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Dec 26, 2024
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BUS 1360 - Introduction to Sustainability
Credit(s): 3
This course will introduce students to the various natural and human-designed systems that humans interface with during a lifetime. These system include: 1) Land, food, and fiber; 2) Energy and transportation; 3) Fresh water and the marine environment; 4) The built environment; 5) Consumer goods and services; and 6) Community vitality. Each system will be introduced through the lenses of social, environmental, and economic perspectives. Concepts from the study of ecology, economic justice, and social and environmental responsibility will be integrated throughout the course, and discourse on the impacts of human design and behavior on the environment will also be included in this introductory course. Further, students will become aware of how individuals and groups in the various sectors of society are striving to make changes to mitigate the harmful impacts of humans on the social, environmental, and economic fabric we all live within. Solutions from the private, governmental, and non-profit sectors will be examined.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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