Sustainability Studies

Minor in Sustainability Studies

The minor in Sustainability Studies at Roger WIlliams University will facilitate deeper student exploration of complex interrelationships among contemporary environmental, social and economic problems and their possible solutions. In addition, courses will help student’s articulate personal philosophies to guide more sustainable lifestyles (i.e. choices for resource use and other behaviors). After completing a minor in Sustainability Studies, students will be expected to have the requisite interdisciplinary knowledge to think clearly and critically about the complexity of interrelated environmental, social and economic problems. In addition, the working vocabulary associated with this knowledge base will enable them to communicate across disciplines and more effectively work as part of teams engaged in seeking solutions to problems of sustainability within the business sector, government and non-governmental agencies, the public policy realm, and environmental organizations, among other institutions. In short, the acquisition of a broader, synthetic understanding of complex contemporary sustainability-related issues will allow RWU graduates completing the minor to contribute more effectively in their future careers and as public citizens to creating a more sustainable future for humanity and other species on Earth.

Requirements for the Minor in Sustainability Studies

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Three of the following courses, one of which must be at the 200 level or above:

*These courses have prerequisite requirements that do not fulfill requirements for completion of the Sustainability Studies minor. Some prerequisites may be waived with instructor’s permission.

#These courses have prerequisite requirements that fulfill requirements for the Sustainability Studies minor.