Online Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability

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The online Bachelor of Arts in sustainability at ASU will provide you with the skills to rethink and reinvent a world at risk and help create an improved quality of life for future generations.

Resident tuition | Non-resident tuition
ASU Online offers start dates every 7.5 weeks.
Class number may be less for transfer students.
Required number of credits to complete this degree.

The program explores the social and human aspects of sustainability in the context of real-world issues. You will look at ways to solve challenges of sustainability related to the environment, economy and society and gain skills through experiential learning, research, community engagement, study abroad and leadership development. Disciplinary perspectives included in the core courses of the degree tracks include anthropology, urban planning and design, environmental economics, ethics, geography, philosophy of science, political science, sociology and other disciplines relevant to the sustainability of environmental resources and social institutions.

The BA sustainability curriculum trains you to think in terms of complex adaptive systems and resilience; management of tradeoffs; stakeholder engagement; future visioning and scenario typologies for transitioning social-ecological systems; interconnections and cascading effects between scales; and other cutting-edge frameworks to address sustainability challenges. Students in the BA select from one of the four following tracks:

  • international development and sustainability
  • policy and governance in sustainable systems
  • society and sustainability
  • sustainable urban dynamics

As a graduate in sustainability, you will not only gain an understanding of a growing and increasingly critical field but you will develop strong problem-solving, systems-thinking, stakeholder engagement and future scenario-building skills, and be prepared for the changing world. With the growing interest in sustainability within government and business sectors, you’ll be prepared for a range of career options, including consultancy, intergovernmental organizations, international development, management, policy-making and utilities.


First comprehensive degree-granting program of its kind in the country:

  • Study at the nation’s #1 school of sustainability
  • Create a degree tailored to your sustainability interest
  • Cutting-edge sustainability research
  • #1 university in the U.S. for innovation
  • #2 online undergraduate degree programs in the nation
  • #5 in the nation for producing the best-qualified graduates

Calendar

Next Start Date:

03/11/19
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Faculty

World-Class Faculty:

ASU’s School of Sustainability spans a multitude of expertise among faculty members who are training tomorrow’s leaders to address real-world challenges. Faculty members cover a vast set of disciplines including:

  • Business and policy
  • Renewable energy
  • Environmental science

Additionally, the school’s faculty members have been placed in the Popular Science “Brilliant 10”, members of the National Academy of Sciences and earned recognitions as a U.N. “Champion of the Earth”.

Program Summary

Total Hours:

120

Upper Division Hours:

45

Major GPA:

3.0

Cumulative GPA:

2.5

Total Hours at ASU:

30

Related Careers

Graduates with an ASU Online Bachelor of Arts in Sustainability degree have career opportunities illustrated in the following list. Career examples include but are not limited to:

Career *Growth *Median Salary
CEO
  
$173,320
10.7%
$66,250
3.9%
$105,060
6.2%
$64,360
10.7%
$66,250
9.9%
$46,490
1.9%
$50,880
8.3%
$57,980
7.1%
$97,270
4.7%
$96,720
10.7%
$66,250
7.0%
$61,550
18.6%
$61,290
8.2%
$83,790
6.9%
$61,860
  
$20,180
9.5%
$62,740
6.9%
$61,860
2.2%
$85,400
6.3%
$66,940
2.2%
$85,400
    Bright OutlookBright Outlook     Green Occupation Green Occupation

Example Careers

Graduates of the sustainability program are well-qualified for the following career opportunities in:

  • International development
  • Municipalities
  • Nongovernmental organizations
  • Nonprofits
  • Policy-making enterprises
  • Regulatory agencies

Requirements

Applicants to the School of Sustainability must meet the following requirements.


Freshman applicants must meet the following standards:

Have a minimum high school ABOR GPA of 3.0 AND

  • Rank in the top 25 percent of their high school graduating class OR
  • An SAT combined score of 1040 or higher (if taken prior to March 2016) or 1120 or higher (if taken in or after March 2016) OR
  • An ACT combined score of 22 or higher

Transfer students (with 12 or more transfer hours after high school graduation) are required to have a cumulative transfer GPA of 3.0 or higher.

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