NS3501 Principles of Sustainability

This unique course utilizes information from different interdisciplinary fields to examine the interrelated environmental, economic and social problems facing humans at local, regional and global scales. This course provides an overview to some of the key concepts, principles and tools from diverse fields that contribute to our understanding of and response to problems such as climate change, environmental degradation, and the unequal distribution of limited resources. The course provides perspectives from the natural and social sciences, business fields, and professional disciplines and explores how their interconnection increases the prospects for a sustainable future. Through readings, class discussions, written responses, and group projects students will explore and become more engaged in topics including: renewable energy, green buildings, climate change, resource consumption, social justice, and environmental economics. Students must have completed three courses at the 2000 level, with grades of C or higher, as prerequisites for this course. Credits: 3

Prereq: EN1021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And NS1011 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1021 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1111 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1211 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1311 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1701 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1702 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1801 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS1802 Lecture Min Credits: 4.00 Or NS Core Trans Lecture Min Credits: 4.00