Build a foundational understanding of how the spheres of sustainability—environment, economics, and society—impact each other.
Studying the breadth of these subjects allows you to develop a holistic understanding of key issues facing humanity and the environment. This drives efforts to meet current sustainability needs with solutions that don’t sacrifice the future.Build skills in:
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Students interested in course descriptions and academic policies can check out our Undergraduate Catalog.
Sustainable Development Concentrations
After learning core sustainable development principles through courses in environmental law, global health, geospatial analysis, microeconomics, ecology, geology, and cultural anthropology, you can choose from a wide range of electives, such as one of the following:
Public & Environmental Health
Investigate environmental aspects that affect human health. Promote healthy communities and foster better relationships between people and the environment. Classes focus on community health, epidemiology, and equity.
Sustainable Agriculture
Students interested in working toward improving the supply of healthy food while also maintaining environmental quality can take courses in agroecology, food systems, soil science, and more.
Water Resources
Study global water issues and resource management. Discover how hydrogeology and environmental chemistry connect to develop sustainable plans for proper water quality and distribution.
Urban Sustainability
Study what sustainability looks like in an urban context through courses in ethnic and minority issues, community and urban affairs, and health.
A Taylor liberal arts education will prepare you to live and work in a fast-changing world. It also goes a step further: laying a strong spiritual foundation that cultivates wisdom. You’ll become a well-versed individual, equipped with critical thinking skills, a lifelong love of learning, and an appreciation for God’s creation.
Study Abroad in Ecuador
This study abroad program in Ecuador provides a full-immersion experience into Latin American culture, the Spanish language, and the beautiful country of Ecuador while taking classes in a major field of study or in general education. You’ll experience a multi-disciplinary semester with a core of Ecuadorian culture and Spanish language study.
Full Circle Gardens
Solving sustainable food production problems has broad social, economic, and geo-political implications. One of the ways you’ll begin wrestling with these issues is through working with Full Circle Gardens. Located outside Randall Environmentala Center, you’ll get hands-on experience in sustainable agriculture and food systems, including a chicken coop, an aquaponics system, and a worm compost table in the greenhouse.
Rachel Weikart
Class of 2021
Having professors tailor classes to my interests and ever-changing career path gave me ownership of my work. As a result, my senior capstone project brought me to my current profession.
Michaela Stenerson
Class of 2021
J-term Trips to Malawi and Zambia gave me hands-on experience in community development, sustainable agriculture, and cross-cultural work. My courses helped me grapple with evolution from a faith perspective.
Contact
Brian Dewar
Department Chair and Associate Professor Biology