Integrated Sustainability (BA)
Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Sustainability
Create a sustainable future
Pursue a career in the rapidly expanding field of sustainability with a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Sustainability. This interdisciplinary program equips you with the skills and confidence to protect and regenerate both human and natural communities.
Program highlights
- Interdisciplinary approach: Combines natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities to foster positive change supporting human and ecological well-being.
- Flexible learning pathways: Offers individualized learning experiences, allowing you to earn professional credentials such as a Permaculture Design Certificate and a Certificate of Sustainability Leadership.
- Global opportunities: Participate in professional internships or study abroad programs in countries like Chile and Bhutan.
- Specializations: Choose a minor in Ecosystem Science and Stewardship or concentrate in areas like Humans and Resilient Communities or Sustainable Business.
Real-world experience
Our students have interned with leading Colorado organizations, including:
- High-Country Conservation Center
- City of Aspen’s Environmental Health and Sustainability Department
- Highwater Farm
- Town of Vail Environmental Sustainability Department
- Walking Mountains Science Center
- Yampa Valley Sustainability Council
- Eagle Valley Land Trust
Program delivery options
- In-person and virtual
- Fully virtual
Career pathways
Graduates have launched careers in various fields, including:
- Climate change adaptation
- Energy conservation and renewable energy
- Regenerative food systems
- Land and water conservation
- Landscape design and management
- Environmental journalism and communications
- Nonprofit leadership
- Sustainable business consulting
- Community organizing
- Environmental and place-based education
- Waste reduction, composting, and the circular economy
Add a Minor
Consider adding a business minor to this bachelor’s program. You’ll take classes from the School of Business and learn to function effectively in the business setting while embedding your efforts within a larger framework of sustainable thought and action.
Virtual Information Sessions
You’re Invited! Join Integrated Sustainability Professors for a Virtual Information Session.
- April 22, 5pm MST
- April 24, 6pm MST
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Quick Insights
- Increase community resilience with applied systems thinking
- Conduct original research and present at annual conference
- Average 12:1 student to faculty ratio
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