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Online Bachelor’s in Sustainability Program Guide
Earn a degree with a global impact.
Sustainability affects us globally, but it starts at the individual level with brave leaders like you. Earn your Maryville University online bachelor’s in sustainability and you can learn to employ innovative, evidence-based solutions in your business, organization, or community to help achieve and realize a more sustainable future.
Learn about the complex interactions and connections between human society and the environment, and enhance your understanding of conservation, environmental science, social and cultural issues, and urban planning.
When you earn your online sustainability degree from Maryville, you can choose from three tracks — Environmental Science, Business, or Policy — so you can build the specialized skills and knowledge to pursue a career that matters. Our program is designed to give you an interdisciplinary education with practical, real-world application, so you can build the knowledge and the experience needed in this vital field.
Ready to begin working toward a more sustainable future? Start here. Let’s be brave together.
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At a glance
Apply with no application fee and no SAT/ACT required.
Learn on your time with flexible,100% online coursework.
Use innovative AR technology, 360-degree video, and immersive learning to help deepen your understanding of materials, techniques, and settings.
Choose from three tracks: Environmental Science, Business, or Policy.
Curriculum
Maryville University’s online Bachelor of Science in Sustainability program includes general education requirements, sustainability major core courses, professional track courses, and electives.
Sustainability Major Courses
- SUST 101: Introduction to Sustainability
- SUST 201: Environmental Science and Health
- HUM 211: Nature and Humanity
- BIOL 120: Biology I
- SUST 210: Earth Systems
Choose one
- MATH 141: Elementary Statistics
- SOSC 341: Understanding Statistical Inference
- BUS 241: Business Statistics
Choose one
- SUST 499: Sustainability Internship
- SUST 491: Capstone
Environmental Science Concentration
17 credits
- BIOL 121: Biology II
- BIOL 305: Ecosystem Studies
- CHEM 120: General, Organic and Biological Chemistry
- SCI 132: Energy and Our World
- SUST 310: Climate Science
Business Concentration
15 credits
- SUST 220: Sustainability Practices in Business I
- SUST 320: Sustainability Practices in Business II
- SCI 132: Energy and Our World
- SUST 375: Strategies in Sustainability
- SUST 330: Sustainable Agriculture
Policy Concentration
15 credits
- SUST 460: Environmental Law and Policy
- SUST 220: Sustainability Practices in Business I
- SCI 132: Energy and Our World
- SUST 375: Strategies in Sustainability
- SUST 310: Climate Science
Sustainability Electives
Choose 3 courses (9-12 credit hours)
- ADID 324: Designing for Sustainability and Health
- BIOL 306: Plant Science
- COMM 251: Principles of Strategic Communication
- COMM 422: Global Communication
- DSCI 200: Foundations of Data Science
- DSCI 302: Introduction to R
- SCI 337: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
- SOC 381: Urbanism and the Built Environment
- SUST 150: Sustainability Exploration Seminar
- SUST 350: Sustainability Expedition
To ensure the best possible educational experience for our students, we may update our curriculum to reflect emerging and changing employer and industry demands.
Admission requirements
- High school diploma or GED
- Minimum GPA for freshman applicants: 2.5 on a 4.0 scale*
- Minimum GPA for college or university transfer applicants: 2.0 on a 4.0 scale*
- Official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended
- Official high school transcript (required for applicants with fewer than 60 transfer hours from a regionally accredited school)
- Eligible transfer credits accepted; associate degree completion may satisfy general education requirements
- No standardized tests required
*Applicants who do not meet the GPA requirement may be considered for provisional admission.
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Accreditation and rankings
Why Maryville Online?
We’ve been progressively challenging the norms of higher education for nearly 150 years. We started as one of the first universities to educate women. Today, we continue to push the boundaries and prepare students like you for a digital world. At Maryville, we understand what it takes to step beyond your comfort zone.
Maryville University is a nationally ranked private college recognized for comprehensive and innovative education focused on student learning, outcomes, and success — both online and on campus. We’re located just 22 miles from downtown St. Louis.
Enhance your skills. Broaden your career.
Top 4 skills you can develop:
- Strategies in sustainability
- Environmental science and health
- Economics of sustainability
- Sustainable agriculture
Top 4 careers you can pursue:
- Urban planner
- Environmental scientist
- Hydrologist
- Conservation scientist
Start your journey today
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