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Sustainability Minors

At its most basic level, sustainable means:
"Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." This is Ecology's working definition of sustainability.

Sustainable design (also referred to as "green design", "eco-design", or "design for environment") is the art of designing physical objects and the built environment to comply with the principles of economic, social, and ecological sustainability.

The needed aim of sustainable design is to produce places, products and services in a way that reduces use of non-renewable resources, minimizes environmental impact, and relates people with the natural environment.

The following programs at The Art Institute of Portland have the Sustainability Minors offered:

Apparel Accessory Design
Apparel Design
Culinary Management BS
Design Management
Design Studies
Fashion Marketing
Industrial Design
Interior Design

Courses required for the Minor:

EVS111 Environmental Science (3)
Examination of the contributions of natural science in the analysis of environmental problems. Topics include biological processes, ecological principles, chemical cycling, ecosystem characteristics, and natural system vulnerability and recovery.
Prerequisites: College Mathematics, Argumentation & Research

ECOL201 Ecology (3)
A study of the natural interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment.
Prerequisites: College Mathematics, Argumentation & Research

ECON211 Environmental Economics (3)
Fundamental economic concepts and policy responses to environmental issues.
Prerequisite: Environmental Science

SOC221 Introduction to Sustainability (3)
Introduction to concepts of sustainability, including behaviors of individuals, consumers, and corporations. Emphasis on sustainable solutions to environmental issues.
Prerequisites: College Math, Writing & the Literary Arts

HST341 History of the Environmental Movement (3)
History of the environmental movement from 1870 to the present.
Prerequisite: Writing & the Literary Arts

HUM372 Environmental Ethics (3)
Principles and controversies shaping the relationship between humans and the environment,
Prerequisites: Environmental Science, Writing & the Literary Arts

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