Academic Programs
Environmental Sustainability
Dr. Philip B. DuBose, Coordinator
Phone: (540) 568-3235
E-mail: dubosepb@jmu.edu
This certificate program is a collaborative effort between the College of Business and the College of Integrated Science and Technology, and such a cross-disciplinary approach between business and the sciences is key to addressing sustainability. The program offers scientists and future business leaders the opportunity to work together to better understand sustainability, with the ultimate goal of integrating sustainability into all facets of life.
Students will use interactive computer-based simulations to role-play as business leaders, making decisions that will create sustainable resources within existing business models and experimenting with ways to increase sustainability while yielding profits. Course work in science and technology will focus on design issues, regulations and policies that affect sustainable business models.
The program is open to all majors, and is comprised of the courses listed below.
| Required Courses | Credit Hours |
| GECON 200. Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 201 Principles of Economics (Micro) | 3 |
| Choose one | 3 |
| ECON 305. Environmental Economics | |
| ECON 340. Economics of Natural Resources | |
| GISAT 112. Environmental Issues in Science and Technology | 4 |
| Choose one | 3-4 |
| GISAT 151. Analytical Methods I: Topics in Applied | |
| Calculus (4 credits) | |
| MATH 205. Introductory Calculus I (3 credits) | |
| MATH 235. Calculus I (4 credits) | |
| Choose one | 3 |
| ISAT 320. Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Technology |
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| ISAT 321. Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Technology |
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| ISAT 428. Industrial Ecology | 3 |
