ASU Sustainability Education
Arizona State University’s commitment to help create a sustainable world means that sustainability is studied throughout the curriculum.
Business
W. P. Carey School of Business designed the Bachelor of Arts in Business with a concentration in sustainability for students to learn how to align sustainability with a profitable approach to business planning. Classes are taught in conjunction with the School of Sustainability and are also offered by the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
Environmental Design and Planning
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts offers a Doctorate in Environmental Design and Planning that addresses sustainable design challenges and interdisciplinary research. The program provides experiences for those pursuing careers in environmental and energy issues, as well as for those wishing to teach in the architecture, art, or design fields.
Designing the Built Environment
The School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture within the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts offers a Master of Science in the Built Environment (MSBE) degree with a concentration in energy performance and climate-responsive architecture.
Engineering
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering provide a full range of degree programs in sustainable engineering and related fields. The School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment addresses society’s critical need for sustainable infrastructure. Students in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy can earn a concentration in energy and environment.
Applied Ethics and the Professions
ASU’s Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics offers a Master of Arts in Applied Ethics and the Professions with a sustainability-related concentration in Science, Technology and Ethics. The program focuses on ethical issues arising from balancing economic, technological, environmental, social, and cultural development in a world increasingly affected by science and technology.
Urban and Environmental Planning
The School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning provides an interdisciplinary Master of Urban and Environmental Planning degree that includes sustainable urban design, urban policy, environmental planning, transportation, and international planning among its areas of focus.
Law
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law partners with the School of Sustainability and others to develop one of the legal academy’s first integrated curriculums in law and sustainability for programs at the J.D. and master’s level. The College also offers a Certificate in Law, Science, and Technology with a specialization in environmental law.
Environmental Humanities
The departments of English in the College of Liberal arts and Sciences and Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication in the School of Letters and Sciences offer a Certificate in Environmental Humanities. Students gain theoretical and practical knowledge to guide meaningful social and environmental change, make informed decisions on sustainable personal lifestyles, and create ecologically responsible public policy.
Conservation Biology and Ecological Sustainability
The School of Life Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a concentration in conservation biology and ecological sustainability. The concentration provides training in population biology, behavioral ecology, climate change, urban ecology, conservation of endangered species and social and historical aspects of conservation.
Social Justice
New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences provides undergraduate programs and graduate degrees that emphasize sustainability, including the Master of Arts in Social Justice and Human Rights. Sustainability is interwoven throughout the curriculum in innovative ways, including the use of student-developed gaming software.
Environmental Technology
The College of Technology and Innovation at ASU Polytechnic campus offers a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Technology Management. This program teaches critical scientific, technical, and management skills needed to solve the environmental challenges faced by industry and society in today's highly regulated and competitive business climate.