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 2026. To declare your minor, please speak to your academic advisor for assistance.
Minor Coordinator:
Anna Blume
anna_blume@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 |
| TS 230 | Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Industry | 2 |
| TT 247 | Color Creation and Sustainable Applications | 3 |
| Art and Design | ||
| ID 175 | Materials in a Sustainably Built Environment | 2 |
| ID 421 | Historic Preservation I | 2 |
| ID 472 | Ecology and the Built Environment | 2 |
| PK 431 | Sustainable Packaging Design | 2 |
| TD 203 | Textile Arts in India | 2 |
| TD/SC 204 | Designing with Emerging Materials (Interdisciplinary) | 3 |
| Liberal Arts | ||
| EC 302 | Economics of Energy and Fossil Fuels | 3 |
| EC 442 | Environmental Economics and Policy | 3 |
| 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 |
| FI 304 | Disability and the Moving Image | 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 324 | Art and Technology since 1960 | 3 |
| HA 255 | 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 214 | Postcards from Italy: Marginality and Urban Ecologies in Modern Italian Culture | 3 |
| MC 215 | Queer(ing) France: Misfits and Rebels in Text and Film | 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 |
| PC 241 | Women and Global Politics (*) | 3 |
| PC 395 | International Conflict in the 21st Century (Honors) | 3 |
| PL 200 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PL 202 | Animal Ethics and the Fashion Industry | 3 |
| PL 250 | Ethics and Technology: Agency, Freedom, and Responsibility | 3 |
| PL 300 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| PY 336 | Psychology for Sustainability | 3 |
| SC 101 | Biodesign: Innovation at the Intersection of Science and Design | 3 |
| SC 102 | Climate Change | 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 |
| SO 313 | Cultural Awareness, Design Responsibility, and the Law | 3 |
| SP 113 | Con gusto y ritmo: Spanish through Food, Fashion and Music | 3 |
| SS 315 | Contemporary Issues Impacting the Caribbean Region | 3 |
Semesterly course offerings are subject to change.
* Course was previously numbered PC 341 Women and Global Politics.
Upon completion of the Ethics and Sustainability minor, students will be able to:
- Articulate the need for sustainable relationships between themselves, other animals, local and global ecosystems, societies, and urban or rural or wild environments.
- Recognize the parameters, depths, and complexities of ethical thought and behaviour within past and present contexts.
- Appreciate the intersection between ethics and sustainability and be able to translate this understanding into their daily lives.
- Reflect upon the importance of creative hypotheses, projects, and performances geared towards ethical and/or sustainable practices.
- Perceive the central importance of collaborative mutually supportive relationships to form and maintain ethical and/or sustainable life.
- Be mindful of the difference between authentic sustainable objectives and “greenwashing” that seeks to appropriate these objectives solely for brand recognition or sales.