In this section, find examples of syllabi for courses at UMD that have integrated sustainability into their curriculum.
Please note: while many of these courses listed here are approved for the “Sustainability” Key Topic in Part III of UMD’s Liberal Education requirement, not every course on this list will meet that requirement.
Anthropology
Anth 3200 – Exploring Sustainability in Costa Rica
Anth 3338 – Anthropology of Food (Syllabus and Assignments)
Art
Art 3305 – Sustainability Studio
Civil Engineering
CE 5515 – Sustainable Design and Construction
Chemical Engineering
ChE 4501-Chemical Engineering Design I
ChE 4603 – Biorenewable Resources
Chemistry
Chem 1105 – From the Industrial Revolution to Green Chemistry
Communications
Comm 3620 – Controversy in the Boundary Waters
Education
Educ 1201 – Managing Planet Earth
Educ 4234 – Science, Tech and Society (Summer 2012)
Educ 4234 Course Schedule (Spring 2012)
Educ 4234 – Science, Tech and Society (Spring 2014)
Educ 4234 Course Schedule (Fall 2013)
Educ 4234 – Science, Tech and Society (Summer 2012)
Educ 5230 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
Environmental Education
EnEd 5325 – Sustainability Issues Investigation (Course Proposal)
EnEd 5325 – Environmental-Sustainability Issues Investigation
EnEd 5800 – Sustainability Education_ Methods and Strategies (Course Proposal Form)
EnEd 5800 – Sustainability Education_ Methods and Strategies (Course Proposal)
Environment and Sustainability
Geography
Geology
Geol1110 – Geology and Earth Systems
Geol1130 – Intro to Environmental Science
Management Studies
MgtS 4463 – Sustainable Management
Marketing
Physics
Sociology
Soc 4860 – Environmental Sociology
Women’s Studies