{"id":775,"date":"2011-08-08T06:09:25","date_gmt":"2011-08-08T06:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=322"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T19:59:08","slug":"concentration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/sustainability\/get-involved\/concentration\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability Concentration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Sustainability Concentration is interdisciplinary and focused on problem solving.<\/i><\/em> For most students, no additional coursework is required beyond a 1-credit seminar<\/strong>.<\/u><\/i><\/em><\/span> <\/i>To earn the concentration, complete:<\/i><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n
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During your service learning project, you will connect with community members to solve sustainability problems and gain tangible skills to include on your resume. The 1-credit seminar will support your service learning project.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Career Opportunities<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A concentration in Sustainability will enrich any future career, ranging from governmental and non-profit work to business. In 2010, the Harvard Business Review called Sustainability the next big \u201csocietal and economic shift,\u201d which means that it will give you an extra competitive edge when it comes to getting the job that you want, regardless of your chosen career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Overview of Courses<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Choose 10 credits from Interconnected Systems and 10 credits from Change Agent:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Interconnected Systems* (IS)<\/th>Change Agent (CA)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ANTH 100<\/td>ANTH 101 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANTH 107<\/td>ANTH 102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANTH 205<\/td>ANTH 103<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANTH 206<\/td>CMST& 220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANTH 215<\/td>CMST& 230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ANTH 222<\/td>CMST 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ECON 250<\/td>CMST 280<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENVS& 100<\/td>ENVS 120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENVS 105<\/td>GEOG 205<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ENVS 250<\/td>PHIL 102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEOG 105\/INTST 105<\/td>PHIL 122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEOG 108<\/td>PHIL 201\/POLS 201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEOG 123\/INTST 123<\/td>POLS& 101<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEOG 205<\/td>POLS 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GEOL 107<\/td>SOC 122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTER 117<\/td>SOC& 201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTER 118<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
INTER 130<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
METR 211<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OCEA 110\/ENVS 110<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
POLS 203<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SOC 278<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

*<\/sup><\/strong>Students must take a minimum of 1 course from the Science Division in this category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Detailed Program Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n