2024-2025 Course Catalog

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Technology, Humans, and Environment (THE) Minor

Required Minor Courses
ENGE 2094Create!: Ideation & Innovation 1 3
PHIL 3334Ethical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence3
AAD 4234Capstone Collaborations: Cross-Disciplinary Teams3
Subtotal9
Elective Courses
Technology
Select one of the following:3
Digital Planet
Sustainable Design and Biophilia
Leadership for Global Sustainability
The Science of Materials in Everyday Life
Science, Techology, and Environment
Humans
Select one of the following:3
Earth Resources, Society, and Environment
Technology and Disability
Energy and Society
Enviroment
Select one of the following:3
Introduction to Green Engineering
Sustainable Design and Biophilia
People Community and Place
Energy and Raw Materials: Geopolitics and Sustainable Development
Collaborative Policy-Making and Planning
Innovation in Context
Subtotal9
Total Credits18
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It is preferred that students take CREATE! Ideation & Innovation early in the completion of the minor.

Graduation Requirements

All courses for the Technology, Humans, & Environment minor must be taken A/F and be completed with a minimum in-minor GPA of 2.0. Any course taken to fulfill the Technology, Humans, & Environment minor will count toward the minor GPA.

No more than 50% of the graded course credits required for the minor in Technology, Humans, and Environment (THE) may be doubled-counted in a student’s major.