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Crookston Campus
Sustainability MinorMath, Science and Technology
Academic Affairs
The minor in sustainability is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the three pillars of sustainability-economic growth, environmental stewardship, and social progress-allowing graduates to fully understand, articulate, and implement sustainable practices that will help our society face sustainability-related challenges.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Minor Requirements
Core
Take 5 or more course(s) totaling 13 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
BM 3008 - Sustainability and Compliance
(3.0 cr)
·
ENSC 3003 - Sustainable YoU, Sustainable World
[GLOB PERSP, PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
NATR 1226 - Environmental Science and Sustainability
[BIOL SCI, PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
·
SUST 3900 - Sustainability Field Experience
(2.0 cr)
·
SUST 4100 - Sustainability Capstone
(2.0 cr)
Economics and Public Policy Electives
Take 3-4 credits from the following:
BM 3025 - Lean Manufacturing
(4.0 cr)
or
FIN 3120 - Money, Financial Markets and Institutions
(3.0 cr)
or
FIN 3125 - Investments
(3.0 cr)
or
NATR 3344 - Land Use Planning
(3.0 cr)
or
NATR 4699 - Integrated Resource Management
(3.0 cr)
Social Science and Humanities Electives
Take 3 credits from the following:
PUBH 3331- Health Equity and Social Determinants (3.0 cr Rochester) or
COMM 3001 - Human Relationships and Leadership
[HUMAN DIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 3431 - Persuasion
(3.0 cr)
or
COMM 4802 - Publication Design and Management
(3.0 cr)
or
GBUS 3500 - Business Ethics
(3.0 cr)
or
HSM 2710 - Health Determinants and Disparities
[HUMAN DIV]
(3.0 cr)
or
PHIL 2002 - Introduction to Ethics
[HUMANITIES, ETH/CIV RE]
(3.0 cr)
Stewardship through Technology and Design
Take 3-4 credits from the following:
BBE 3201 Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective (3.0 cr Twin Cities) or
ANSC 3004 - Livestock Facilities and Environmental Systems
(3.0 cr)
or
ASM 3360 - Applications in Precision Agriculture
(2.0 cr)
or
BIOL 3420 - Ecotoxicology
(3.0 cr)
or
BIOL 3722 - Limnology
(3.0 cr)
or
ENSC 3124 - Environmental Science and Remediation Techniques
(3.0 cr)
or
ENSC 4022 - Risk Assessment and Environmental Impact Statements
(3.0 cr)
or
GNAG 3203 - Ag Products and Processing
(3.0 cr)
or
HORT 3030 - Landscape Design
(4.0 cr)
or
ITM 3733 - Green Technology Solutions
[PEOPLE/ENV]
(3.0 cr)
or
NATR 3374 - Ecology
[BIOL SCI]
(4.0 cr)
or
SWM 3224 - Soil and Water Conservation
(4.0 cr)
or
SWM 3225 - Watershed Management
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Online
The online minor in sustainability is designed to provide students with a fundamental understanding of the three pillars of sustainability-economic growth, environmental stewardship, and social progress-allowing graduates to fully understand, articulate, and implement sustainable practices that will help our society face sustainability-related challenges.
The sustainability minor online degree has identical degree requirements as the sustainability minor on-campus degree.
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