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Program checklist · Dual Undergraduate/Graduate Degree

Sustainability Studies (BA) and Sustainability (MA), Dual-degree Program

Hofstra University · Hempstead, NY

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
Dual Undergraduate/Graduate Degree
Credential class
ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP
45.1501
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
191649
CourseShelf checklist
CK_191649_12db487d
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Direct admission to the dual-degree program (BA and MA)

2 items
  1. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in sustainability and geology courses at the time of application to the MA program, or upon completion of 92 s.h. of course work toward their BA degree in sustainability studies;
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Successful completion of SBLY 001 , SBLY 002 , GEOL 005 , and two other required or elective SBLY or GEOL courses by the end of the semester in which they apply for admission to the dual-degree program.
    Not resolved to a course

Admission to the dual-degree program for current Hofstra students

2 items
  1. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a GPA of 3.0 in Sustainability and Geology courses at the time of application to the MA program, or upon completion of 92 s.h. of course work toward their BA degree in Sustainability Studies;
    Not resolved to a course
  2. Successful completion of SBLY 001 , SBLY 002 , GEOL 005 , and two other required or elective SBLY or GEOL courses by the end of the semester in which they apply for admission to the dual-degree program.
    Not resolved to a course

Undergraduate Program Requirements

2 items
  1. Students should apply to the department as soon as possible after making the decision to major in sustainability studies. The department encourages interested students to speak with adviser before declaring a major. Advisers are assigned when the student applies for acceptance as a major.The complete requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, as specified in this Bulletin ;
    Not resolved to a course
  2. The following undergraduate major requirements for the BA in Sustainability Studies :
    Not resolved to a course

A. Sustainability Core - Semester Hours: 21

8 items
  1. SBLY 001
    (IS) Our Sustainable World Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  2. SBLY 002
    (IS) Sustainability Planning and Policy Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  3. SBLY 105
    Seminar on Sustainability Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. SBLY 110
    Sustainability Studio Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. GEOL 005
    (NS) Environmental Geology Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  6. SBLY 180
    Sustainability Internship Semester Hours: 1-6 (must take for a minimum of 3 semester hours)
    Not resolved to a course
  7. One other 3 s.h. SBLY course
    Not resolved to a course
  8. Note: SBLY 105 and SBLY 110 make up a capstone course sequence that is taken in the fall and spring of senior year. SBLY 105 must be taken prior to enrolling in SBLY 110 .
    Not resolved to a course

B. Elective Courses - Semester Hours: 12

48 items
  1. AFST 143
    Economic Development
    As published: “Economic Development Semester Hours: 3”
    3
  2. ANTH 032
    (BH, CC) Women and Development
    As published: “(BH, CC) Women and Development Semester Hours: 3”
    3
  3. ANTH 107
    (BH, CC) Conservation and Indigenous Peoples Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  4. ANTH 129
    (BH) Urban Places and Policy Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  5. BIOL 142
    Urban Habitats Semester Hours: 2
    Not resolved to a course
  6. ECO 010
    (BH) Economics, Environment and Community Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  7. ECO 111
    Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  8. ECO 143
    Economic Development Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  9. ECO 165
    Urban and Regional Economics Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  10. ENTR 115
    Entrepreneurial Mindset Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  11. ENTR 120
    New Business Ventures Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  12. FA 161
    (CP) Sculpture Studio—Sustainability in Art Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  13. FA 167
    (CP) Sculpture Studio—Sustainability in Art II Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  14. GEOG 006
    (BH) Resources and Energy Geography Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  15. GEOG 060
    (NS) Introduction to Digital Mapping Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  16. GEOG 102
    (BH) Population, Resources and Environment Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  17. GEOG 103
    (BH) Cities and Suburbs Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  18. GEOG 160
    Intermediate Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  19. GEOG 161
    Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the Natural Sciences Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  20. GS 105
    (CC, IS) The Globalization of Food Cultures Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  21. GS 109
    (CC, IS) Globalization and Human Rights Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  22. GS 120
    (IS) Global Transportation and Logistics Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  23. HPR 068
    Environmental Health Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  24. MGT 118
    Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  25. MGT 160
    Managing Nonprofit Organizations Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  26. MGT 171
    International Management Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  27. PHI 091
    Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  28. PHI 101
    (HP) Ecology and Environmentalism Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  29. PHI 131
    (HP) Ethics and Animals Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  30. PHI 133
    (HP) Ethics and the Natural Environment Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  31. PHI 138
    (HP) Ethics and Sustainability: Personal, Social and Corporate Responsibility Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  32. PSY 040
    Statistics Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  33. SBLY 014F
    First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
    Not resolved to a course
  34. SBLY 014S
    First-Year Seminar Semester Hours: 3-4
    Not resolved to a course
  35. SBLY 100
    Departmental Honors Candidacy: Essay Semester Hours: 1-3
    Not resolved to a course
  36. SBLY 104 A-Z
    Special Topics in Sustainability Studies Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  37. SBLY 151
    to 154 - Readings in Sustainability Studies Semester Hours: 1-3
    Not resolved to a course
  38. SOC 018A
    Classical Sociological Theory Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  39. SOC 141
    (BH) Urban America Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  40. SOC 142
    (BH) Global Cities: Politics and Social Change in Comparative Perspective Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  41. SOC 149
    (BH) Globalization and Developing Societies Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  42. SOC 153
    (BH) Sociology of Human Rights Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  43. SOC 180
    Statistics in Sociology Semester Hours: 4
    Not resolved to a course
  44. TPP 060
    Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  45. TPP 110
    Energy and Society Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  46. TPP 112
    Technology and Human Values Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  47. TPP 114
    Technology and Urban Problems Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course
  48. TPP 115
    Environmental Planning Semester Hours: 3
    Not resolved to a course

Graduate Program Requirements – Semester Hours: 30

0 items

    Required Core Courses – Semester Hours: 9

    3 items
    1. SBLY 201
      Sustainable Development Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    2. SBLY 206
      Sustainability Theory and Practice Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course
    3. GEOL 251
      Readings Semester Hours: 3
      Not resolved to a course

    Internship or Thesis – Semester Hours: 6

    2 items
    1. SBLY 340
      Sustainability Internship Semester Hours: 6
      Not resolved to a course
    2. SBLY 301
      Sustainability Thesis Semester Hours: 6
      Not resolved to a course

    Electives Courses – Semester Hours: 15

    0 items
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