University of New Hampshire
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

The new undergraduate Sustainability Dual Major, launched in spring 2016, provides an innovative pathway for emerging leaders to gain the skills and knowledge needed to be agents of change in a complex, ever-changing global environment. Students from any UNH college or major can pair the Sustainability Dual Major with the first major. This makes the UNH Sustainability Dual Major inherently (and intentionally) cross-disciplinary field in terms of study and practice. The goal is to help students make connections across issues of science and ethics, policy and technology, and culture and history to better understand and take action on pressing issues of our time. Also, to do the following: - Study grand challenges in an engaged format - Apply their principles and passions to your academic work - Add value to their primary major - Work collaboratively across disciplines with students and faculty - Develop skills needed to create sustainability solutions in any profession - Prepare for a career in the expanding sustainability field - Hone their leadership abilities to help create a better world SUST consists of 32 credits, including core and elective courses, and a capstone experience. Students are required to take three (3) SUST courses (in order) SUST 401: Surveying Sustainability SUST 501: Sustainability Perspectives & Methods SUST 750: Sustainability Capstone Students choose elective courses to complete the remaining 20 credits for the dual major. Approved electives are determined prior to each term. All SUST majors will take at least one elective from the natural & biological sciences list, and at least one from the social science and humanities list.

Students graduating with a degree in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability - have a scientific understanding of ecological systems and how they function - understand the interdependency between people and the environment - are familiar with basic resource management policies and strategies - have hands-on experience to sustainably manage human activities within the Earth’s ecological systems Students select a specialization to develop expertise in: - Land and Water Resource Policy and Management - International Environmental and Natural Resource Policy and Sustainable Development - Environmental Education, Communication, Public Participation and Leadership

EcoGastronomy integrates UNH strengths in sustainable agriculture, hospitality management, and nutrition. EcoGastronomy offers a unique academic program emphasizing the interdisciplinary, international, and experiential knowledge that connects all three fields. As a dual major, EcoGastronomy provides a complement to any primary major.

http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/curricula Undergraduate Programs Community & Environmental Planning Major Dairy Management, including UNH's organic dairy research farm Earth Sciences Major Earth Sciences Geology Major Earth Sciences Oceanography Major Earth Sciences Teaching Major EcoGastronomy, Dual Major Ecology, Evolution and Behavior Major Environmental Conservation Studies Major Environmental Engineering: Municipal Processes Environmental Horticulture Major Environmental & Resource Economics Major Environmental Sciences Major European Cultural Studies Major Forestry Major Geography Major Green Real Estate Minor Health Management & Policy Major History Major Humanities Major International Affairs Dual Major Marine, Estuarine and Freshwater Biology Major Microbiology Major Outdoor Education Major Philosophy Major Plant Biology Major Political Science Major Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Major Tourism Planning & Development Major Wildlife and Conservation Biology Major Womens Studies Major Zoology Major

Issues of sustainable living involve every aspect of life. Humans are part of, and dependent upon, healthy functioning ecosystems. Sustainable living requires learning to live with ecosystem limits. Students increase their knowledge and awareness of environmental issues and problems, study and apply principles of sustainability, and develop thinking and communication skills in order to help solve complex problems and move humanity toward a more sustainable future. The minor consists of 20 credits (totaling 5 courses) with grades of C- or better, and no pass/fail courses. No more than eight credits used to satisfy major requirements may be used for the minor.

The agribusiness minor is designed to provide students in disciplines other than environmental and resource economics training in the economics and management of agricultural and other natural resource business firms. This program prepares students to work for private companies, governmental agencies, or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. Students who are interested in operating their own businesses will also find this minor very useful. The courses in the agribusiness minor emphasize the applications of economic and business management principles.

The Department of Natural Resources & the Environment offers an interdisciplinary minor in wetland ecology. It is available to all students in biology, botany, environmental conservation, forestry, plant biology, environmental sciences, wildlife ecology and related majors. There is a strong demand among consulting firms, state and federal agencies, and not-for-profit organization for people with knowledge and experience relevant to wetland resource management.

Africana and African American Studies Minor American Studies Minor Civil Technology Construction Management (2-Year) Classics Minor Community & Environmental Planning (2-Year and Minor) Community Leadership Major (2-Year) Dairy Management (2-Year) Earth Sciences Geology Minor Earth Sciences Oceanography Minor Environmental Conservation Studies Minor Environmental Horticulture (2-Year) Environmental & Resource Economics Minor Forest Technology Major (2-Year) Forestry Minor Green Real Estate Minor History Minor History and Philosophy of Science Minor Humaniaties Minor Microbiology Minor Music Minor Ocean Engineering Minor Political Science Minor Queer Studies Minor Race, Culture and Power Minor Political Science Minor Social Work Minor Sociology Major Minor Theatre and Dance Minor Water Resources Management Minor Wetland Ecology Minor Wildlife and Conservation Biology Minor Womens Studies Minor Zoology Minor

http://sustainableunh.unh.edu/education http://www.sustainableunh.unh.edu/curricula Dan Winans is an instructor for the EcoGastronomy Dual Major. Email: Dan.Winans@unh.edu Phone: (603) 862-3303 UNH's bachelor of science in forestry degree program received a 10-year renewal of its accreditation from the Society of American Foresters (SAF) in February 2010. UNH’s forestry program embraces interdisciplinary issues like climate change, biodiversity and sustainability and is strongly connected to other natural resources degree programs at UNH.