Suggested Course Sequence

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.