Program Description

This minor is open to students in majors across campus who wish to more thoroughly understand sustainability and the topics included in the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Entering and Completing the Minor

• You are required to make a formal application to this minor, which you may do at any time during the year.
• Acceptance is based upon a minimum Cumulative 2.50 GPA, completion of 5 credits in the minor with a 2.50 GPA, a minimum of 45 quarter credits of coursework complete (sophomore standing), and formal admittance to your primary major.
• The University requires a grade of C- or better in all classes that apply to a major or minor; however, programs may require higher minimum grades in specific courses. You may repeat an SPU course only once for a higher grade.
• To advance in this program, meet with your faculty advisor regularly to discuss your grades, course progression, and other indicators of satisfactory academic progress. If your grades or other factors indicate that you may not be able to successfully complete the minor, your faculty advisor can work with you to explore options.
• You must complete the minor requirements in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year of admittance to the minor.
• This minor is also available to students majoring in a business degree.

Sustainable Management Minor: People, Planet, and Productivity

30 Credits Minimum, Including 15 Upper Division (UD)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Sustainable Management Core
BUS 2330	Introduction to Sustainable Management	5
BUS 3330	Climate Change Action	5
BUS 4330	Sustainable Innovation	5
Section Credits Required		15
People		5
Complete at least 5 credits from:
BIO 3898	Women in Science
BUS 3600	Gender and Leadership
BUS 4661	Special Topics in Management 1
ECN 4010	Health Economics
ENG 3004	Literature, Gender, and Sexuality
HIS 3358	Race, Sexuality, and Religion in Postwar Europe
HIS 3444	Humanitarianism: Promises and Problems
HIS 3448	Refugees and Human Trafficking: History of Forced Migration and the Law
HIS 3725	Women and Gender in the Middle East
HIS 3788	Pandemics, Empire and Survival of Asia and the World
HSC 3000	Issues in Women's Health
HSC 4700	Issues in Global Health
HSC 4710	Culture, Diversity, and Health
POL 3330	Global Women's Issues
SJC 1000	Introduction to Justice, Equity, and Cultural Studies [edited]
SOC 2351	Living on the Margins: Cities in the Global South
SOC 4210	Gender in the Global Context
THEO 3331	Women in Christianity
Section Credits Required		5
Planet
Complete at least 5 credits from:		5
BIO 1104	Environmental Science
BIO 1106	Ecological Fundamentals
BIO 1121	Coral Reef Ecology
BIO 3835	Theological Ecology
CHM 2410	Environmental Chemistry and Sustainability
ECN 3500	Environmental Economics
EE 1008	Introduction to the Everyday Aspects of Electrical Energy
EGR 3611	Appropriate and Sustainable Engineering I: Alternative Energy Systems
EGR 4610	Systems Design
PHY 1142	Earth System Science
PHY 3011	Global Climate Change: Scientific, Social and Moral Implications
THEO 3540	Creation Care
Section Credits Required		5
Productivity 2		5
Complete at least 5 credits from:
BUS 3680	Social Enterprise
BUS 3682	Social Venture Planning
BUS 3690	Inclusive Financial Services
ECN 3231	Urban Economics
FCS 3100	Sustainable Food Production
FCS 3890	Global Sourcing and Production
GDEV 4950	Special Topics in Global Development
ISD 3050	Institutions and Institutional Analysis
SOC 3105	Introduction to Community Development
Section Credits Required		5
Total Credits		30

¹

Course topic must be Equity and Institutions.

²

GDEV 4950 Special Topics in Global Development may be repeated if topics differ.