Sustainability (Spring)

Wind turbines in a wheat field at sunset

ENVIR ST 215
Monday/Wednesday, 2:30–3:45 p.m.
3 credits

Instructor

Beth Tellman
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
beth.tellman@wisc.edu

Course Description

In this course, students will be introduced to the dynamic and emerging transdisciplinary field of sustainability, including sustainability science and education. This course will provide students with a broad survey of the global sustainability science challenges and their potential solutions using an integrated social-ecological systems approach.

As a class, we will have a sustainability and systems thinking lens on various topics, such as environmental science, economics, sustainable development, and social equity.

Fulfills Environmental Studies

Theme

Social Science Foundation

UW Designations

Elementary

Social Science or Natural Science

Counts Toward

Sustainability Certificate