 471

What it leads to

Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.

ENG 385 Systems Thinking
- ENG 462 Topics in Professional and Technical Writing
SUST 471 Campus Sustainability Planning Studio
UEPP 471 Sustainability: Studio

Syllabi and course websites

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Instructors

Instructor	Sections	Terms
MacIntyre Witt, Jill	4	Winter 2023 to Winter 2026

Every offering in the listed terms (4 sections)

Term	Sec	CRN	Type	Meets	Instructor	Enrolled	Delivery
Winter 2026	001	12240	Lecture	MW 10:00am-11:20am · HH 112	MacIntyre Witt, Jill	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2025	001	12570	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:20pm · AH 219	MacIntyre Witt, Jill	19/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2024	001 Sustainability Literacy I	13213	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:20pm · AH 219	MacIntyre Witt, Jill	18/20	Face to Face Instruction
Winter 2023	001 Sustainability Literacy I	13926	Lecture	TR 2:00pm-3:20pm · ONLINE SYNC	MacIntyre Witt, Jill	27/40	Distance Instr-OnLine