This teaching note delineates the broad understanding of sustainability and environmental justice as it relates to social work practice and social work education. The curricular applications of sustainability and environmental justice through an undergraduate, service learning, interdisciplinary, 12-day study abroad course to India are described. The teaching note includes the conceptualization of the course co-taught by faculty members from social work and chemistry as well as pretrip, trip, and posttrip learning activities.
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