Contact Information
- cae@kent.edu | 330-672-2892
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Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
Description
The Sustainability minor provides students a basic knowledge of sustainability and allows them to address a specific area within sustainability. The minor consists of basic courses addressing the three main components of sustainability and an integrated series of advanced courses related to applications of this basic principle.
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Understand the concepts of sustainability, including the three pillars of economic growth, environmental protection and social equality
- Apply aspects of sustainability to their field of study
Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| ENGR 27210 | INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABILITY | 3 |
| ENGR 33092 | COOPERATIVE EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ELR) (WIC) | 1-3 |
| Basic Level Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| LIFE ON PLANET EARTH (KBS) | ||
| CHEMISTRY IN OUR WORLD (KBS) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS I (KBS) and GENERAL COLLEGE PHYSICS LABORATORY I (KBS) (KLAB) | ||
or PHY 23101 | GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I (KBS) (KLAB) | |
| FRONTIERS IN ASTRONOMY (KBS) | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | ||
| Advanced Level Electives, choose from the following: | 9 | |
| ENVIRONMENTAL IMPERATIVES | ||
| ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| SUSTAINABLE ENERGY I | ||
| SUSTAINABLE ENERGY II | ||
| SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION | ||
| CITIES AND URBANIZATION (DIVG) | ||
| CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES | ||
| THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY | ||
| SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 19 | |
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).