Sustainability and the Environment
What is Antioch College’s Sustainability and the Environment pathway?
The Sustainability and the Environment pathway at Antioch equips students to understand the causes and effects of social and ecological crises and regeneration; to think critically about environmental ethics and justice; to trace power and unevenness across social, economic, and political lines; to imagine better worlds and to nurture human and environmental resilience.
Why choose the Sustainability and the Environment pathway at Antioch College?
Students who have graduated within this pathway have landed jobs in environmental consulting, land management, environmental reporting, and other areas. Other students have entered graduate programs in ecology, environmental science, natural resource management and more.
A Sample of Sustainability and Environment Courses:
Humanities
- LIT 130 Literature and Social Justice
- PHIL 115 Eastern Thought
- PHIL 221 Environmental Ethics & Political Theory
- PHIL 290 Indian and Buddhist Philosophies
Sciences
- BIO 210 Botany
- BIO 240 Zoology
- BIO 340 Evolutionary Biology
- CHEM 220 Environmental Chemistry
- ENVS 105 Introduction to Environmental Sciences
- ENVS 220 Aquatic Biology
- ENVS 230 Soil Science
- ENVS 305 Ecology
- ENVS 330 Conservation Biology
- ENVS 339 Ecological Agriculture
Social Sciences
- ANTH 245 Environmental Justice
- PECO 245 Political Ecology
- PECO 280 Globalization and Development
- PECO 350 Public Policy
Additional Offerings
- FARM 101: Ecological Growing Practicum
- FARM 201: Specialized Skills Practicum
Example of self-designed major in sustainability
Environmental Philosophy, Ecological Resiliency, and Practicable Sustainability
Cooperative Education Field Placements
In the past, students have participated in Co-ops around the country and abroad. Here are a few examples:
- Antioch Farm, an on campus farm providing a space for learning about sustainable, ecological agriculture while also providing the college with fresh, organically grown produce
- Agraria, Community Solutions, a Yellow Springs-based nonprofit committed to educating people about ways to make their communities more self-reliant and resilient
- Heartbeat Learning Gardens, a non-profit, small scale, sustainable farm working to provide education on sustainable farming and simple living
- Un Arbol Para Mi Vereda (A Tree for My Sidewalk), a non-profit organization with a mission to plant more trees in the City of Buenos Aires and the surrounding area
- City of Dayton’s Division of Water Supply and Treatment, which is responsible for maintaining and operating well fields, water treatment plants, pumping stations, and water storage facilities that provide water to most of the residents in Montgomery County
Learning Resources
Recent News
2026 Soil Health Symposium Call for Applications
2026 Soil Health Symposium Call for Applications YELLOW SPRINGS, OHIO -- Antioch College invites proposals for and participation in the 2026 Soil Health Symposium themed as “Roots, Reach, and Responsibility: Connecting Soil Health to Food Forests and Pollinator...
