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 be able to:
- Define sustainability and identify sustainability challenges.
- Demonstrate knowledge of ecosystem carrying capacity as relates to human needs.
- Apply sustainability concepts and frameworks to address sustainability issues in a global context.
- 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.
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.
Environmental Perspective
Select one from the following:
BIO 2900 | Ecology and Evolution | 3.00 units |
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BIO 2905 | Ecology and Evolution Lab | 1.00 unit |
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ENSC 2000 | Environmental Sciences | 3.00 units |
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ENSC 2005 | Environmental Sciences Lab | 1.00 unit |
Social Perspective
Select 1 course from the following:
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 |
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ENSC 2000 | Environmental Sciences | 3.00 units |
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ENSC 2005 | Environmental Sciences Lab | 1.00 unit |
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ENSC 3000 | Environmental Chemistry | 3.00 units |
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ENSC 3005 | Environmental Chemistry Lab | 1.00 unit |
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ENSC 3300 | Advanced Environmental Science | 3.00 units |
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ENSC 3305 | Advanced Environmental Science Lab | 1.00 unit |
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ENSC 4000 | Conservation Biology | 3.00 units |
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ENSC 4005 | Conservation Biology Lab | 1.00 unit |
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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 |
Total Credit Hours: 16