Sustainability and Innovation
Major: Sustainability and Innovation
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum required credits: 182
Co-op Option: Three Co-op (Five years); One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 52.0701
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 11-1011, 11-1021
About the Program
The BS in Sustainability and Innovation offers a unique multidisciplinary perspective on current-day social and environmental challenges and provides students with the tools needed to create responsive, market-based solutions. This degree embeds the Charles D. Close School’s unique approach to teaching entrepreneurship as a habit of mind within the framework of environmental stewardship, social equity, and economic sustainability. Graduates of this degree will be prepared to innovate in a variety of contexts including established companies, new or growing ventures, social enterprises, educational institutions, and other nonprofits.
Sustainability is the simultaneous pursuit of human flourishing, environmental quality, and economic well-being for current and future generations. In accordance with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this degree challenges students to recognize the complex nature of solving problems at the intersection of civil society, the marketplace, and the natural environment. This degree includes courses in the arts, sciences, and business, to provide a deeper understanding of the fields in which you will innovate, and requires you to pursue a minor outside of the Charles D. Close School to further fuel your passion and knowledge.
What will you learn?
- Critical Thinking: Examine the interconnected relationships between social, environmental, economic, and natural environments informed by the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
- Ethical Decision Making: Apply ethical frameworks to the ideation, process, and practice of entrepreneurship.
- Resilience: Build the personal strengths required to respond to uncertainty and failure in an innovative environment.
- Effective Communication Skills: Communicate effectively and dynamically in a range of situations associated with an innovative environment.
Who should enroll?
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), new jobs in sustainability and innovation are poised to grow by 24 million globally by 2030. The marketplace is undergoing a radical and permanent shift towards sustainability in all aspects of operations. With a degree in Sustainability and Innovation, you will be ready to:
- Apply your foundational understanding of major social and environmental problems to become an impact entrepreneur and agent of change.
- Start your own business or enter existing and emerging job markets in industry sectors poised for impact innovation, including, but not limited to:
- Transportation
- Construction and Engineering
- Energy and Environmental Stewardship
- Education
- Healthcare
- Fashion
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Governmental and Regulatory Administration
- Arts and Entertainment
- Job Training and Development
- This program is designed for individuals who are passionate about making the world a better place. Students who are interested in using entrepreneurship and innovation to create impactful solutions to society’s most pressing problems are encouraged to apply.
Questions about this program?
If you have any questions or would like to speak with an advisor, please contact:
Justin Fithian
Assistant Director of Academic Advising and Student Success
Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
3230 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: jmf465@drexel.edu
Admission Requirements
Please visit this link for admission requirements: https://drexel.edu/undergrad/apply/freshmen-instructions/
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
UNIV C101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research ( ) | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
ACCT 120 | Accounting Essentials for New Ventures | 4.0 |
COM 230 | Techniques of Speaking | 3.0 |
PHIL 105 | Critical Reasoning | 3.0 |
ECON 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4.0 |
ECON 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4.0 |
Social and Behavioral Science | ||
PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3.0 |
SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3.0 |
Select ONE of the following sequences | 8.0 | |
Introduction to Analysis I and Introduction to Analysis II | ||
Calculus I and Calculus II | ||
Select ONE of the following sequences | 8.0 | |
Cells, Genetics & Physiology and Cells, Genetics and Physiology Laboratory and Biological Diversity, Ecology & Evolution and Biological Diversity, Ecology and Evolution Laboratory | ||
Physical Geology and History of the Earth | ||
Choose one of the following Writing Intensive Courses | 3.0 | |
Business Communication | ||
Technical Communication | ||
Environmental Communication | ||
Science Writing | ||
Grant Writing | ||
Two Humanities and Fine Arts | 6.0 | |
Choose from Africana Studies (AFAS), English (ENGL), Humanities-General (HUM), Global Studies (GST), Jewish Studies (JWST), Philosophy (PHIL), Women's & Gender Studies (WGST); Any course from the Westphal College of Media Arts and Design | ||
Two Technology Courses | 6.0 | |
Choose from Computer Science (CS), Information Science & Systems (INFO), Management Information Systems (MIS), Software Engineering (SE) | ||
Select TWO of the following | 6.0 | |
Ethics | ||
Business Ethics | ||
Ethics and the Media | ||
Ethics and Information Technology | ||
Engineering Ethics | ||
Biomedical Ethics | ||
Global Ethical Issues | ||
Environmental Ethics | ||
Core Requirements | ||
ENTP 100 | Innovation Ecosystem | 1.0 |
ENTP 105 | Entrepreneurial Thinking | 3.0 |
ENTP 205 | Ready, Set, Fail | 3.0 |
ENTP 210 [WI] | Leading Start-Ups | 3.0 |
ENTP 215 | Building Entrepreneurial Teams | 3.0 |
ENTP 225 [WI] | Mindfulness & Wellbeing | 3.0 |
ENTP 250 | Ideation | 3.0 |
ENTP 260 | Curiosity, Ecology, Empathy & Ethic | 3.0 |
ENTP 270 | Social Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
ENTP 275 | Diversity Entrepreneurship | 3.0 |
ENTP 290 | An Entrepreneur's Introduction to Land: Its Essence, Ethics, and Opportunity | 3.0 |
ENTP 375 | 3BL - Triple Bottom Line | 3.0 |
ENTP 440 | Launch It!: Early Stage | 3.0 |
or ENTP 445 | GreenStart: Applying Entrepreneurship to Cultivate Sustainable Solutions | |
Innovation Electives (Choose 5) ** | 15.0-18.0 | |
Foundations in Creativity | ||
Tools and Techniques in Creativity | ||
Creativity in the Workplace | ||
Organizational Development and Change for Corporate Entrepreneurs | ||
Early Stage Venture Funding | ||
Entrepreneurship & New Technologies | ||
Managing Entrepreneurial Growth | ||
Dynamics of the Family Firm | ||
Franchising | ||
Global Entrepreneurship | ||
Innovation in Established Companies | ||
Energy Entrepreneurship | ||
Launch It! | ||
Introduction to Marketing Management | ||
Corporate Responsibility Management | ||
Innovation and Social Justice | ||
Sustainability Electives (Choose 5) *** | 15.0-20.0 | |
Presentation Techniques Design and Merchandising | ||
Design and Merchandising in the Circular Economy | ||
Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||
Sociology of the Environment | ||
Global Climate Change | ||
Introduction to Environmental Policy | ||
Introduction to Urban Planning | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Environmental Science and Society | ||
Global Warming, Biodiversity and Your Future | ||
Public Health 101 | ||
Social Development: A Global Approach | ||
Political Economy of Climate Change | ||
Cities and Climate Change | ||
Social Problems | ||
Sociology of Disasters | ||
Required Academic Minor | 24.0 | |
Free Electives | 18.0 | |
Total Credits | 182.0-190.0 |
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Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of Free Elective instead of COOP 101.
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ENTP SPECIAL TOPICS courses (ENTP T180, ENTP T280, ENTP T380, ENTP T480) may be substituted at the Close School discretion
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Other courses may be substituted with departmental and advisor approval.
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May not be a Close School minor.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
5-Year Coop Spring/Summer Cycle
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ACCT 120 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ENTP 100 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
ENTP 105 | 3.0 | ENTP 205 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
ENTP 250 | 3.0 | ENTP 215 | 3.0 | ENTP 290 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 or 121 | 4.0 | ENTP 270 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
UNIV 101C | 1.0 | MATH 102 or 122 | 4.0 | Social/Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | ||
15 | 17 | 17-18 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
ENTP 225 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | ||||
BIO 107 & BIO 108 | 4.0 | ENTP 275 | 3.0 | ||||
OR | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | |||||
BIO 109 & BIO 110 | 4.0 | ||||||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | OR | |||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||||
17-18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENTP 210 | 3.0 | ENTP 260 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Fine Arts/Humanitites Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 | ||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||
Technology Course | 3.0 | Social/Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | ||||
15-16 | 15-16 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Fine Arts/Humanities Course | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Non-major Writing Intensive Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 | ||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||
Technology Course | 3.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
15-16 | 15-17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
ENTP 440 or 445 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ENTP 375 | 3.0 | ||
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Free Electives | 9.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||||
12-14 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 182-192 |
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Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP registration is determined ty the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
4-Year COOP Spring/Summer Cycle
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ACCT 120 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ENTP 100 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | COOP 101* | 1.0 | ||
ENTP 105 | 3.0 | ENTP 205 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
ENTP 250 | 3.0 | ENTP 215 | 3.0 | ENTP 290 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 101 or 121 | 4.0 | ENTP 270 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
UNIV C101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 or 122 | 4.0 | Social/Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | ||
15 | 17 | 17-18 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | ENTP 210 | 3.0 | ENTP 260 | 3.0 |
ENTP 225 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 |
BIO 107 & BIO 108 | 4.0 | ENTP 275 | 3.0 | Fine Arts/Humanities Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 |
OR | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | |
BIO 109 & BIO 110 | 4.0 | Technology Course | 3.0 | Socia/l Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | ||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | OR | |||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||||
17-18 | 17 | 15-16 | 15-16 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
Fine Arts/Humanities Course | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Non-major Writing Intensive Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 | ||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||
Technology Course | 3.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
15-16 | 15-17 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
ENTP 440 or 445 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ENTP 375 | 3.0 | ||
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Mnor Course | 3.0 | ||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Free Electives | 9.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||||
12-14 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 182-192 |
- *
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
4-YR No COOP
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | ACCT 120 | 4.0 | VACATION | |
ENTP 100 | 1.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
ENTP 105 | 3.0 | ENTP 205 | 3.0 | ENTP 290 | 3.0 | ||
ENTP 250 | 3.0 | ENTP 215 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
MATH 101 or 121 | 4.0 | ENTP 270 | 3.0 | Social/Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | ||
UNIV C101 | 1.0 | MATH 102 or 122 | 4.0 | ||||
15 | 17 | 16-17 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECON 201 | 4.0 | COM 230 | 3.0 | ENTP 210 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
ENTP 225 | 3.0 | ECON 202 | 4.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
BIO 107 & BIO 108 | 4.0 | ENTP 275 | 3.0 | Fine Arts/Humanities Course | 3.0 | ||
OR | PHIL 105 | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | |||
BIO 109 & BIO 110 | 4.0 | Technology Course | 3.0 | ||||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | OR | |||||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||||||
17-18 | 17 | 15-16 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ENTP 260 | 3.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Fine Arts/Humanities Course | 3.0 | Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Non-major Writing Intensive Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 | Ethics Course | 3.0 | ||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||
Technology Course | 3.0 | Social/Behavioral Science Course | 3.0 | Free Elective | 4.0 | ||
15-16 | 15-16 | 16-18 | |||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
ENTP 440 or 445 | 3.0 | Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | ENTP 375 | 3.0 | ||
Innovation Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||
Sustainability Elective | 3.0-4.0 | Free Electives | 9.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | ||
Required Minor Course | 3.0 | ||||||
12-14 | 15-16 | 12 | |||||
Total Credits 182-192 |