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The undergraduate minor in sustainability engineering is open to all undergraduate students in the CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß College of Engineering and Applied Science. The minor provides a strong foundation in sustainability principles, an understanding of their importance, and the skills to apply them in a chosen profession.

Any undergraduate student admitted to the College of Engineering and Applied Science at ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß with a minimum GPA of 2.0 is eligible to enroll in the Minor in Sustainability Engineering

Admission

A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to be admitted to the minor.

Grade Requirements

A cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required in the courses used to satisfy the minor requirements.Ìý

Residency

The minor requires 15 credit hours, at least nine of which must be courses completed on the CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß campus.

Course Requirements

Students pursuing the Minor in Sustainability Engineering must complete 15 credit hours, including six credits of foundational coursework and nine credits of approved sustainability-related electives offered across departments, programs and colleges. The two foundation courses in the minor, CVEN 2909 and CVEN 2919, are offered in person and include many active learning components.

Two Required Core Courses—three credits each (6 credits total)

• CVEN 2909 Introduction to Global Sustainability
• CVEN 2919 Sustainability in Action

Three Electives—three credits each (9 credits total)

Students must also take an additional nine (9) credit hours of approved sustainability-related coursework (electives) offered by several departments, programs and colleges across campus. Three (3) of these credit hours must be taken in the area of Engineering.

Students should review the prerequisites of each course before registration.

One Elective (from the following approved engineering courses)

Engineering

AREN 3010 Energy Efficient Buildings
AREN 4890 Sustainable Building Design
CHEN 4480 Solar Cells and Optical Devices for Sustainable Buildings
COEN 3210 Climate Change and Engineering
CVEN 3414 Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
CVEN 4333 Engineering Hydrology
CVEN 4565 Design of Wood Structures
CVEN 4834 Special Topics (Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery)
CVEN 4969 Water Security, Sanitation & Hygiene
EVEN 3550 Sustainability Principles for Engineers
EVEN 3650 Sustainable Energy Systems Analysis
EVEN 4434 Environmental Engineering Design
EVEN 4544 Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
EVEN 4969 Water Security, Sanitation & Hygiene
MCEN 4032 Sustainable Energy

Two Electives (from the following approved Science/Business, Economics, and Policy courses)

Science

ATOC 4770 Renewable Energy Meteorology
CHEM 3251 Sustainable Energy from a Chemistry Perspective
CHEM 4141 Environmental Water and Soil Chemistry
ENVS 1000 Introduction to Environmental Studies
ENVS 2000 Applied Ecology for Environmental Studies
ENVS 3033 Governing the Environment
ENVS 3070 Energy and the Environment
ENVS 3140 Environmental Ethics
ENVS 3525 Intermediate Environmental Problem Analysis: Topical Cornerstones
ENVS 4800 Capstone: Critical Thinking in Environmental Studies
GEOG 2271 Introduction to the Arctic Environment
GEOG 3402 Natural Hazards
GEOG 3601 Principles of Climate
GEOL 1150 Water, Energy and Environment: An Introduction to Earth Resources

Business, Economics, and Policy

ECON 3545 Environmental Economics
ENVS 1001 Introduction to Human Dimensions of Environmental Studies
ENVS 3555 Sustainable Economies
ENVS 3621 Energy Policy and Society
GEOG 3022 Climate and Energy Justice
GEOG 4501 Water Issues in the American WestÌý
PHIL 2140 Environmental Justice
PLAN 3102 Strategies and Techniques for Sustainable Planning and Urban Design
PLAN 4101 Sustainable Futures Planning
PSCI 2116 Introduction to Environmental Policy and Policy Analysis
PSCI 4106 Issues and Challenges in American Green Energy Policy
SEWL 2000 America, the Environment, and the Global Economy
SOCY 4117 Food and Society

To Declare the Sustainability Engineering Minor

If you meet the admissions requirements listed above, please complete the CEAS Adding or Removing a Minor Form. The form will be updated soon to include the Sustainability Engineering Minor.

For questions, please email ceae-advising@colorado.edu.Ìý