In a world in which industry and society demand more actions, solutions and innovations to improve the quality of life of the current and future generations, there is a growing need for new technologies and strategies that will reduce the impact of human activities on the planet. In B.S. in Sustainable Development, you will find the tools to create a planet with a cleaner and more environmentally friendly industry.
Career field
On graduating from B.S. in Sustainable Development, you will be able to work in diverse areas of an organization, such as:
Energy sector in areas of energy efficiency, clean technology and renewable energies
Energy, environmental and natural resource management consulting
Public and private corporate sustainability sector in the areas of social responsibility and circular economy
As sustainable engineer, you will be part of research and technological development centers with a sustainable approach.
Is this right for you?
If you are passionate about clean technologies, interested in incorporating innovative solutions to global problems, are environmentally aware and can envisage a prosperous future, then then B.S. in Sustainable Development is the right degree for you.
The B.S. in Sustainable Development Engineering program has the aim to train professionals that work in the generation and efficient use of energy, the care of natural resources and the identification of innovative business opportunities. Graduates generate and implement comprehensive investment proposals in energy issues, sustainable use of resources and use of waste, considering the need to generate wealth, including aspects of social responsibility and public policy.
Competencies
Design energy processes of diverse scales based on the principles of sustainability.
Improve productive processes across the value chain, favoring the efficient use of natural and energy resources.
Evaluate the availability and restitution of natural resources, generating management alternatives that will favor the creation of business models.
Design innovative corporate sustainability strategies using state-of-the-art methodologies.
Entry profile
Tecnológico de Monterrey is looking for a new generation of students that have finished their high school studies and are talented, enthusiastic individuals, who are committed to the development of their environment and the wellbeing of society; people who have the potential to study an undergraduate program and become leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit, humanistic sense and competitive on an international stage.
Entry requirements: High school or equivalent.
The three stages of the model
Choose your path
Exploration
You will open your competency file and add to it throughout your degree program.
You will learn the foundations of the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes.
You will participate in fundamental and exploration challenges from the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes, interacting with peers from different degree programs.
You will study general education courses, selecting them from a collection.
You will participate in a challenge that integrates all the competencies to be developed in this phase.
Focus
You will acquire the core competencies of your degree, in other words, those that distinguish it.
You will participate in more focused challenges to reinforce what you have learned and broaden your basic knowledge.
You will have the elements to decide whether to deepen your knowledge or diversify and, subsequently, build your specialization plan.
The Tec Weeks, challenges and overall university experiences will enrich your file.
Specialization
You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
You will develop the competencies related to your specialization, increasingly connected to your passions, interests and plans.
By passing a concentration, you will develop your competencies, and, on graduating, will be a candidate for obtaining a Diploma in that concentration, after meeting the established requirements.
How can you specialize?
Concentrations
Specialize in one of the different concentrations available at the campus of your choice, according to the profile you would like to develop.
Internships
Internships allow you to participate in the development of specific projects with companies, organizations, or research groups, in a context of total immersion related to a specialty field. They can be carried out locally, nationally or internationally.
International experiences
Experience life outside Mexico to broaden your horizons and delve into the topics of your interest.
Courses or blocks
Choose the education units that best adapt to your objectives, enabling you to specialize in your specific interests.
Concentrations
Disciplinary
Delve into your field of study
Bioentrepreneurship and Circular Economy
City Development
Decarbonization and Clean Energies
Open Innovation and Technology Transfer
Operational Evolution for Industry
Regenerative Design
Sustainable Water Use
Systems and Technologies 4.0
Transversal
Delve into other fields of study
Conscious Business
Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Tools
Design, Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Families, Sustainability and Transcendence
Entrepreneurship in Action
Financial Vision for Decision-Making
Government and Public Transformation
Mexican Culture
Quality of Life and Well-Being
Social Innovation
*These concentrations are not the definitive offer and their availability varies by campus.
B.S. in Sustainable Development Engineering Syllabus
General education course
Area exploration course
Introductory block (CHALLENGE)
Area exploration block (CHALLENGE)
Exploration topic (CHALLENGE)
Track integrating block (CHALLENGE)
TEC Semester
Multidisciplinary professional elective (CHALLENGE)
