The Sustainability Studies program facilitates deeper student exploration of complex interrelationships among contemporary environmental, social and economic problems and their solutions. In addition, courses will help student’s articulate personal philosophies and behaviors to guide more sustainable lifestyles and prepare them for diverse careers in sustainability-related fields. After completing courses in Sustainability Studies, students will be expected to have the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills to think clearly and critically about the complexity of interrelated environmental, social, and economic systems and communicate across disciplines and with varied stakeholders to more effectively work as part of teams engaged in seeking solutions to problems of sustainability within the business sector, government and non-governmental agencies, the public policy realm, and environmental organizations, among other institutions. In short, the acquisition of a broader, synthetic understanding of complex contemporary sustainability-related issues will allow RWU graduates to contribute more effectively in their future careers and as public citizens to creating a more sustainable future for humanity and other species on Earth.
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