Required SD Core (21 Hours)

• S D 2400 - Principles of Sustainable Development (3)
• S D 2610 - Science for Sustainability (3)
• S D 2700 - Development Theory and Practice (3)

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• S D 2800 - Environmental Justice and Sustainability (3)

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• PHL 2015 - Environmental Ethics (3)

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• S D 3100 - Principles of Agroecology (3)
• S D 3800 - Classics in Sustainable Development (3) [WID] [WID]
• S D 4550 - Senior Seminar (3) [CAP] [CAP]

Required Community, Regional, and Global Development Core (12 Hours)

• S D 3375 - Sustainable Economics and Community Development (3)
• S D 3475 - Gender, Inequality, and Sustainable Development (3)
• S D 3700 - Environment and Development in the Global South (3)
• S D 4401 - Applications in Sustainable Development (3)

Electives (12 Hours)

• Electives chosen in consultation with SD advisor

Specialization (15 Hours)

• 15 sh selected in consultation with SD Advisor

The Specialization is made up of courses that form a single, coherent emphasis relevant to the student’s area of interest, such as social and environmental justice, food and agriculture, health and social change, etc. (see samples on the SD website, www.sd.appstate.edu). Specializations may also include skills-focused courses appropriate to a student’s proposed vocation. Credit hours from study abroad, an internship, or an advanced internship may be used in the student’s Specialization, as appropriate. This also gives students the flexibility to specialize in either a geographic region (e.g. Latin America, Appalachia, etc.) or a topical area (e.g. livelihood and food security, agrarian development, urban development). Courses counted toward major requirements may not be counted in the Specialization. 

Language Sequence (6 Hours)

• ARB/CHN/FRE/GER/JPN/POR/RSN/SNH or other language at level appropriate to placement. Students who demonstrate high proficiency in two or more languages may substitute additional electives for the Language Sequence, with permission from an advisor.