Classes Offered

SJSU offers 132 degrees and certifications that require a sustainability-focused course and 34 degrees and certifications that have some sustainability-related courses embedded.

You can find sustainability focused or related courses in all General Education Areas

Courses that focus on one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) or cover a topic related to the UN SDGs are labeled in the course catalogue with a green leaf!

Area A	POLS 20 - Controversial Legal Issues
Area B	BIOL 10 - The Living World BIOL 150 - Field Studies in Natural Histories ENVS 10 - Life on a Changing PLanet GEOL 1 - General Geography GEOL 3 - Planet Earth GEOL 4L - Planet Earth Lab GEOL 9 - Earth Disasters GLST 1B - Introduction to Global Studies METR 10 - Weather and Climate METR 12 - Global Warming: Science and Solutions NUFS 16 - Science, Physiology, and Nutrition SOCI 15 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences
Area C	ARTH 72 - Art History CA 95 - Creative Arts ENGL 30 - Literature and the Environment PHIL 61 - Moral Issues
Area D	ANTH 11 - Cultural Anthropology CCS 25 - The Changing Majority: Power and Ethnicity in America CCS 30 - Race and Ethnicity in Public Space GEOG 10 - Cultural Geography HS 15 - Human Life Span JOUR 50 - Navigating the News JS 25 - Introduction to Human Rights and Justice POLS 4 - Introduction to International Relations SOCI 1 - Introduction to Sociology SOCI 80 - Social Problems WOMS 20 - Women of Color in the US
Area E	CHAD 70 - Lifespan Development in the 21st Century GEOL 5 - Human Development and the Natural World KIN 69 - Stress Management: A Multidisciplinary Perspective PSYC 2Q - Identity Development and Prejudice SCED 5 - Human Development and the Natural World UNVS 57 - Community Involvement and Personal Growth
Area R	BIOL 110 - Biodiversity and Biopolitics BIOL 160 - Ecology COMM 168A/168B - Global Climate Change I/II ENGR 100W - Engineering Reports ENGR 108 - General Engineering ENVS 119 - Energy and the Environment GEOL 103 - Earth Systems and the Environment GEOL 111 - Geology and the Environment GEOL 112 - Hazard, Risk of Earthquakes and Volcanoes GLST 167- Changing Ecologies of Globalization HS 172 - Contemporary Environmental Health Issues METR 112 - Global Climate Changes METR 113 - Atmospheric Pollution METR 115 - Wildfire in the Earth System NUFS 115 - Issues in Food Toxicology NUFS 139 - Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Area S	AAS 175 - Asian American Communities CA 172 - The Arts in U.S Society CCS 130 - Chicanas and Chicanos in American Society CCS 160 - Gender and Sexuality in the Chicana/o Community CHAD 102 - Development of Self in a Culturally Diverse Society COMM 157SL - Community Action/Community Service COMM 174 - Intercultural Comm & Struct Inequality COMM 168A/168B - Global Climate Change I/II EE 198A - Senior Design Project I ENGR 195A - Global and Social Issues in Engineering ENVS 150 - Introduction to Environmental Thought GERO 107 - Aging and Society HIST 170S - Topics in American History HIST 188 - History of Women in Europe HS 135 - Health Issues in a Multicultural Society JS 132 - Race, Gener, Inequality, and the Law KIN 169 - Diversity, Stress, and Health LSTP 139 - Education and (In)Equality NUFS 135 - Health Issues in a Multicultural Society RECL 111 - Leisure, Culture, and Identity RELS 162 - Religion and Political Controversy in the US RTVF 110 - Media and Culture SOCI 162 - Race and Ethnic Relations SOCS 138 - US History for Teachers URBP 101 - The City WOMS 101 - Sex, Power, and Politics PSYC 191 - The Psychology of Prejudice
Area V	ANTH/ASIA 115 - Emerging Global Cultures ANTH 146 - Culture and Conflict ASIA 115 - The Emerging Global Culture CHAD 106 - Concepts of Childhood COMM 168A/168B - Global Climate Change I/II COMM 179 - Global Media and Resistance EE 198B - Senior Design Project II ENGL 123A - Literature for Global Understanding-The Americas ENGL 123B - Literature for Global Understanding-Africas ENGL 123C - Literature for Global Understanding-Oceania ENGL 123D - Literature for Global Understanding-Asia ENGR 195B - Global and Social Issues in Engineering ENVS 159 - Nature and World Cultures GEOG 112 - Nations, Cultures, and Territorial Disputes GLST 143 - Gender, Power Intnl Dev HIST 153 - History of Women in Europe HUM 159 - Nature and World Cultures HUM 177A,B - Advanced Honors in Integrated Science, Social Science, and Humanities JS 171 - Human Rights and Justice NUFS 144 - Food Culture: Consuming Passions RELS 122 - Magic, Science and Religion SOCS 139 - World History for Teachers TECH 198 - Technology and Civilization WOMS 102 - The Global Study of Women
Area Z	ENVS 100W - Environmental Research and Writing