Ethics and Sustainability Minor
The minor in Ethics and Sustainability draws on the expertise and critical thinking of faculty across the campus in all three schools. Minoring in Ethics and Sustainability provides students with knowledge and tools to understand and critically assess environments, materials, economics, aesthetics, philosophical concepts, social responsibility, and the impact of actions. The minor is designed to facilitate understanding of the interrelatedness of topics, information, and applications related to ethics and sustainability.
The following requirements below are intended for students beginning fall 2024.
To declare your minor, please speak to your academic advisor for assistance.
Minor Coordinator:
Evelyn Rynkiewicz
evelyn_rynkiewicz@fitnyc.edu
| Required Courses | ||
| SC 253 | Ecology and Environmental Problems | 3 |
| PL 431 | Philosophy: Ethics | 3 |
| Choose Three (3) Additional Courses from the List Below | ||
| Business and Technology | ||
| FM 326 | Circular Economy for Sustainable Fashion Business | 3 |
| FM 363 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 3 |
| IN 320 | Compliance Management in International Trade | 3 |
| IN 342 | International Corporate Responsibility | 3 |
| TT 247 | Color Creation and Sustainable Applications | 3 |
| Art and Design | ||
| ID 421 | Historic Preservation I | 2 |
| ID 422 | Historic Preservation II | 2 |
| ID 472 | Ecology and the Built Environment | 2 |
| PH/SC 254 | Ecology and Photography: Sustainable New York (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| PK 413 | Sustainable Packaging Design Development | 3 |
| PK 431 | Sustainable Packaging Design | 2 |
| TD 203 | Textile Arts in India | 2 |
| TD/SC 204 | Designing with Emerging Materials (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| Liberal Arts | ||
| EN 274 | Voices of Civil Rights in American History | 3 |
| EN 304 | Writing as Activism (Honors) | 3 |
| EN 337 | Poetry in a Global Society | 3 |
| HA 208 | Earth Matters: Art & Environment in Ancient Egypt and Western Asia | 3 |
| HA 246 | Art and Social Justice in New York | 3 |
| HA 304 | Holocaust Representation in Art (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 319 | Art History and Conservation | 3 |
| HA 320 | Animals, Architecture, and Aesthetics | 3 |
| HA 321 | Eco-Visions in Art and Design | 3 |
| HA 385 | Racism and Antiracism in Public Art and Architecture of the United States (Honors) | 3 |
| HA 462 | Art and Ethics | 3 |
| HI 200 | Queer Work: A Research Seminar in LGBTQ Business and Labor History | 3 |
| HI 394 | Rebellion and Resistance in America (Honors) | 3 |
| MC 200 | Mediterranean Crossings: Migration, Integration, and Social Unrest | 3 |
| MC 301 | Imaginary Encounters: Representations of the Caribbean (Honors) | 3 |
| MC 303 | Black in Paris: African American, African, and Caribbean Writers in the City of Lights (Honors) | 3 |
| MC 307 | Postcards from Italy: Marginality and Urban Ecologies in Modern Italian Culture | 3 |
| MC/SS 308 | White Gold: Sugar, Power and the Creation of Atlantic Capitalism (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| PL 200 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PL 202 | Animal Ethics and the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| PL 300 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| SC 101 | Biodesign: Innovation at the Intersection of Science and Design | 3 |
| SC 103 | Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Chemistry | 3 |
| SC 201 | Plants, Pollinators, and People | 3 |
| SC 202 | The True Cost: A Product’s Life Cycle and the Science of Sustainability | 3 |
| SC 203 | Disease Ecology in a Changing World | 3 |
| SC/TD 204 | Designing with Emerging Materials (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| SC 206 | The Chemistry and Art of Natural Dyes | 3 |
| SC/PH 254 | Ecology and Photography: Sustainable New York (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| SS 302 | Economics of Energy and Fossil Fuels | 3 |
| SS 313 | Cultural Awareness, Design Responsibility, and the Law | 3 |
| SS 315 | Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region | 3 |
| SS 336 | Psychology for Sustainability | 3 |
| SS 341 | Women and Global Politics | 3 |
| SS 395 | International Conflict in the 21st Century (Honors) | 3 |
| SS 442 | Environmental Economics and Policy | 3 |
*Semesterly course offerings are subject to change.