Sustainability
Curriculum Incorporates Broad Conceptual Education
Synthesizing the Big Picture
Sustainability Students Learn to Conduct Energy Audits
Advanced Tools and Equipment Allow Students to Create Innovative Solutions
The degree in Sustainability (SUST) allows students to develop a broad, interdisciplinary education, while also achieving focused expertise in a career field. With a curriculum that integrates the natural sciences, technology, economics, policy, ethics, and other fields, students are able to pursue either a BS or a BA degree, and undertake focused study on topics such as alternative energy, pollution, conservation, public policy and law, and sustainability management in business and industry. Professors from every School in the University, from Arts and Humanities, to Business, to Public Health, and Social Sciences teach courses in the degree. This is one of only a handful of Sustainability degree programs in the nation, and is in keeping with Stockton’s long-standing commitment to environmental education.
The Sustainability degree offers exciting opportunities to Stockton students, and
complements the University’s nationally-recognized programs in Environmental Science
and Marine Science. Stockton has long been an environmental innovator, with the nation’s
largest geothermal system, a pioneering Aquifer Thermal Energy System, and extensive
solar energy production on campus. Such resources make the campus an ideal learning
environment for such studies. And, with a focus on community engagement and experiential
learning, the program expects students to take what they learn in the classroom and
apply it in communities and businesses across the state as they learn.
Program Features
- The curriculum incorporates a broad conceptual education with the hands-on practices and the skills needed in industry and demanded by employers.
- The curriculum is filled with opportunities for community engagement and experiential learning.
- Students are required to complete coursework in technology and design, physics, chemistry, mathematics, policy, economics and other areas before they begin their specialized concentrations.
- Required concentration options focus on preparing students for professional careers.
Curriculum Worksheets
Additional Information
Policy Concentration and Sustainability Management Concentration
The Sustainability program at Stockton certainly primed me for doing projects that require researching and scanning the web for resources needed by the science director and grant manager here. I am focusing on sustainability in other ways, besides continuing to work for the good of the environment by funding scientific research to improve the Hudson River estuary at my day job. Read more about Sarah's Whole Story
Given my current position as a Building Systems Analyst, my time obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Sustainability - Energy concentration at Stockton provided me with a technical background on various renewable energy technologies, sustainable building design, and applied engineering. I apply this technical background on a daily basis as I consult clients, most of which are architects and MEP engineers, on the most sustainable building system designs that are suitable over my range of projects. Read more about Dylan's Story
Most importantly, I learned how to think systemically in the courses I took as a sustainability major. The extensive research and writing in the program prepared me for all of the opportunities I received after graduating. Read more about Maggie's Story
These essential learning outcomes guide all Stockton University students from first-year
through graduation to the intellectual and marketable talents needed to prepare for
personal and professional success in the 21st century.
The Sustainability Program offers opportunities for students to get involved in various areas of interest outside of the classroom.
