Academics
At its core, sustainability is about interconnectedness or interrelationships between economic, equity, and environmental systems, i.e. the three E’s of sustainability. Classes can vary in the depth of sustainability coverage and aim to describe the relationships between the course topic and one or two of the three E’s of sustainability. A minimum of two components are required as it is the articulation of the intersections that define sustainability and not the areas themselves. Sustainability classes can be found in a variety of departments and can enrich local and global civic connections of disciplinary content to any career path.
Current list of sustainability classes
| Sustainability-focused course | Sustainability-related course |
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Recognizes interconnections between equity, economy, and environment |
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Sustainability Focused |
The primary and explicit focus of the class is sustainability and/or the entire course discusses the intersection of two out of the three dimensions of sustainability. Examples: Environmental Economics, Eco Literacy |
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Sustainability Related |
Class focused on another topic, but includes a section on sustainability and/or class focuses on one of the components of sustainability and includes a section connecting an additional area of sustainability. Examples: Economics with a chapter on sustainable economics and/or economics that has a chapter on environmental economics; American Writers with a chapter on ecofeminism in literature |
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Not a Sustainability Course |
Class focuses on only one topic and does not bring in an additional sustainability component. Example: English |
Is your class a sustainability class? Email jvalentine@butler.edu to get your class added to the list.