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MS in Conservation Ecology
- University of Georgia (GA)
The MS in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Development offers students an opportunity to combine interdisciplinary course work in conservation ecology and sustainable development with field experience and thesis research. The …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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The Ethical and Ecological Limits of Sustainability: A Decolonial Approach to Climate Change in Higher Education
- The University of British Columbia (BC)
This article offers decolonial critique of the ethical and ecological limits of mainstream sustainability efforts in higher education. Colonialism is identified as the primary cause of climate change, and the …
- Posted Feb. 9, 2021
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Climate Studies (BA)
- Vanderbilt University (TN)
The program in climate and environmental studies offers a highly unique major in climate studies and a minor in environmental and sustainability studies. The program provides a timely opportunity for …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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How university students assess the planetary boundaries: A global empirical study
- Technical University of Dortmund
- Goethe University Frankfurt
In order to effectively address global environmental problems, it is important that future decision-makers in society are aware of the safe operation space for humans, which is limited by the …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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‘Look to the young’- a study on climate change coping, emotion, and hope among emerging adults
- Uppsala University
Climate change is already happening, but the long-term effects will be noticed by today’s young and future generations. Today’s young people will need to be part of mitigating emissions and …
- Posted March 10, 2022
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An Assessment of Environmental Knowledge and Worldviews of Incoming Freshmen at a Liberal Arts Institution.
- Albright College (PA)
A 2001 National Wildlife Foundation report found that universities and colleges are not doing an adequate job of producing students who are environmentally literate. In order for students to develop …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Graduate Certificate in Environmental Justice
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Environmental justice (EJ) refers to the conditions of or right to a safe and healthy environment for everyone, regardless of race, class, gender, ability or other considerations. From this perspective, …
- Posted July 10, 2019
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Environmental Biology (BS)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
The Environmental biology major will provide students with courses and research experiences that will poise them to become scientific leaders that address our most pressing environmental problems, such as: how …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2018
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Teaching Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship Through Contemporary Art
- Beloit College (WI)
What role can art play in solving current environmental challenges? What should artists do to promote awareness? Is it ethical for artists to make more objects in a world already …
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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MS in Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Engineering Track
- University of Sharjah (Sharjah)
Master of Science in environmental Science and Engineering Program to provide the opportunity for qualified graduates in different disciplines from science and engineering to advance their knowledge and skills in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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MS in Environmental Science and Engineering Environmental Science Track
- University of Sharjah (Sharjah)
Master of Science in environmental Science and Engineering Program to provide the opportunity for qualified graduates in different disciplines from science and engineering to advance their knowledge and skills in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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MA in Sustainability Studies
- Ramapo College of New Jersey (NJ)
Contemporary ecological and societal crises present unprecedented challenges and opportunities. Driven by increases in human population and per capita consumption of resources, and shaped by the consequent contamination and degradation …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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Bridging the Gap Between Sustainability and Justice
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
- University of Vermont (VT)
- Hackman Consulting Group
CU Boulder's Environmental Center has been working to make the connections between sustainability and justice evermore clear while changing the campus conversation. With students, we spread awareness about eco-social justice …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Environment (BA)
- University of Michigan (MI)
The Environment major in the Univerity of Michigan's Program in the Environment (PitE) allows students the flexibility to explore and choose a path that interests them, while providing a strong …
- Posted May 5, 2019
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Conservation Biology PhD
- University of Central Florida (FL)
The Conservation Biology PhD program prepares students for independent research and roles within industry, nongovernmental organizations, academia or government sectors combining biological sciences with disciplines such as economics, law, urban/rural …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Masters in Social Innovation
- University of San Diego (CA)
Students learn to contextualize social issues from a variety of perspectives including cultural, political and socio-economic variables, and to use the knowledge to formulate an action plan to meet emerging …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Sustainability Studies (Concentration)
- University of the Incarnate Word (TX)
Sustainability Studies is an interdisciplinary concentration that draws from various disciplines to present students with the tools needed to become twenty-first-century leaders in sustainability. To advance climate justice, students must …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Planetary Health (SDG Summer School) (Bachelor/Masters)
- University of Geneva
The theme of the 2025 edition of the SDG Summer School is “Planetary Health” with a focus on gathering and analysing data about the impact of climate change on human …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Washington State University, Pullman (WA)
The Center has been working for two decades to bring sustainable solutions to the citizens and agricultural industry of Washington State. Its faculty and affiliates are working on exciting projects …
- Posted Feb. 25, 2016
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International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS)
- Maastricht University
ICIS, based in Maastricht University's Faculty of Humanities and Sciences, addresses complex issues facing the planet and its inhabitants. It aims to conduct research and provide education in the fields …
- Posted April 20, 2016
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Embracing Social Sustainability in Design Education: A Reflection on a Case Study in Haiti
Sustainable design issues are complex and multi-faceted and need integration in the education of young designers. Current research recommends a holistic view based on problem-solving and inter-disciplinary work, yet few …
- Posted April 26, 2016
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What should every citizen know about ecology?
- Radford University (VA)
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
- St. Petersburg College (FL)
The level of ecological literacy among the general population in the US and other countries is not known, although there is widespread concern that it is too low to enable …
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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Evaluating and improving the contributions of university research to social innovation
- Royal Roads University (BC)
The purpose of this study is to assess the contributions of graduate research to social innovation and change for learning and improved transdisciplinary practice. Universities, as centers of teaching and …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Ecological Economics Graduate Certificate
- University of Vermont (VT)
Taught by leading experts in the field, the Ecological Economics Graduate Certificate is a 15- to 21-credit, problem-based program, depending on previous credits and life experience. Students gain a solid …
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Humanities for the Environment—A Manifesto for Research and Action
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- University of Oxford
- University of Sydney (NSW)
- Trinity College Dublin (The University of Dublin)
- National Sun Yat-sen University
- National Taiwan University
Human preferences, practices and actions are the main drivers of global environmental change in the 21st century. It is crucial, therefore, to promote pro-environmental behavior. In order to accomplish this, …
- Posted July 19, 2019
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Using a Sustainability Framework to Advance Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (TX)
Accredited social work programs in the U.S. train students to advance "social, economic, and environmental justice" (CSWE, 2020). Often, however, the curriculum addresses each type of justice independently, as though …
- Posted Jan. 21, 2022
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Endicott College (MA)
Environmental Science focuses on a study of the natural world. Students will take courses in science supplemented by electives in geography, history, sociology, politics, and philosophy to understand the many …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Urban Ecosystems (BS)
- Kwantlen Polytechnic University (BC)
The Bachelor of Horticulture Science Urban Ecosystems Major is the only undergraduate degree in North America dedicated to the study of urban ecosystems. At KPU, the Urban Ecosystems Major is …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Valuing What We Teach, Along With How We Teach in Sustainability Education
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Education for sustainability is critical in preparing future generations with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to address the sustainability problems that challenge the health and stability of our world. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Teaching the UN SDGs: Developing local goals in the classroom
- Central Community College (NE)
In 2015, Central Community College (CCC) developed a faculty-driven program to incorporate sustainability issues across the curriculum. The presenter is co-chair of the Environmental Sustainability Across the Curriculum (ESATC) committee. …
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Drama in higher education for sustainability: work-based learning through fiction?
- Stockholm University
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of drama in the context of professional learning for sustainability, and specifically, a drama workshop on sustainability for in-service …
- Posted Oct. 23, 2018
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Assessing research trends related to Sustainable Development Goals: local and global issues
- Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
- University of Passo Fundo
- Manchester Metropolitan University
The Sustainable Development Goals agreed by the United Nations in September 2015 comprise 17 goals and 169 targets aimed at integrating matters related to sustainable development into the overall economic, …
- Posted Dec. 11, 2018
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(Un)Subjugating Indigenous Knowledge for Sustainable Development
- Rowan University (NJ)
- Nottingham Trent University
The relationship between development and higher education has evolved to become co-generative. The most recent incarnation of development goals, the sustainable development goals (SDG) call for a more intentional integration …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Transforming US higher education to support sustainability science for a resilient future: the influence of institutional administrative organization
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) academic programs have an important and distinctive role in education for sustainability: preparing sustainability-oriented problem solvers who work at the science–policy, science–management, and policy–management interfaces. …
- Posted July 7, 2016
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Interdisciplinary Environmental and Sustainability Education and Research: Institutes and Centers at U.S. Research Universities
- Tufts University (MA)
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability focused institutes and centers (IESICs) serve a crucial role in bridging the knowledge needs of society and the knowledge production capabilities of universities. They facilitate research, …
- Posted June 20, 2018
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BS Geography and Sustainable Development
- University of Miami (FL)
The B.S. in Geography and Sustainable Development is a rigorous program that combines basic and advanced courses in geography and sustainable development with several courses in geospatial technology. Our students …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Wildlife & Wildlands Conservation PhD
- Brigham Young University (UT)
A doctoral degree in wildlife and wildlands conservation emphasizes the scientific method in developing critical thinking and analytical skills applied to conservation and management problems related to wildlife ecology, wildlands, …
- Posted Oct. 9, 2025
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Opening Keynote - Marc Edwards
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Marc Edwards is the Charles Lunsford Professor of Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech. A renowned expert on water contamination and MacArthur 'genius' grant recipient, Dr. Edwards led the research teams …
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Interdisciplinary Environmental Education Programs: Three Approaches to Sustainability
- Global Council Science and the Environment (DC)
In 2009, the Council of Environmental Deans and Directors of the National Council for Science and the Environment completed an extensive research project that explored the field identity of interdisciplinary …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability education: islands of progress in a sea of dysfunction
- Brown University (RI)
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
This essay describes the inequity faced by most interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) degree programs and the impact of that inequity on student and faculty experiences. Despite the urgent need …
- Posted July 1, 2016
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An Assessment of Teaching and Learning about Sustainability Across the Higher Education Curriculum
- Columbia University (NY)
Although the majority of scientists agree that we are facing unprecedented climate crises, higher education’s engagement with environmental and sustainability problems is lacking. While the role of human behavior on …
- Posted May 15, 2019
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Inclusion of Education for Sustainable Development in Environmental Engineering. A Systematic Review
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad Santo Tomas
Sustainable development (SD) is a global commitment, in the economic, social, and environmental terms of the 21st century. The SD integrates conventional development models that seek economic growth and human …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Beyond Recycling: Oureach and Education Across Campus
- Eastern Connecticut State University (CT)
At Eastern Connecticut State University, we are committed to developing a culture of awareness with regard to recycling and environmental ethics. The Center for Sustainable Energy Studies works closely with …
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Bachelor of Environmental Practice
- James Cook University (Queensland)
This program is designed to empower students to solve sustainability challenges. It provides a broad understanding of the operative and management interactions between the biological, physical, social, economic and political …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2016
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Student representations and conceptions of ecological versus social sciences in a conservation course
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
- University of Nebraska - Lincoln (NE)
There is consensus among scientists that it is important that students understand the nature of science (NOS) and are competent in using primary literature to support understanding of complicated environmental …
- Posted May 18, 2020
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Sustainability, Energy, and the Green Economy: An Interdisciplinary Course on Environmental Sustainability and Life Cycle Analysis
- Bronx Community College (NY)
Interdisciplinary education offers a collaborative approach to multifaceted topics, such as environmental sustainability. In this article, we present the conceptual framework and lessons learned from a team-taught course, entitled Sustainability, …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Green Chemistry and Environmental Management Systems: Relationships, Synergies, Advantages and Barriers of Joint Implementation at Universities
- Universidad San Jorge
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) based on international standard ISO 14001 are recognized as a tool to improve the environment and the sustainability of organizations. Green Chemistry (GC) seeks to reduce …
- Posted May 13, 2020
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Empowering students to confront environmental injustice: Dialogue, theory, empathy, and partnership
- George Washington University (DC)
- Iowa State University (IA)
- North Carolina A&T State University (NC)
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- The Ohio State University (OH)
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
Many students find environmental justice to be emotionally overwhelming and/or politically alienating, and there is currently little work that provides instructors with effective techniques for addressing these types of challenges. …
- Posted June 15, 2023
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Natural Resources Management Major
- Auburn University (AL)
The Natural Resources Management (NRM) major prepares the next generation of leaders with the knowledge, ability, and excellence to conserve and manage our natural systems for a sustainable future. The …
- Posted Feb. 3, 2020
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Music as a Tool for Promoting Environmental Awareness. Experiences of Undergraduate Education Students on the Production of Video Tales in the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Universidad de Salamanca
- Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
This paper elaborates on the didactic implementation of musical theater with undergraduate education students. Students had to select, prepare, justify, design, elaborate, rehearse, stage, and record an educational tale that …
- Posted May 11, 2022
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