California State University, Chico
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

This unique multidisciplinary Sustainable Manufacturing undergraduate degree ties together an understanding of the challenges and opportunities that modern manufacturing faces for creating tomorrow's industry leaders. It is built on a foundation of lower-division math, science, economics, business, and manufacturing concepts. Upper-division sustainable manufacturing (SMFG) classes integrate that foundation into a unified body of knowledge on the management of materials, processes, costs, lifecycle, waste stream, and personnel.

In the Sustainability Studies General Education Pathway (GE Minor) "sustainability" means developing an awareness of planetary constraints, behaving as a caretaker for the earth, and planning for future generations dependent on the wellbeing of the planet. The Sustainability Pathway introduces the multiple dimensions surrounding environmental issues and needed skills to enter both the workforce and public life as a socially-responsible and environmentally-minded citizen. To deepen awareness of the complexity of environmental problems and the pressing need for novel solutions, the Sustainability Pathway curriculum addresses such questions as: how can societies be vital, while maintaining healthy ecosystems and creating strong and just economies? How has the natural world shaped our political, social, and economic systems? How can human innovations and commitment repair ecological damage and lead to a shift in problem solving? This course of study intentionally links the perspectives of multiple academic disciplines around the concept of sustainability, emphasizing systems thinking to address global issues, examining barriers and potential solutions to climate change, natural resource management, and ecosystem restoration. Sustainable behaviors flow from knowledgeable, participatory citizens with an intra-generational awareness of the connections and interdependencies among equitable societies, vital economies, human innovation, and the goods and services provided by stable global ecosystems.

Using a combination of theory and application, this Minor in Managing for Sustainability focuses on the human side of organizations, including issues of 1) making good decisions, 2) enhancing performance, 3) steering through a turbulent global environment, 4) combining and unifying multiple business functions and 5) enabling change. Students gain an understanding of management and how and why organizations are structured.

The Minor in Planning and Development curriculum examines economic, social, demographic, and political bases for sustainable community and regional development and planning. It introduces the theory, evolution and practice of planning for sustainable communities and regions through examination of environmental, economic, and equity issues.

B.S. in Sustainable Manufacturing: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/SMFG/SMFGNONEBS.html

Minor in Sustainable Manufacturing:
http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/SMFG/MFACNONEUM.html

Sustainability Studies General Education Pathway (GE Minor): http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/GENED/PATHSUSSUM.html

Minor in Managing for Sustainability: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/BADM/SUSTNONEUM.html

Minor in Planning and Development: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/GEOG/PLANNONEUM.html

CSU, Chico 2020-21 University Catalog: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20.html

B.S. in Sustainable Manufacturing: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/SMFG/SMFGNONEBS.html

Minor in Sustainable Manufacturing:http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/SMFG/MFACNONEUM.html

Sustainability Studies General Education Pathway (GE Minor): http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/GENED/PATHSUSSUM.html

Minor in Managing for Sustainability: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/BADM/SUSTNONEUM.html

Minor in Planning and Development: http://catalog.csuchico.edu/viewer/20/GEOG/PLANNONEUM.html