THE WORLD IS CHANGING With a population of seven billion people that is continuing to grow we need new ideas to address how we interact with our planet. How do we manage renewable resources to live within our planet’s means? How do we provide education, meaningful work and sustenance for everyone? These are important questions everyone should be thinking about, no matter what major they are pursuing.
HOW WE INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD IS VERY COMPLEX Individual problems of sustainability are rarely simple. The complex interactions among the society, the economy and the environment require solutions that cross boundaries and involve creative, innovative thought. Interdisciplinary problem solving is more and more the way science and engineering problems are solved.
WORKING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE BUSINESSES, COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS AN IMPORTANT GOALCompanies, non-profit organizations and researchers are increasing their focus on sustainable practices. To understand what sustainability means, how you can make society more sustainable and how the environment influences you consider the Global Environmental Sustainability (GES) Minor.
THE MINOR IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN YOUR FUTURE The GES Minor is an interdisciplinary set of courses that allows you to build upon your major to understand the problems and solutions that we all face. Students take two required courses, GES 101 and the capstone, GES 470 along with five courses that they chose from a list of courses offered across campus. Classes come from four areas – Society and Social Processes, Biological and Physical Processes, Economy and Profitability, and Skills.
The School of Global Environmental Sustainability and the Student Sustainability Center (sustainability.colostate.edu/ssc) have even more ways for you to connect. See more information regarding the minor at http://sustainability.colostate.edu/education/ minor-global-environmental-sustainability or by contacting the SoGES academic coordinator at [email protected] or (970) 492-4070.
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OC
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NR
320
Nat
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Pol
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425
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R 3
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PHIL
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Envi
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362
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232
or P
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241
SOC
220
Glo
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3
SOC
320
Popu
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100
or S
OC
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364
Agr
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loba
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S 3
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100
or S
OC
105
SOC
460
Soci
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& E
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OC
105
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C 4
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W
ater
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viro
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3
SO
C 1
00 o
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C 1
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C 4
63
So
ciol
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of D
isas
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S,
O
3
SO
C 1
00 o
r SO
C 1
05
AN
TH 4
15
In
dige
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logi
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the
Mod
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Wor
ld
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3
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Scho
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f Glo
bal E
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usta
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min
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cros
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Uni
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portu
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ills/
met
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abili
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SUST
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316
Envi
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S 3
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100
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442
Envi
ronm
enta
l Pol
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in th
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F,
S,SS
3
POLS
241
Dev
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SOC
322
Intro
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nviro
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S 3
SOC
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OC
105
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Cod
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Cou
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Nam
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Off
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C
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Prer
equi
site
s
AN
TH 4
53
Im
pact
s on
Anc
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Env
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AN
TH 1
40B
SPM
308
Ecol
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Man
agem
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f Wee
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BZ
120
or L
IFE
103;
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DD YE
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: AVA
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471
Stre
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colo
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53
G
loba
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HS
320
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viro
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3
M
IP 3
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HS
430
H
uman
Dis
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3
ER
HS
448
En
v. C
onta
min
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3
C
HEM
245
or C
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341
or C
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345
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122
Th
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R 1
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grap
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F,
S,O
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R/E
SS 2
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eogr
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3
GR
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3
3
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Fund
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D
esig
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LA
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LAN
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44
Ec
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S 3
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CO
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Z 10
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Z 12
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ATH
155
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ATH
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Th
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M
ATH
155
or M
ATH
160
NR
120
Envi
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serv
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130
Glo
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nviro
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SOC
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CR
343
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OC
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OC
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OC
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50
SO
CR
440
Pedo
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ater
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gric
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or 1
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240
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LL, S
: SPR
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(E)/(
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DD YE
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UMM
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EC/E
CO
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40
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EC 2
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202
AR
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CO
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46
Econ
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or R
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F 3
AR
EC 2
02 o
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202
A
REC
415
Inte
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de
F,
O
3
A
REC
310
; EC
ON
204
AR
EC 4
42
W
ater
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ourc
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onom
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S
3
A
REC
342
; EC
ON
306
A
REC
460
Ag
and
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ased
S
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Econ
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