Ethics and Sustainability
The minor in Ethics and Sustainability draws on the expertise and critical thinking of faculty across the campus in all three schools. Minoring in Ethics and Sustainability provides students with knowledge and tools to understand and critically assess environments, materials, economics, aesthetics, philosophical concepts, social responsibility, and the impact of actions. The minor is designed to facilitate understanding of the interrelatedness of topics, information, and applications related to ethics and sustainability.
Co-Coordinator: Anna Blume
Co-Coordinator: Evelyn Rynkiewicz
Requirements
SC 253 Ecology and Environmental Problems
PL 431 Philosophy: Ethics
Complete three additional courses from the following list.
| Course | Credits |
|---|---|
| School of Business and Technology | |
| FM 326 SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION MERCHANDISING | |
| FM 363 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | |
| IN 320 COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE | |
| IN 342 INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY | |
| TT 247 COLOR CREATION AND SUSTAINABLE APPLICATION | |
| School of Art and Design | |
| ID 421 HISTORIC PRESERVATION | |
| ID 422 HISTORIC PRESERVATION II | |
| ID 472 ECOLOGY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT | |
| PH/SC 254 ECOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY: SUSTAINABLE NEW YORK | |
| PK 413 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN DEVELOPMENT | |
| PK 431 SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING DESIGN | |
| SC 254 OR PH 254 ECOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY: SUSTAINABLE NEW YORK | |
| TD/SC 204 DESIGNING WITH EMERGING MATERIALS | |
| School of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| EN 274 VOICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS | |
| EN 280B REVOLUTIONS, UPRISINGS AND RESISTANCE | |
| EN 304 WRITING AS ACTIVISM | |
| EN 337 POETRY IN GLOBAL SOCIETY | |
| HA 208 EARTH MATTERS: ART & ENVIRONMENT IN ANCIENT EGYPT AND WESTERN ASIA | |
| HA 304 HOLOCAUST REPRESENTATION IN ART (HONORS) | |
| HA 319 ART HISTORY AND CONSERVATION | |
| HA 320 Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics | |
| HA 321 eco-visions in art and design | |
| HA 385 Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States (Honors) | |
| HA 462 ART AND ETHICS | |
| HI 200 QUEER WORK: A RESEARCH SEMINAR IN LGBTQ BUSINESS AND LABOR HISTORY | |
| HI 394 REBELLION AND RESISTANCE IN AMERICA (HONORS) | |
| MC 200 MEDITERRANEAN CROSSINGS: MIGRATION, INTEGRATION, AND SOCIAL UNREST | |
| MC 301 IMAGINARY ENCOUNTERS: REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CARIBBEAN (HONORS) | |
| MC 303 BLACK IN PARIS: AFRICAN AMERICAN, AFRICAN, AND CARIBBEAN WRITERS IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS (HONORS) | |
| MC/SS 308 WHITE GOLD: SUGAR, POWER AND THE CREATION OF ATLANTIC CAPITALISM | |
| PL 200 Environmental Ethics | |
| PL 202 ANIMAL ETHICS AND THE FASHION INDUSTRY | |
| PL 300 BUSINESS ETHICS | |
| SC 101 BIODESIGN: INNOVATION AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND DESIGN | |
| SC 201 PLANTS, POLLINATORS AND PEOPLE | |
| SC 202 THE TRUE COST: A PRODUCT’S LIFE CYCLE AND THE SCIENCE OF SUSTAINABILITY | |
| SC 203 DISEASE ECOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD | |
| SC/TD 204 DESIGNING WITH EMERGING MATERIALS | |
| SC/PH 254 ECOLOGY AND PHOTOGRAPHY: SUSTAINABLE NEW YORK | |
| SS 302 ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND FOSSIL FUELS | |
| SS 313 CULTURAL AWARENESS, DESIGN RESPONSIBILITY AND THE LAW | |
| SS 336 PSYCHOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABILITY | |
| SS 341 WOMEN AND GLOBAL POLITICS | |
| SS 395 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT IN THE 21ST CENTURY | |
| SS 442 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY |
Please check the Undergraduate Catalog for course descriptions and any prerequisite information.