Access the complete curriculum for the BA, Global & Local Sustainability, from the Sustainability section of the Daemen catalog.
Following is a suggested course sequence for your program. Courses may be offered as indicated and/or at other times; suggested selections for requirements will depend on chosen area of specialization and prerequisites. One semester for international exchange is indicated for the degree; however, timing and duration of international experiences will vary. Consult your Advisor for further direction and planning.
Course Loads
Maximum of 18 credits a semester is permitted without additional tuition cost.
Year 1
LEARNING COMMUNITIES are generally completed in the first year (LC1 in the 1st semester; LC2 in the 2nd semester).
FIRST SEMESTER
- CMP101 English Composition (3)
- IND101 Sustainable & Critical Relationships (3)
- Language/Core Elective (3)
- Select one: BA220 Diversity and Cross Cultural Management (3); SOC224 Ethnicity, Race & Cultural Diversity (3)
- Select one*: HP/IND250 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3); HST230 Problems of the Third World (3); HST324 Global Environmental History (3); IND120 Introduction to Global Studies (3); PSC113 American Politics (3); PSC114 State & Local Government (3); PSC121 International Relations (3); PSC125 Introduction to Public Policy (3); PSC210 The Politics of Globalization (3); PSC231 Global Governance (3);
- Total Credits (15)
SECOND SEMESTER
- IND/SUST123 Introduction to Sustainable Communities (3)
- SUST140 Sustainability Design Seminar I (3)
- Select one*: BIO302 Ecology (3); ENS201 Introduction to Environmental Science (3); ENS304 Environmental Chemistry (3)
- Select one*: ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics (3); ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3); ECO206 The Economics of Sustainable Development (3); ECO213 Economics of Inequality (3); ECO343 Global Economic Geography (3)
- Language/Core Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Year 2
FIRST SEMESTER
- Language/Core Elective (3)
- Service Learning (3)
- Specialization courses (6)
- Select one: CMP311 Advanced English Composition (3); CMP315 Advanced Composition for Health Professionals (3)
- Select one*: BIO/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3); ENS/SUST310 Global Water Issues (3); HPR308 Environmental Health (3); HPR335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3); IND/SUST322 Alternative and Renewable Energy Issues (3); IND/SUST326 Green Buildings (3); IND/SUST338 Food & Agriculture Issues (3); IND/SUST344 Sustainable Business Practices (3); IND/SUST351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
- Total Credits (18)
SECOND SEMESTER
- SUST240 Sustainability Design Seminar II (3)
- Language/Core Elective (3)
- Specialization courses (6)
- Select one*: BIO/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3); ENS/SUST310 Global Water Issues (3); HPR308 Environmental Health (3); HPR335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3); IND/SUST322 Alternative and Renewable Energy Issues (3); IND/SUST326 Green Buildings (3); IND/SUST338 Food & Agriculture Issues (3); IND/SUST344 Sustainable Business Practices (3); IND/SUST351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
- Total Credits (15)
Year 3
FIRST SEMESTER
- Core Elective (3)
- Select one*: MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3); NSC310 Biostatistics (3); PSY333 Statistics for Psychology and Social Sciences (3)
- Specialization courses at the 300 level (6)
- Select one*: BIO/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3); ENS/SUST310 Global Water Issues (3); HPR308 Environmental Health (3); HPR335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3); IND/SUST322 Alternative and Renewable Energy Issues (3); IND/SUST326 Green Buildings (3); IND/SUST338 Food & Agriculture Issues (3); IND/SUST344 Sustainable Business Practices (3); IND/SUST351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
- Total Credits (15)
SECOND SEMESTER
- SUST340 Sustainability Design Seminar III (3)
- Specialization courses at the 300 level (6)
- Select one*: HP/IND250 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3); HIS230 Problems of the Third World (3); HST324 Global Environmental History (3); IND120 Introduction to Global Studies (3); PSC113 American Politics (3); PSC114 State & Local Government (3); PSC121 International Relations (3); PSC125 Introduction to Public Policy (3); PSC210 The Politics of Globalization (3); PSC231 Global Governance (3)
- Select one*: BIO/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3); ENS/SUST310 Global Water Issues (3); HPR308 Environmental Health (3); HPR335 Critical Issues in Global Health (3); IND/SUST322 Alternative and Renewable Energy Issues (3); IND/SUST326 Green Buildings (3); IND/SUST338 Food & Agriculture Issues (3); IND/SUST344 Sustainable Business Practices (3); IND/SUST351 Urban Planning & Community Development (3)
- Free elective (3)
- Total Credits (18)
Year 4
FIRST SEMESTER
- International Experience(s) and Free Electives (12)
- Total Credits (12)
SECOND SEMESTER
- SUST440 Sustainability Design Seminar IV (3)
- SUST443 Capstone Research in Sustainability (3)
- Specialization courses at the 300 level (6)
- Core Elective (3)
- Total Credits (15)
*In instances when students may choose from a variety of course options, some course options may have prerequisites to be satisfied prior to enrollment in the course and/or some course options may be offered in different terms. Students should consult the Department Chair for further advisement.