Semester Requirements
Andres Carrano, Minor Adviser
(585) 475-6062, andres.carrano@rit.edu
Brian Thorn, Minor Adviser
(585) 475-6166, bkteie@rit.edu
This multidisciplinary minor is aimed at students interested in exploring issues associated with developing and delivering sustainable product systems. Courses enhance students' understanding of the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, ethical, and environmental), develop awareness of the need for more sustainable approaches to product development, and explore strategies for developing and delivering sustainable product systems.
Required Courses:
ISEE-250 Engineering Economy
ISEE-785 Fundamentals of Sustainable Engineering
ISEE-786 Lifecycle Assessment
Electives–Choose two courses from the following groups (at least one course must come from the social context group):
Social Context
MGMT-710 Managing for Environmental Sustainability
STSO-120 Introduction to Environmental Studies
STSO-140 Science, Technology, and Values
STSO-201 Science and Technology Policy
STSO-220 Environment and Society
STSO-240 Social Consequences of Technology
STSO-321 Face of the Land
STSO-421 Environmental Policy
Technical
ISEE-787 Design for the Environment
MECE-357 Contemporary Issues in Energy and the Environment
MECE-710 Fuel Cell Technology
MECE-729 Renewable Energy Systems
PACK-530 Packaging Sustainability and the Environment
ESHS-310 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
ESHS-330 Industrial Wastewater Management
ESHS-350 Air Emissions Management
ESHS-720 Environment, Health, and Safety Management
STSO-422 Great Lakes
STSO -521 Biodiversity
PUBL-510 Tech Innovation and Public Policy
PUBL-530 Energy Policy
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This multidisciplinary minor is aimed at students interested in exploring issues associated with developing and delivering sustainable product systems. Courses in the minor enhance the understanding of the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, ethical, environmental), develop awareness of the need for more sustainable approaches to product development, and explore strategies for developing and delivering sustainable product systems.
Prerequisite:
Math at the level of 1016-226 or higher
Required Courses:
0303-520/620 Engineering Economy
0617-436 Engineering Economics (or equivalent)
0303-691/790 Fundamentals of Sustainable Product Design
0303-791 Introduction to Life Cycle Assessment and Costing
Electives—Choose two of the following (one must be a social context course):
Social Context Electives
0508-211 Science, Technology, and Values
0508-212 Introduction to Environmental Studies
0508-441 Science and Technology Policy
0508-443 Face of the Land
0508-444 Social Consequences of Technology
0508-460 Environment and Society
0508-463 Great Lakes I
0508-464 Great Lakes II
0508-482 Energy and the Environment
0508-483 Environmental Values
0508-484 Environmental Policy
0508-490 Biodiversity and Society
0521-408 Technology Innovation and Public Policy
0521-451 Energy Policy
Technical and Engineering Electives
0303-792 Design for the Environment
0304-460 Contemporary Issues in Energy and the Environment
0304-710 Fuel Cell Technology
Civil Engineering Technology and Environmental Management Electives
0630-465 Product Stewardship
0630-521 Environment, Health, and Safety for Engineering Technology
0630-350 Survey of Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
0630-352 Survey of Industrial Wastewater Management
0630-354 Survey of Air Emissions Management