University of Portland Bulletin 2016-2017

Minor in Sustainability

The sustainability minor is intended as a complement to core fields of study. It focuses on sustainability as a framework for assessing social, environmental, and economic constraints and opportunities for value creation for organizations. All students minoring in sustainability will be better prepared for careers where sustainability is a major focus (e.g. sustainability managers, chief environmental officers, sustainable development specialists) and in all careers where organizations are facing rising consumer, regulatory, and competitive pressure to improve environmental and social outcomes (e.g. employees in the building, education, energy, food and transportation industries).

Minor Requirements

The minor in sustainability is open to students of all majors.  It requires five upper-division courses, excluding prerequisites.  Only one upper-division course can be cross-counted in both the minor and another major. 

Prerequisites--6 hours

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Or

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

ENV 182Environmental Science

3

Or

CE 367Environmental Engineering

3

Two Required Courses - 6 hours

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability

3

Choose Three Electives - 9 hours

BUS 376Sustainable Marketing

3

BUS 421/CST 521Rhetoric of Sustainability

3

BUS 487Social Entrepreneurship

3

CE 462Sustainable Design

3

ECN 322Environmental Economics

3

ECN 424Income Inequality

3

EGR 351Engineering Economics

3

ENV 349Environmental Policy

3

HST 357Environmental History of the Americas and the World

3

ME 434Energy Efficiency in Buildings

3

ME 438/EE 424Renewable Energy

3

PHL 434Environmental Ethics

3

POL 338Food, Politics and Policy

3

SW 456Social Work for Sustainable Communities

3