Established in 2006, Arizona State University’s School of Sustainability is the first comprehensive degree-granting program of its kind in the United States, with a focus on finding real-world solutions to environmental, economic, and social challenges.
We are addressing some of the most critical challenges of our time, and the demand for our graduates is strong. The School’s course of study emphasizes experiential learning, research with faculty, corporate and K-12 work, community service, and leadership development.
The School of Sustainability is located in a brand new building called the Walton Center for Planetary Health (WCPH). It also houses the Global Futures Laboratory. YOUR futures at SOS are bright!
Walton Center for Planetary Health (WCPH) (interactive campus map)
In 2020, in the midst of the global pandemic, ASU merged three synergistic, stand alone academic units to form the College of Global Futures with this bold mandate:
"Urgent issues across the globe require informed action. Our responsibility is to develop viable and implementable options to ensure a habitable future and well-being for everyone. The College of Global Futures empowers students to make long-term impact. The transdisciplinary approach engaged throughout the College leverages resources from across the nation’s most innovative university and equips global leaders of today and tomorrow with the ability to apply their skills and knowledge in any arena.
The College of Global Futures is our new home, alongside the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the newly formed School for Complex Adaptive Systems and School of Ocean Futures.
College of Global Futures Career Services, Internships and Alumni Engagement