With Chatham's Sustainability degree, students can tailor their experience by choosing one of four tracks: Sustainable Energy & Urban Systems, Natural Resource Management, Sustainable Business, or Self-Designed. See the dropdown tables below for examples of the curriculum progression for each track.
Bachelor of Sustainability Tracks
Please note that the examples below of degree progression are for representative purposes only. Students' degree progression is determined by their concentrations, start dates, and other choices in conjunction with an academic advisor.
Year One
FALL
SPRING
ENG 105—Writing Seminar (3)
ENV 203—Dynamic Earth System (3)
SDE 101—Strategies for Success (1)
SUS 210—Sustainability & Technology (3)
SUS 100—Sustainability Science (3)
MTH 110—Statistics (3)
SUS 102—Sustainability and Society (3)
Gen Ed Breadth Course (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Elective (3)
Gen Ed Arts Course (3)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Two
FALL
SPRING
IAR 231—Green and Sustainable Design (3)
SUS 352—GIS Software: Skills and Applications (3)
SUS 380—Economics in a Changing World (3)
SUS 350—Skills for Sustainability Professionals (2)
SUS 335—Renewable Energy & Society (3)
SUS 330—Sustainable Cities (3)
Gen Ed Social Sciences Course (3)
GBL Mission Course 2 (3)
EGR Mission Course 1 (3)
Elective (3)
Wellness (1)
15 credits
15 credits
Year Three
FALL
SPRING
SUS 416—Sustainable Data Science (3)
SUS 401—Sustainability Policy (3)
SUS 201—Integrative Biology (3)
SUS 460—Energy Policy (3)
SUS 201L—Integrative Biology Lab (1)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
SUS 435W—Green and Social Innovation (3)
Elective (3)
SEE Mission Course 3 (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Four
FALL
SPRING
ENV 237W—Writing Environmental Science (3)
SUS 490—Integrative Capstone (3)
INTSUS 303—Internship (3)
FST 320—Agroecology (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
FST 320L—Grow Sustainably Lab (1)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Wellness (1)
PRO Course (1)
16 credits
14 credits
Year One
FALL
SPRING
ENG 105—Writing Seminar (3)
ENV 203—Dynamic Earth System (3)
SDE 101—Strategies for Success (1)
SUS 210—Sustainability & Technology (3)
SUS 100—Sustainability Science (3)
MTH 110—Statistics (3)
SUS 102—Sustainability and Society (3)
Gen Ed Humanities Course (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Elective (3)
Gen Ed Arts Course (3)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Two
FALL
SPRING
SUS 201—Integrative Biology (3)
SUS 352—GIS Software: Skills and Applications (3)
SUS 201L—Integrative Biology Lab (1)
SUS 350—Skills for Sustainability Professionals (2)
SUS 380—Economy in a Changing World (3)
ENV 303—Global Change Science (3)
SUS 322—Natural Resource Policy and Law (3)
GBL Mission Course 2 (3)
Gen Ed Social Sciences Course (3)
Elective (3)
EGR Mission Course 1 (3)
Wellness (1)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Three
FALL
SPRING
ENV 404—Quantitative Ecology (3)
SUS 401—Sustainability Policy (3)
ENV 404L—Quantitative Ecology Lab (1)
SUS 355—Forestry (3)
SUS 203W—Planetary Health: Human Health & Natural Systems (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Elective (3)
SEE Mission Course 3 (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Four
FALL
SPRING
ENV 237W—Writing Environmental Science (3)
SUS 490—Integrative Capstone (3)
SUS 416—Sustainable Data Science (3)
FST 320—Agroecology (3)
INTSUS 303—Internship (3)
FST 320L—Grow Sustainably Lab (1)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Wellness (1)
PRO Course (1)
15 credits
15 credits
Year One
FALL
SPRING
ENG 105—Writing Seminar (3)
ENV 203—Dynamic Earth System (3)
SDE 101—Strategies for Success (1)
SUS 210—Sustainability & Technology (3)
SUS 100—Sustainability Science (3)
BUS 105—Foundations of Business (3)
SUS 102—Sustainability and Society (3)
BUS 110—Business Analytics I (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Gen Ed Humanities Course (3)
Gen Ed Arts Course (3)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Two
FALL
SPRING
SUS 201—Integrative Biology (3)
SUS 352—GIS Software: Skills and Applications (3)
SUS 201L—Integrative Biology Lab (1)
SUS 350—Skills for Sustainability Professionals (2)
SUS 380—Economy in a Changing World (3)
SUS 330—Sustainable Cities (3)
SUS 335—Renewable Energy & Society (3)
GBL Mission Course 2 (3)
Gen Ed Social Sciences Course (3)
Elective (3)
EGR Mission Course 1 (3)
Wellness (1)
16 credits
15 credits
Year Three
FALL
SPRING
SUS 435W—Green and Social Innovation (3)
SUS 401—Sustainability Policy (3)
SUS 470—Corporate Social Responsibility (3)
INTSUS 303—Internship (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Elective (3)
SEE Mission Course 3 (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Wellness (1)
PRO Course (1)
15 credits
14 credits
Year Four
FALL
SPRING
ENV 237W—Writing Environmental Science (3)
SUS 490—Integrative Capstone (3)
SUS 416—Sustainable Data Science (3)
FST 320—Agroecology (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
FST 320L—Grow Sustainably Lab (1)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
Elective (3)
15 credits
16 credits
Year One
FALL
SPRING
ENG 105—Writing Seminar (3)
ENV 203—Dynamic Earth System (3)
SDE 101—Strategies for Success (1)
SUS 210—Sustainability & Technology (3)
SUS 100—Sustainability Science (3)
MTH 110—Statistics (3)
SUS 102—Sustainability and Society (3)
Gen Ed Humanities Course (3)
Gen Ed Depth Course (3)
Elective (3)
Gen Ed Arts Course (3)
16 credits
14 credits
Year Two
FALL
SPRING
SUS 201—Integrative Biology (3)
SUS 352—GIS Software: Skills and Applications (3)
SUS 201L—Integrative Biology Lab (1)
SUS 350—Skills for Sustainability Professionals (2)
