Curriculum
Introduction
One of the primary functions of colleges and universities is to educate students. By training and educating future leaders, scholars, workers, and professionals; higher education institutions are uniquely positioned to understand and address sustainability challenges. Institutions that offer courses covering sustainability issues help equip their students to lead society to a sustainable future.
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MSc in Environmental Management
- University of Kiel
The Master of Science “Environmental Management” is designed to offer interdisciplinary education, which enables graduates to develop complex, efficient and sustainable management concepts to solve current and future environmental problems. …
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MSc in Environmental Planning
- University of Toronto (ON)
The Planning Program offers a fully accredited Master’s degree to suit the needs of students intent on working as planners or pursuing doctoral studies in planning or related fields. The …
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MSc in Environmental Science
- Chiang Mai University (Muang District)
A multidisciplinary coursework and research program. Core and elective courses, which include: pollution monitoring, land use planning, eco-system planning, and the preparation of environmental impact reports for development projects, provide …
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MSc in Environmental Sciences, Policy & Management
- Central European University
The Masters Programs provides students with a combination of scientific, technological, legal and policy vocational training, preparing them for careers in a range of environmental fields. The aim is to …
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MSc in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Edinburgh
The Environmental Protection and Management program aims to provide students with the skills to devise and enact strategies to protect and conserve various environments. Mankind's actions have had and continue …
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MSc in International Food Business & Consumer Studies
- University of Kassel
The politics of food in society, involving manufacturers, retailers, consumers and health professionals, are complex and continually evolving. This programme enables its students to take on responsible tasks in national …
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MSc in International Organic Agriculture
- University of Kassel
The MSc Programme International Organic Agriculture is a finishing study programme, immatriculation is no more possible. Since Wintersemester 2009/10 the contents continues as a specialization in the Master Programme Sustainable …
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MSc in Renewable Energy & the Built Environment
- Graduate School of the Environment
The masters examines the theory and practice of renewable energy technologies and the built environment. It places this topic within the political, economic and social background of energy issues, including …
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MSc in Sustainability, Planning, & Environmental Policy
- Cardiff University
Cardiff University's MSc Sustainability, Planning and Environmental Policy is suitable for graduates in subjects such as geography, sociology, politics, economics or other suitably qualified candidates. The course is specifically aimed …
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MSc in Sustainable Agriculture
- Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Increasing concern over environmental, biodiversity and food safety issues in the Mediterranean area have formed the basis for a Masters of Science (M.Sc. ) degree on "Sustainable Agriculture". Sustainable Agriculture …
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MSc in Sustainable Energy Engineering
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology
The Sustainable Energy Engineering (SEE) programme provides state-of-the-art education in the fields of solar energy, power generation, energy utilization, turbomachinery, and transformation of energy systems. The emphasis is placed on …
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MSc in Sustainable International Agriculture
- University of Kassel
The MSc Sustainable International Agriculture (SIA) is a joint venture of two German Universities: The University of Kassel in Witzenhausen (Organic Agricultural Sciences) and the University of Gattingen (Agricultural Sciences). …
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MSc in Sustainable Resource Management
- University of Edinburgh
Sustainable Resource Management recognizes that interactions between resources, as well as between resource users, have a significant impact on any management solution. It therefore seeks to balance the social, economic …
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MSE in Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The MSE program is designed to bridge the gap between knowledge of engineering sciences and creative engineering practice while at the same time increasing the depth and breadth of knowledge …
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MSE in Environmental Engineering
- University of Michigan (MI)
This program requires at least 18 hours of graduate courses in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program. Specific course requirements are given in the departmental Guidelines for this MSE …
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MSE in Geography & Environmental Engineering
- Johns Hopkins University (MD)
The MSE. degree is open to students with an ABET-accredited undergraduate engineering degree or demonstrated equivalent. The MSEdegree is typically a 9-month program based on coursework alone. However, MSEstudents may …
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Natural Resources & Environmental Studies Graduate Program
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
The Natural Resources and Environmental Graduate Program is primarily concerned with "People and The Environment". The NRES Graduate Program houses four degrees: PhD NRES, MA NRES, MSc NRES, and the …
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One Planet MBA
- University of Exeter (Devon)
Business is being challenged by global economic, social, environmental and technological disruptors which are impacting on the role of business in our societies and the expectations placed onto aspiring leaders. …
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Online Master of Sustainable Transportation
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The Master of Sustainable Transportation program (MST) explores sustainable transportation planning, policy and analysis and examines the growing concern for transportation's environmental, social, energy and economic impact on our society. …
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Online MS in Renewable & Clean Energy
- University of Dayton (OH)
University of Dayton's Graduate Renewable & Clean Energy Program enables students to develop energy-reducing design techniques, renewable energy and manufacturing systems, and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and …
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Organic Agriculture (MSc)
- Wageningen University
The Organic Agriculture programme has been designed to train students in multiple aspects of organic agriculture and the associated processing and marketing chain. An important goal is to prepare the …
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Professional Science Master in Environmental Management & Sustainability
- St. Edward's University (TX)
The Professional Science Master's (PSM) in Environmental Management and Sustainability at St. Edward's prepares you to tackle ecological issues through the combined disciplines of environmental science and project management. You'll …
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PSM in Sustainable Energy Systems
- State University of New York at Cortland (NY)
Graduates of the Professional Science Masters (PSM) in Sustainable Energy Systems will be empowered to help make this transformation and help grow the green economy of New York. Through advanced …
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Specialized LLM in Environment
- McGill University (QC)
The Faculty of Law, in conjunction with the School of Environment and other units at McGill, offers a multi-disciplinary environment option at the LLM level. The Environmental Studies Option provides …
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Sustainability & Consultancy MSc
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
The Sustainability and Consultancy Masters offers a grounding in the broad range of sustainability topics beyond just environmental issues (from project development to corporate sustainability strategy). This course aligns closely …
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Sustainability and Business MSc
- University of Leeds (West Yorkshire)
This course is ideal for those who wish to develop corporate responsibility strategies and enhance an organisation’s social and environmental contributions. It can also lead to careers in government or …
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Sustainability Science & Society Graduate Program
- Brock University (ON)
New in 2014, the graduate program in Sustainability Science and Society (SSAS) responds to environmentally related challenges and is aligned with the emerging transdisciplinary approach of sustainability science. It aims …
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Sustainability-Focused MBA
- Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)
HSU's School of Business has overhauled the one-year MBA to close the gap between what traditional business schools teach and what companies are looking for in their future employees. Fully …
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Sustainability-focused MBA
- Erasmus University Rotterdam
Sustainability is a fundamental part of the RSM approach. We develop global leaders whose decisions make an impact on business, society and the environment all at once. The Sustainable RSM …
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Sustainable Agriculture (MS)
- Iowa State University (IA)
The Sustainable Agriculture Interdepartmental Graduate Program at Iowa State University builds on a solid foundation of agricultural science and provides students opportunities to cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Our program was …
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Sustainable Architecture Track (MS in Architecture)
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJ)
The articulated MS Arch in Sustainable Architecture program, which extends the four-course Certificate in Sustainable Architecture Program into a full 30-credit Masters degree, is shown below. Students with other areas …
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Sustainable Business MBA
- Maharishi University of Management (IA)
The MUM MBA program, which is one of just six in the country with a dedicated focus on sustainability, will be rolling out a slate of new courses in sustainability …
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Sustainable MBA
- Green Mountain College (VT)
Green Mountain College's Sustainable MBA program, the first of its kind in the nation and regionally accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges (NEASC), is designed to …
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Teaching Social Justice Master
- Cambridge College (MA)
The purpose of this program is based on the recognition that education is critical to creating a more just and sustainable world. In creating the Teaching Social Justice Program, Cambridge …
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Urban Sustainability Concentration (MPA)
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
Master of Public Affairs degree with a concentration in urban sustainability. Features an interdisciplinary curriculum and will prepare students for careers in the growing fields of sustainability policy and practice …
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Agroecology Minor
- Goshen College (IN)
Students who enroll in the nine-week residential Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center all share something in common: they are passionate about sustainable agriculture. ASI is …
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Energy & Sustainability Minor
- University of Houston (TX)
The Energy & Sustainability minor welcomes students from all majors. The program takes an aggressively interdisciplinary approach to the study of sustainable energy systems. It pays special attention to the …
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Environment Minor
- University of Michigan (MI)
The minor is designed to provide the information and analytic skills necessary to understanding the environment across a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Students will also be required to complete either …
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Environmental & Sustainability Studies Minor
- Elon University (NC)
This minor is designed to educate students about the principles of sustainability by providing background in areas such as scientific understanding; the social, economic and cultural aspects of sustainability and …
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Environmental Engineering Minor
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The College of Engineering offers a Minor in Environmental Engineering to those undergraduate students whose academic history provides the prerequisites for the courses required by the minor. The Minor requires …
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Environmental Policy Minor
- George Mason University (VA)
Students must successfully complete 21 credits with a minimum 2. 00 GPA. At least 8 credits of courses taken for the minor must be exclusive to the minor and not …
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Environmental Science Minor
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (WI)
The application of scientific principles to resource management form the core of the minor. An Environmental Science minor is particularly appropriate in combination with a major in one of the …
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Environmental Studies Minor
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale (IL)
This minor helps unify the theme of environmental studies, while creating individual paths for student success. The Environmental Studies minor is built around one core course, three topic courses (Environment, …
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Environmental Studies Minor
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The purpose of the Environmental Studies minor is to broaden students' understanding of the scientific, technological, management, policy, legal, cultural, and ethical dimensions of environmental issues in areas beyond their …
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Environmental Studies Minor
- California Lutheran University (CA)
The CLU program in Environmental Science is designed to provide the student with the tools to critically examine environmental issues from a variety of perspectives. Beyond the required foundational science …
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Environmental Studies Minor
- Eckerd College (FL)
The minor in Environmental Studies requires six courses, three required courses (ES 172 Introduction to Environmental Studies, ES 270N Introduction to Environmental Biology, and ES 211N Introduction to Earth Science) …
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Environmental Sustainability Minor
- Naropa University (CO)
Naropa offers the option of obtaining a minor in Ecology and Systems Science, Environmental History and Justice, Sustainability, Permaculture, or Sacred Ecology.
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Global Perspectives on Sustainability Minor
- Miami University (OH)
This interdisciplinary minor introduces students to the foundations of environmental sustainability and its complexities, with an emphasis on the approaches taken by people living under different geographic and economic conditions. …
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Graduate Minor Degree in Sustainable Agricultural Systems
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The minor in Sustainable Agriculture Systems is open to students enrolled in any program within the Graduate School at the University of Minnesota. The program provides a curriculum with strong …
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Interdisciplinary Minor in Environmental Studies
- Indiana University East (IN)
The minor in environmental studies is a coordinated, interdisciplinary program designed to enhance your awareness of major environmental concepts, acquaint you with areas where environmental issues are related to other …
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
AC 1: Academic Courses
- Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings
- Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings
- Inventory of sustainability course offerings (upload)
- Website URL - Sustainability course offerings
AC 2: Learning Outcomes
- Description of institution level sustainability learning outcomes
- List of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability
- Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of sustainability
- Website URL - Sustainability learning outcomes
AC 3: Undergraduate Program
- First sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program
- Second sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program
- Third sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program
- First sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration
- Second sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration
- Third sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration
AC 4: Graduate Program
- First sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program
- Second sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program
- Third sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program
- First sustainability-focused graduate-level minor or concentration
- Second sustainability-focused graduate-level minor or concentration
- Third sustainability-focused graduate-level minor or concentration
AC 5: Immersive Experience
- Description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s)
- Second sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program
- Third sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program
AC 6: Sustainability Literacy Assessment
- Copy of the sustainability literacy assessment (upload)
- Copy of the sustainability literacy assessment (description)
- Website URL - Assessment of sustainability literacy
AC 7: Incentives for Developing Courses
- Description of the course development incentives
- Website URL - Incentives for developing sustainability courses
AC 8: Campus as a Living Laboratory
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.