Sustainability Studies (Minor)

Dominican’s Sustainability Studies minor is a stand-alone, interdisciplinary minor that equips students with knowledge and skills to better understand and address global sustainability challenges. The minor is grounded in the three pillars of sustainability: environment, social, and economic perspectives with the goal of protecting the environment, supporting communities, and enhancing prosperity. The interdisciplinary nature of this minor also allows students to pursue studies that complement any major or concentration.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

1. Be able to define sustainability and identify sustainability challenges.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of ecosystem carrying capacity as relates to human needs.
3. Apply sustainability concepts and frameworks to address sustainability issues in a global context.
4. Evaluate their personal and professional actions with respect to environmental, social, and economic perspectives.

Minor Requirements

The minor is organized around the three pillars of sustainability: economic, environmental, and social.

Environmental Perspective

Select one from the following:

BIO 2900	Ecology and Evolution	3.00 units
	and
BIO 2905	Ecology and Evolution Lab	1.00 unit
	or
ENSC 2000	Environmental Sciences	3.00 units
	and
ENSC 2005	Environmental Sciences Lab	1.00 unit

Social Perspective

Select 1 course from the following:

ART 3814	Art + Environment	4.00 units
CMS 3201	Environmental Communication	4.00 units
ENGL 3090	American Transcendentalism	4.00 units
HIST 3711	U.S. Environmental History	4.00 units
PHIL 2110	Environmental Ethics	4.00 units
POL 3430	Environmental History and Law	4.00 units
PSY 3020	Environment and Behavior	1.00 unit
PSY 4038	Ecopsychology	4.00 units
RLGN 3170	Ecology and Religion	4.00 units

Electives

Select 1 course from the following:

ART 3814	Art + Environment	4.00 units
BIO 2900	Ecology and Evolution	3.00 units
BIO 2905	Ecology and Evolution Lab	1.00 unit
BIO 3505	International Field Biology	1.00- 4.00 units
BUS 4073	Managing Not-For-Profit Organizations	4.00 units
BUS 4080	Socially and Environmentally Responsible Management	4.00 units
CMS 3201	Environmental Communication	4.00 units
ENSC 2000	Environmental Sciences	3.00 units
	and
ENSC 2005	Environmental Sciences Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3000	Environmental Chemistry	3.00 units
	and
ENSC 3005	Environmental Chemistry Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 3300	Advanced Environmental Science	3.00 units
	and
ENSC 3305	Advanced Environmental Science Lab	1.00 unit
ENSC 4000	Conservation Biology	3.00 units
	and
ENSC 4005	Conservation Biology Lab	1.00 unit
ENGL 3090	American Transcendentalism	4.00 units
GPH 3500	Global Environmental Health	4.00 units
HIST 3711	U.S. Environmental History	4.00 units
PHIL 2110	Environmental Ethics	4.00 units
PHSC 2200	Earth Science	3.00 units
PHSC 2205	Earth Science Lab	1.00 unit
POL 3430	Environmental History and Law	4.00 units
PSY 3020	Environment and Behavior	1.00 unit
PSY 4038	Ecopsychology	4.00 units
RLGN 3170	Ecology and Religion	4.00 units

Economic Perspective:

BUS 3016

Sustainability Driven Business Innovation

4.00 units

*Note: BUS 4080 Socially and Environmentally Responsible Management may be substituted for BUS 3016.

 

Total Credit Hours: 16