BA / BS Sustainability

Sustainability describes our efforts to redefine the way we do things like generate and use energy, manufacture products, grow and process food, build our communities, and manage our resources, with the aim of bringing the impacts of our actions in balance with the natural world. The goal is to ensure the health, fairness, and vibrance of the current generation, without harming the ability of future generations to meet their needs and also lead healthy and happy lives. With this aim, the Sustainability program trains innovators, creative thinkers, resilient activists, and empowered professionals to lead the way.Our aim is to empower students to help build a healthier, happier, just and verdant planet by finding better ways to do the things and avoid the long-term harm caused by our current course. We face a planet in crisis, an economy in peril, a society in need of healing; and we need problem solvers, with a capacity to see the big picture, and the training to make things happen, to help us chart a way forward. So, above all, we train innovators, systems thinkers, and problem solvers. With a broad training in science, technology, as well as policy, law and economics, our graduates are equipped to change the world. And with hands-on training and professional experience in their chosen field, they're ready to hit the ground running after graduation.