Minor in Sustainable Cities
The minor in Sustainable Cities emphasizes sustainability, community engagement, and social justice. It provides students with a deep learning experience that integrates classroom learning and real-world, community-based project experience in creating sustainable communities, with a focus on the built urban environment. The minor is affiliated with Serve-Learn-Sustain (SLS).
Select three hours from the following list of City Planning courses. Undergraduates with senior standing (by credit) are eligible to register for 6000-level courses. They must first see their academic advisor for permission to take a graduate class, then request a level permit by contacting the Registrar’s Office.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Foundation of Urban & Region Development |
3 |
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Introduction to Urban & Region Planning |
3 |
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Land Conservation |
3 |
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Introduction to Climate Change Planning |
3 |
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Environmental Planning & Impact Assessment |
3 |
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Urban Transportation |
3 |
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Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
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Land Use Planning |
3 |
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Policy Tools for Environmental Management |
3 |
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Health Impact Assessment |
3 |
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Equity, Justice & Economic Development |
3 |
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Community Development |
3 |
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Government & Housing Markets |
3 |
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Citizen Participation |
3 |
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Urban Ecological Design |
3 |
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Public Health and Built Environment |
2 |
Select three hours from the following list of courses in related academic disciplines.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Foundations of Sustainable Systems |
3 |
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Technology and Sustainable Community Development |
3 |
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Social Impact: In-depth Exploration and Design |
3 |
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General Ecology Lecture |
3 |
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General Ecology Lab |
1 |
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Extreme Atlanta: Climate Change in Urban Spaces |
3 |
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Environmental Policy and Markets |
3 |
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Energy Policy and Markets |
3 |
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Semester in the City: Engaging Communities |
3 |
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Urban Sociology |
3 |
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The City in U.S. History |
3 |
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American Environmental History |
3 |
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Introduction to Social Justice |
3 |
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Environmentalism and Ecocriticism |
3 |
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Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development |
3 |
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Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development |
3 |
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Multimodal Transportation |
3 |
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Smart and Sustainable Cities |
3 |
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Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability |
3 |
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History of Urban Form |
3 |
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Architecture and Ecology |
3 |
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Collaborative Design Workshop |
3 |
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VV4 Bee Snap |
See note |
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VV5 Engineering for Social Innovation |
See note |
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VVS HumaniTech |
See note |
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Sustainability in Spain (LBAT) |
3 |
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France Today (taught only at GTL) |
3 |
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Field Work Abroad |
1-3 |
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LBAT French Semester Abroad (LBAT) |
3 |
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Crossing Borders |
3 |
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Current Issues (LBAT) |
3 |
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Globalization in Latin America |
3 |
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Spanish Service Learning |
3 |
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Spanish Service Learning Abroad I |
3 |
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Spanish Service Learning Abroad II |
3 |
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Hispanic Community Internship |
3 |
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Iberoamerican Cities |
3 |
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Study Abroad in Japan: Summer Program in Sustainable Development (Courses may also be taken on campus in Atlanta): |
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Introduction to Global Development |
3 |
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Sustainable Megaregions |
3 |
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Energy, Environment and Policy |
3 |
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Global Development Capstone |
3 |
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Study Abroad in Italy: Sustainable Development and Climate Change (Courses may also be taken on campus in Atlanta): |
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Business Decisions for Sustainability and Shared Value |
3 |
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Climate Policy |
3 |
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Sustainability, Technology and Policy |
3 |
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Serve-Learn-Sustain in Spain (Courses may also be taken on campus in Atlanta) |
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Conversation Practicum |
3 |
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Spanish Service-Learning Abroad I |
3 |
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Spanish Service-Learning Abroad II |
3 |
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Social, Cultural, and Linguistic Diversity in Spain |
3 |
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Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Spain |
3 |
Note regarding VIP credits: 1 per semester for sophomores; 1 or 2 per semester for juniors; 1, 2, or 3 per semester for seniors; and 1, 2, or 3 per semester for graduate students. Please talk with your academic adviser about how VIP credits work in your department and count toward your degree. They may count as disciplinary electives, capstone credits, undergraduate research credits, etc.
The lists of courses shown above are not exhaustive. With permission of the Chair of the School of City and Regional Planning students may substitute one course with substantial Sustainable Cities content that is not on the above lists. All courses previously approved by the Chair are included on an updated list below.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Sustainable Food Systems |
3 |