15 877 - Professional Seminar in Sustainability

Institution:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subject:

Description:

Focuses on the challenges in bringing about fundamental changes to achieve sustainability in areas of human activity, such as products and services, buildings and communities, and organizations and institutions. Considers how individuals and networks develop and function as agents of change and examines the question of what it means to be an effective agent of change through a series of dialogs with a variety of professionals in business and industry. Students analyze and evaluate the implications of ongoing work in the field, with a focus on how to address systemic change in their own careers

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Prereq: None

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Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

web.mit.edu/student/

Phone Number:

(617) 253-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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