The B.S. in sustainability studies is an entrepreneurial, STEM-based and highly interdisciplinary program that can be tailored to your interests and goals while maintaining a career focus. Guided by experienced faculty who care about your success, you’ll gain core science and business skills while specializing in your strengths and greatest interests.

Building a solid foundation in science and math along with specialized sustainability knowledge, you will also take courses from each of four areas of concentration: business and economics, environmental sciences, social sciences and technology and engineering.

Program structure ensures close interaction with faculty from many departments. Our faculty are renowned experts in their fields—and thanks to small classes and team opportunities for research, you’ll get to know and work closely with many of them.

Among them are recipients of awards for excellence in research, practice, teaching and service and many have been honored for their work by industry, government and professional groups. They are passionate about teaching and passing on their knowledge and expertise to the next generation.

Internationally recognized faculty members reflect expertise in multiple disciplines including:

• Sustainability
• Renewable energy
• Corporate social responsibility
• Climate change adaptation
• Green construction
• Public policy
• Oceanography
• Conservation biology
• Nonprofit management

Florida Tech has extensive laboratories and research facilities for applied research in sustainability science, such as the F.W. Olin Physical Sciences Center, a 70,000-square-foot facility that houses faculty laboratories and cutting-edge instrumentation.

You’ll also have access to the L3Harris Student Design Center, a one-of-a-kind, 12,000-square-foot building featuring remarkable equipment and resources. It’s a focus of activity for student research and design projects—and it's available for personal projects, as well.

Two campus buildings are certified by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for best practices in sustainable construction. These buildings became LEED-certified in part thanks to the research efforts of undergraduate students in Sustainability Studies.

Florida Tech’s 130-acre campus is in the heart of the Space Coast; NASA-Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral is just north of us. Our area has one of the largest high-tech workforces in the country—and that means numerous internship and employment opportunities for our students.

At Florida Tech you’ll be minutes from the estuarine habitats of the Indian River Lagoon, home to more than 4,300 species of plants and animals, and just over the causeway from the Atlantic Ocean and its 72 miles of beautiful beaches. The Florida Keys and the Everglades are just a short trip away.

Beyond the classroom, sustainability majors can build leadership and professional experience through participation in the Student Government Association, intramural and collegiate sports and over 200 other student organizations. Many clubs are active in sustainable practices, directly or indirectly. 

Students have plenty of opportunities at Florida Tech for applied sustainability internships with corporate sustainability partners. Many students do their senior capstone research projects as sustainability internships off-campus with businesses, government agencies or regional nonprofit organizations.