Program Director: Frank Galgano, Ph.D.
Office Location: Mendel Science Center G67E
Telephone: 610-519-3336
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Engineering students should contact:
Minor Director: Virginia Smith, Ph.D.
Office Location: 364A Drosdick Hall
Telephone: (610) 519-4961
Email: virginia.smith@villanova.edu
MINOR: Sustainability Studies (18 credits)
The sustainability minor is open to all students and requires 6 courses and ~21 credits (dependent on lab course selections). It is designed for students who wish to deepen and broaden their knowledge of sustainability with a distinctive program of study encompassing the relationship between the environment and society. In addition to taking GEV 3001 (which will replace one course from either the Humanities or Policy Stem), students will select two courses from each of the three stems below: Humanities, Policy, and Science and Technology.
Program Notes:
- Courses that fulfill minor requirements may be used to fulfill other requirements (i.e., primary major, core curriculum, minors, concentrations, or free electives).
- Students may count 2 sustainability-approved courses from their primary major or a relevant core course (including relevant MSE courses) toward the minor.
- Course list may be supplemented by the program director as new courses become available
- With the permission of the program director, the following courses MAY be counted (when they are sustainability-relevant: For PJ 3000, PJ 5000, ECO 4200, GEV 3000, GEV 4330, GEV 4340, GEV 4510, PSC 4275, CEE 4612, CHE 4831/32.
- BIO 4451/52, CHE 4831/32, CHM 1311/01, GEV 1050, GEV 1051, GEV 432X: Associated Lab Required, see advisor
Humanities Stem Courses
Choose two courses from the list below or two that carry the SHUM attribute.
- The required GEV 3001 course counts towards either one Humanities Stem or one Policy Stem requirement.
- Listed topics courses/history and english core may only count toward the minor if they fall within the Sustainability Studies list of approved courses. If in doubt, see program director.
Humanities Stem
The list below also includes:
- ENG 4690 (Post-200 American Apocalypse or Literature and the Environment sections)
- PJ 4250
Policy and Management Stem Courses
Choose two courses from the list below or two that carry the SPOL attribute.
- The required GEV 3001 course counts towards either one Humanities Stem or one Policy Stem requirement.
- Listed topics courses may only count toward the minor if they fall within the Sustainability Studies list of approved courses. If in doubt, see program director.
The following courses are included in the list below:
- PSY 2500
Science and Technology Stem Courses
Choose two courses from the list below or two that carry the SSCT attribute.
- Listed topics courses may only count toward the minor if they fall within the Sustainability Studies list of approved courses. If in doubt, see program director.
Science and Technology Stem
- MSE 2508 may also count.