Program: Sustainability Science Minor - Widener University

Apr 02, 2025

2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

The sustainability science minor is designed for students in all majors who have an interest in sustainability. The minor provides students with the necessary academic training to apply scientific knowledge and principles to sustainability practices. This minor helps students become better prepared to address some of our pressing local, national, and international sustainability problems.

Curriculum

Requirements

ENVR 171 - Principles of Environmental Science 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 172 - Principles of Sustainability Science 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 261 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
ENVR 361 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit(s)
ENVR 304 - Environmental Pollution 4 Credit(s) *
CHEM 120 - Sustainable Chemistry 3 Credit(s) **

Total Credits: 20

*CHEM 255 /CHEM 257 prerequisites are waived for students who have taken CHEM 120 .

**CHEM 120 is waived for students who have completed CHEM 145 –CHEM 148 , CHEM 255 /CHEM 257 .

Note: Students may wish to supplement the minor with one or more of these courses: BLAW 250 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business , EC 101 Principles of Macroeconomics , EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics , MGT 201 Principles of Management, MGT 335 Sustainability, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship .

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.