Undergraduate
360+
undergraduates
95%
student job placement
6,700+
alumni
Our undergraduate programs prepare the next generation of learners, thinkers, and doers.
The Department of Community Sustainability engages with professionals, students, and members of communities to address social choices within specific environmental, economic, and cultural contexts that may conflict with local, national, or international sustainability goals.
This interdisciplinary work empowers students to create, integrate and harness new ideas to protect and improve both the lives of people and their environments.
Our programs reflect an understanding that how students learn is as important as what they learn. Courses, service-learning projects, internships, study abroad programs and other co-curricular activities combine academic content with the building of skills such as fostering dialogue and action on critical issues, decision-making, supporting diversity in communities and organizations, encouraging innovation, and fostering positive change.
Undergraduate Majors
Consistent with our mission to assist in the development of sustainable communities, the department offers three undergraduate majors linked by a common core set of courses in sustainability studies. Our three undergraduate majors are:
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Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education (B.S.)
This program prepares students for careers as school-based agriculture, food and natural resources teachers at the secondary level, careers in education fields, or professional or graduate school program.
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Environmental Studies and Sustainability (B.S.)
Environmental Studies and Sustainability examines resource use and allocation through the lenses of community engagement, sustainability and environmental justice.
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Sustainable Parks, Recreation and Tourism (B.S.)
Sustainable Parks, Recreation and Tourism is an interdisciplinary program integrating sustainability with the study of natural, social, management and behavioral sciences related to natural resources recreation and tourism.
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Learn what CSUS students are doing in their majors.
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Luke Hurley, ESS major, exemplifies a great student leader in CSUS during his studies
Published on August 23, 2023
Luke Hurley, ESS major makes the most of his time here in CSUS- double majoring, internship experience, and co-founding the ESSU student organization. As a strong student leader, Luke helps make a welcoming community for all CSUS students. -
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources names 2023's Outstanding Student Leader
Published on May 5, 2023
The 2023 CANR Outstanding Student Leadership Award winner is Andrew Smith, who will represent the graduating seniors as class speaker at the undergraduate commencement ceremony. -
Natali Gonzalez shares the best part of CSUS is finding a supportive community
Published on March 5, 2023
Natali Gonzalez, Environmental Studies and Sustainability (ESS) major in CSUS, shares why she chose ESS- exploring the interconnectedness of the environment and society.
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