The Circularity Impact Program requires all students to take the following courses:

CEGE 5524: A Circularity Revolution: Working to Close the Loop on Global Issues

(former title: CEGE 5180 Introduction to Circularity Systems and former course code GCC 5044)

3 credit course offered in the fall and designed to be taken immediately before or during students’ application to the NRT program. For more information, contact Prof. Paige Novak [email protected].

ME 8243: Research and Methods for Sustainability Impact

3 credit course taught by Natasha Wright in the spring.

NOTE: Students must earn a grade of B or higher in each course to maintain NRT funding. Auditing or taking these courses on a pass/fail basis is not permitted.

Research Ethics Course

In addition to the two courses above,  NRT students must complete 0.5 credits of a research ethics course. Multiple options are available to fulfill this requirement, including a 3–5 hour online course or PA 5890, section 002. Some graduate programs already require an ethics-in-research course, which may also meet this requirement. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm that their chosen ethics course is accepted by the UMN Graduate School.