Second Major in Sustainability

We live in a time of large-scale challenges, where climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss and ocean acidification are no longer only considered from an environmental perspective, but also in terms of social justice, economic development, technological adaptation, and political will. The survival of our growing population depends on the natural resources we continue to overexploit, but there is increasing awareness on how the concept of sustainability strives to address this. By understanding how our environment, economy and society interact, applying this to technological innovation and communicating readily with decision makers, we can maintain the health of our world for the benefit of current and future generations.

Applicable Programmes

The Second Major in Sustainability is open to all single-major programmes in the 4 colleges (CoS, CoE, CoHaSS and NBS). Single-major degree programmes include all single-major programmes and single-major programmes with 2 disciplines.

Students in double-major programmes and second major programmes will not be allowed to take on the Second Major in Sustainability.

*Students who are in the midst of taking the minor in Environmental Sustainability can also choose to register for the Second Major if desired by building on the courses that they have already taken under the minor.

Requirements for Second Major in Sustainability:

Students need to fulfil a minimum total of 30 AU (compulsory courses + electives + interdisciplinary project)

S/NTo complete:
1.5 compulsory courses, 1 course in each knowledge area (People, Planet, Profit, Practice, and Policy)
2.Elective Courses
3.Interdisciplinary Project (3 AU)


Course Requirements for Second Major in Sustainability

To be awarded the Second Major in Sustainability, students are required to complete:

  • 1 core course in each knowledge area (People, Planet, Profit, Practice and Policy)
  • Elective courses
  • Interdisciplinary project (3 AU)

A minimum total of 30 AU has to be completed (core courses in each knowledge area + electives + interdisciplinary project)

Core Courses
(To complete at least 1 course in each knowledge area – People, Planet, Profit, Practice and Policy)
Knowledge AreaCourse Title AU
1) PeopleEM5109 Environmental Issue & Sustainability3

ES5006 Environmental Sustainability (not eligible to ESSN/ASE students)

3
HV5001 Introduction to Environmental Humanities
3
2) Planet
ES5001 Natural Hazards and Society (not eligible to ESSN/ASE students)3
ES5005 Environmental Earth System Science (not eligible to ESSN/ASE students)3
ES5007 Climate and Climate Change   OR                ES1007 Climate Change (only for ESSN students)3
3) ProfitAB0603 Social Entrepreneurship3
HE5091 Principles of Economics3
4) PracticeEM5103 Water Resources Management3
EM5104 Air Quality Management3
EG1001 Engineers in Society2
BM2517 Marketing Sustainability for the Next Generation3
5) PolicyHA1001 Introduction to International Relations and Foreign Policy3
HA1003 Introduction to Public Administration and Public Policy3

 

Elective Courses
Knowledge Area
Course TitleAU
1) PeopleES3202 Resilient Urban Systems*3
HC3043 Chinese Ecological Thoughts and Philosophy3
HC5010 Animals in Chinese Cultures3
HL4013 Advanced Studies in Literature & Culture: Ecocritical Approaches to Literature*4
2) PlanetEM5101 Environmental Quality3
ES2303 Introduction to Ecology*3
ES3103 Sea-level Rise and Coastal Processes2
ES4301 Conservation Biology and Biodiversity*3
ES4303 Marine and Freshwater Ecology*3
ES5003 (Formerly ES9001) Blue Planet: How the Ocean Works (Formerly: The Blue Planet)3
CM5092 Chemical Sustainability - An Asian Perspective3
HH4006 The Green Earth: Issues in Environmental History*4
3) ProfitBF2228 Sustainable Finance3
HE3021 Development Economics*#3
HE3032 Game Theory*3
HE3024 Environmental Economics3
HE3026 Urban Economics3
HE4042# Singapore Economy in a Globalized World*4
HE4040 Behavioural Economics*4
4) PracticeCS5209 Collective Problem Solving3
HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research3
CS2008 Fundamentals of Research3
MS4664 Environmental Sustainability and Materials*3
MS4666 Environmental Degradation of Plastics*1
EE2005 Electrical Devices & Machines*3
EE3015 Power Systems & Conversion*3
EE4503 Power Engineering Design*2
EE4504 Design of Clean Energy Systems*2
EE4530 Power System Analysis & Control*3
EE4532 Power Electronics & Drives*3
EE4533 Power Apparatus & System Protection*3
MA4819 Energy Technologies for Sustainability3
EE4534 Modern Distribution Systems with Renewable Resource*3
5) PolicyAB0301 Legal and Ethical Issues in Sustainability 3
ES2203 (Formerly ES2202) Global Environmental Politics and Governance3
ES4201 Environmental Management and Valuation*3
HA3014 Singapore Foreign Policy*3
HP3203 Conservation Psychology*3
HS0301 Environmental Sustainability3
HS2023 Environmental Sociology*3
 HY2028 Food Ethics3

# Students who matriculated in AY2021-2022 or later should choose these course codes.

* Pre-requisites apply

Please find the curriculum for Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Systems Science with Second Major in Sustainability here.

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