Faculty members at Penn State Wilkes-Barre prioritize sustainability and strive to help students learn how their course work supports the United Nations sustainable development goals. The curriculum at Penn State Wilkes-Barre is supportive of the overall issue of sustainability as well as of each of the 17 individual sustainable development goals.
Courses supporting sustainability concepts and awareness
First-Year Seminar (PSU 08) – All Penn State Wilkes-Barre students begin learning about sustainability in their first-year seminar. As part of the first-year seminar curriculum, students are introduced to the concepts behind global sustainability. They learn about the UN sustainable development goals and our campus sustainability efforts. Through this curriculum, students become a fully integrated part of our campus work to prioritize sustainability.
Issues in Sustainability (SUST 242N) – The foundational course in the Penn State Wilkes-Barre curriculum is Issues in Sustainability. This is an inter-domain course that allows students to explore the roots of sustainability in literature and in a variety of historical and current local, national, and international texts. The course fosters an awareness of the key discussions about sustainability in society today and allows students to develop a critical awareness of how debates about sustainability are shaped through the written and spoken word.
Foundations of Leadership in Sustainability (SUST 200) – This course is a General Education course that also serves as an introduction to and foundation for the Sustainability Leadership Minor. The goal of this course is to provide students with a foundation in sustainability literacy and responsibility that will facilitate their development as global citizens and sustainability leaders in their respective fields and personal lives.
Courses supporting sustainable development goals
Check out this listing to identify what other courses on campus have learning objectives that support the U.N. sustainable development goals!
Goal 1: No Poverty
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
Goal 2: Zero Hunger
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
Goal 3: Good Health and Well-Being
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
EDPSY 14 – Environmental Science (S)
HDFS 239 – Adolescent Development (F)
Goal 4: Quality Education
EDPSY 14 – Learning and Instruction (S)
EDTHP 115 – Education in American Society (F)
Goal 5: Gender Equality
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environ. of Business (S)
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
ECON 102 – Intro Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ECON 104 – Intro Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
EDPSY 14 – Learning and Instruction (S)
EDTHP 115 – Education in American Society (F)
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
HDFS 239 – Adolescent Development (F)
Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business (S)
EDTHP 115 – Education in American Society (F)
ECON 102 – Intro Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ECON 104 – Intro Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and composition Enhanced (F)
FIN 301 – Corporation Finance (S)
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business (S)
ECON 102 – Intro Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ECON 104 – Intro Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
EET 419 – Project Proposal Preparation (F)
FIN 301 – Corporation Finance (S)
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business (S)
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
EDPSY 14 – Learning and Instruction (S)
EDTHP 115 – Education in American Society (F)
ECON 102 – Intro Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ECON 104 – Intro Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
FIN 301 – Corporation Finance (S)
HDFS 239 – Adolescent Development (F)
Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
CHEM 111: Experimental Chemistry (F)
CHEM 113: Experimental Chemistry II (S)
Goal 15: Life on Land
ENGL 15E – Rhetoric and Composition Enhanced (F)
Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business (S)
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
EDPSY 14 – Learning and Instruction (S)
EDTHP 115 – Education in American Society (F)
Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
BA 243 – Social, Legal & Ethical Environment of Business (S)
BBH 146 – Introduction to Health and Human Sexuality (S)
ECON 102 – Intro Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
ECON 104 – Intro Microeconomic Analysis and Policy (F & S)
EDPSY 14 – Learning and Instruction (S)
EDTHP 115 –Education in American Society (F)
HDFS 239 – Adolescent Development (F)
* F = fall semester; S = spring semester