Sustainability Engineering Minor

This academic minor is intended for students who are interested in gaining knowledge and experience in the principles and practices of engineering design for sustainability, and of the critical role of engineering decisions on the sustainability of the resulting designs. Every engineering discipline impacts the environmental and social sustainability of our planet, and knowledge of the principles of sustainability in engineering design will contribute substantially to professional practice.

While this minor is intended primarily for engineering students, it is open to all students. For non-engineering students the expected background courses may increase the total minor program to more than two units.

Requirements: Candidates for the Sustainability Engineering Minor must meet the following requirements: 

1. Complete and obtain approval for the Application for the Minor in Sustainability Engineering available from the Registrar or the Office of Sustainability.

   1. Define a focus for the minor. Some examples are given below but these are not comprehensive. Note that the focus must be distinct from the content of your major and must be supported by the courses in the minor. 
   2. List the academic activities that will be included in the minor, following the general rules for minors at WPI as well as the rules below.
       

2. Complete two units of work for the minor, one unit of which may be double counted with other degree requirements. The two units must meet the requirements listed below.

3. To accommodate new sustainability-related courses and independent study and project activities, up to two thirds units may be substituted for the activities listed in items III and IV with the approval of the Sustainability Engineering Minor program review committee. This committee may be contacted through the Registrar or the Director of Sustainability.

4. See the WPI Undergraduate Catalog for additional rules for all minors, in particular that the MQP cannot be used in satisfying any Minor and that at most one unit may be double counted with another degree requirement.

Two Units for the Minor 

Complete two units of work for the minor, one unit of which may be double counted with other degree requirements.The two units must meet the following requirements: