College Catalog
For more information about courses for the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Department, visit the online, searchable College Catalog. The Undergraduate Catalog also includes academic department and major information, academic regulations and resources, admission standards and requirements, and tuition, fees, and financial aid information.
Majors and Minors
"It is very rewarding to work at a small, innovative nonprofit organization working to improve the environmental health of Baltimore's under-served communities."
- Environmental Studies (A.B.) Major and Minor: Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary major that requires a second disciplinary major and an adviser in each. With core courses in modern environmental problems and environmental planning, as well as focused electives, the major requires a minimum of 32 credit hours, and the minor/study track requires 16 credit hours.
- Sustainable Food Systems (A.B) Major and Minor: Sustainable Food Systems is an interdisciplinary major. With core courses in sustainable agriculture and regional food, as well as focused electives, the major requires a minimum of 45 credit hours, and the minor requires 20 credit hours.
- Cape Fear River Basin Track: This minor/study track explores complex social-environmental systems through the lens of shared water, with specific emphasis on social and environmental responsibility through experiences and relationships within our watershed. The minor requires 16 credit hours.
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Department News and Events
Environmental Studies and Biology major Sonya Brunk ’21 had the experience of a lifetime studying Ecology and Environmental Policy in Whakatiwai, New Zealand.
ven during a pandemic, the Guilford College Farm safely and sustainably provides educational experiences, volunteer opportunities, and fresh produce to the community.
“Food and Faith” takes students on a journey to explore the most basic and important tasks that tie all of life together — gathering, making, and eating food.
With a passion for sustainability, Guilford was the perfect place for Sustainable Food Systems major Will Bryer ’19 to continue his education and start his career.
Even before starting at Guilford, Danika Gottbrecht '18 knew it was unlike any other college. Stepping foot on campus, she felt at home among the trees, the brick buildings, and the friendly faces.
Kristen Smith ’23 has been taking an impressive course load at Guilford. The Maryland native is a double major in Environmental Studies and Sustainable Food Systems with a minor in African and African American Studies.
The major in Sustainable Food Systems, housed in the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Department, builds on the College’s longstanding commitment to…
A Bonner Scholar and double major in Art and Environmental Studies, Willow Stevenson ’21 is now an artist-in-residence in Missouri. Discover the inspiration behind her drawings and ceramics.
Meet Gracie Mayer ’23, an Environmental Studies major and member of the women’s soccer team. In this video, Gracie shares more about her Guilford College…
Transfer student Sydney Singleton ’20, an Honors scholar and Sustainable Food Systems major, chose Guilford because of its unique agricultural program and its comfortable size.
