Minor in Sustainability
Sustainability requires that short and long-term social, economic, and environmental impacts of products and processes be considered. With globalization of the world's economies, continuing challenges with depletion of resources and increased global pollution, the well-being of society will require application of the principles of sustainability. The Minor in Sustainability is suggested for students who desire an understanding of sustainability or those who anticipate working for trans-national or development organizations. The interdisciplinary Minor in Sustainability is open to students of all majors.
Minor in Sustainability Requirements
In order to earn a minor in sustainability, students must complete a minimum of 20 units with a Pacific minor grade point average of 2.0. Students must complete at least one course from each of categories A, B, and C:
| A. | Technology | |||
| CIVL | 171 | Water and Environmental Policy | 3 | |
| CIVL | 173 | Sustainable Engineering | 3 | |
| EMGT | 176 | Systems Engineering Management | 4 | |
| MECH | 155 | Solar energy Engineering | 4 | |
| B. | Economics and Society |
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| ECON | 071 | Global Economic Issues | 4 | |
| ECON | 157 | Environmental and Natural Resource Economics | 4 | |
| GEOS | 103 | Global Change | 4 | |
| INTL | 077 | Contemporary World Issues | 4 | |
| INTL | 165 | Development, Modernization, and Cultural Change | 4 | |
| INTL | 174 | Global Environmental Policy | 4 | |
| C. | Environment and Ethics |
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| BIOL | 035 | Environment: Concepts and Issues | 4 | |
| BUSI | 053 | Legal and Ethical Environment of Business I-B | 4 | |
| ENGL | 126 | Literature and the Environment-Diversity, III-C | 4 | |
| GEOS | 043 | Environmental Science for the Informed Citizen III-C | 4 | |
| GEOS | 045 | Soil, Water, and War III-C | 4 | |
| PHIL | 035 | Environmental Ethics II-B | 4 | |
| SOCI | 111 | Environment and Society - Diversity, III-B | 4 |
D. Sustainability Research and Practice (optional)
Engineering Synthesis, Senior Project/Thesis, Senior Design, undergraduate research, internship, or independent study related to sustainability may be used to provide up to four additional units (1-4). For details on the Minor in Sustainability or for more information, please contact Dr. Camilla Saviz (csaviz@pacific.edu), 209-946-3077.
