Minor In Sustainable Solutions For The Developing World
Minor in Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World
A minor in Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World is available to students in any degree program. The minor seeks to employ humanitarian principles toward sustainable solutions that address the conflict that often occurs between economic development and environmental justice predominant in the developing world. A goal of the curriculum is to provide students with the tools to understand issues concerning social justice and sustainability to be used when designing and implementing solutions for the developing world. To obtain the minor, a student must complete the following courses.
Required Courses:
1. Three credit total from the following list of courses1 (3cr. total):
ANTH 381 Consumption and Culture (3 cr.)
EV 200 Sustainability and the Environment (2cr.)
EV 300 Environmental Leadership (2 cr.)
PHIL 370 Environmental Ethics (3 cr.)
PHIL 371 Energy and Society (3cr.)
PHIL 405 Sustainability Theory and Practice: A Critical Assessment (3cr.)
POL 350 International Development and Social Change (3cr.)
2. Two of the following courses 2 (6 cr. total)
ANTH 201 Introduction to Anthropology (3cr.)
ANTH 351 Global Forces, Local Outcomes (3 cr.)
ANTH 335 Understanding the Contemporary Middle East (3 cr.)
COMM 428 Public Debate and the Environment: Reading & Writing Environmentally (3 cr.)
LIT 250 World Literature (3 cr.)
LIT 251 Understanding Vietnam (3 cr.)
LIT 353 African Literature (3cr.)
PHIL 310 World Religious and Contemporary Issues (3 cr.)
POL 250 Politics in Cross-National Perspective (3 cr.)
POL 251 Introduction to International Politics (3 cr.)
POL 362 Human Rights Law and Politics (3 cr.)
SOC 330 Health, Wealth, Inequality, and the Environment (3cr.)
3. Two of the following courses 3 (6 cr. total)
MK 436 Creativity, Innovation and New Product Development (3cr.)
SB 396 Global Business Strategies (3cr.)
MK 320 Principles of Marketing (3 cr.)
OM 476 Management of Technology (3 cr.)
OM 480 Project Management (3 cr.)
EC 360 Environmental Economics (3 cr.)
ES 438 Alternative Energy Systems (3 cr.)
4. ONE of the following courses (3 cr.)
UNIV 399 Global Experience (with Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World emphasis), recommended for all students; OR
A multidisciplinary project course (with Sustainable Solutions for the Developing World emphasis) if approved by the director of the minor and the chair or advisor for the student’s major program of study4
1The purpose of this category of course work is for students to develop a comprehensive understanding of sustainability principles. This list reflects courses available as of 10/2011 to fit this context. It is recognized that this list may evolve over time with availability of instructors or development of new courses. A student may substitute a relevant course upon approval of the minor director.
2The purpose of this category of course work is for students to develop an understanding of the cultural, political, and social character of countries around the world. This list reflects courses available as of 10/2011 to fit this context. It is recognizes that this list may evolve over time with availability of instructors or development of new courses. A student may substitute a relevant course upon approval of the minor director.
3The purpose of this category of course work is for the students to develop an understanding of key principles of innovation and entrepreneurship. This list reflects courses available as of 10/2011 to fit this context. It is recognizes that this list may evolve over time with availability of instructors or development of new courses. A student may substitute a relevant course upon approval of the minor director.
4The multidisciplinary project is intended to serve as the Capstone, Senior Design, or other culminating project based experience that is normally completed within the student’s major program of study. Students participating in the minor will engage in a multidisciplinary project developed by students within the minor and faculty who support the minor OR the student may participate in related experiences and opportunities within the student’s major program of study that are thematically linked to this minor. For example, if a student’s senior design course within their major has a multidisciplinary theme and relates to strategies employable in the developing world, the student can obtain approval from the director of the minor for the course to serve as the minor required course.
