Requirements
A Minor in Global Sustainability is comprised of 5 courses: a required Foundation Course, Global Sustainability; three electives from a pre-approved list with one course selected from each of three categories: equity, environment, and economy; and a final Capstone course selected from an approved list of sustainability-focused, upper-level courses in several disciplines. No more than two of the four elective courses may be taken within a student’s own department, in order that each student add breadth to their major course of study.
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The Global Sustainability Minor is comprised of 5 required courses totaling 15 credits.

Required Foundation – GSVS 2150/ARCH 2150/COMM 3880: Global Sustainability (fall only)

Environment Elective

Equity Elective

Economy + Policy Elective

Capstone Elective

Click on link below to download the list of approved elective courses for SUMMER + FALL 2025.

https://globalsustainability.virginia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_SummerFall_GS-Minor-electives_250320.pdf

The elective list is updated each semester with new courses. Current courses are in bold and the last semester a course was taught is in parenthesis. Students may petition for approval to use a non-listed course to fulfill an elective requirement.