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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Minor in Sustainability Studies
- Concordia University (QC)
Explore the concept and practice of sustainability through a selection of hand-picked courses in the social sciences, sciences, and humanities. As a member of the Loyola College for Diversity and …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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Human Environment BA
- Concordia University (QC)
Explore how geography influences human behavior and examine the impact of human activity on the environment. As a geographer, your knowledge of this complex relationship will lead you towards creative …
- Posted June 13, 2022
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BS in Sustainable Environmental Design
- University of California, Davis (CA)
Students in the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems major focus on the social, economic and environmental aspects of agriculture and develop a thorough understanding of our food cycle from farm …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Sustainability in the Built Environment Minor
- University of California, Davis (CA)
This minor provides a guiding framework for educating individuals who will design and maintain our future built environment in the challenges and potential solutions for improved sustainability. The minor is …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Energy Efficiency Minor
- University of California, Davis (CA)
Development and implementation of more energy efficient technologies and practices has been identified as the most rapid approach to reduce dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuel resources. Individuals with …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Transportation Technology and Policy MS
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP) program provides an opportunity to do interdisciplinary research to address pressing transportation, environmental, economic, policy and social challenges facing California, the U.S., and the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Transportation Technology and Policy PhD
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The Transportation Technology and Policy (TTP) program provides an opportunity to do interdisciplinary research to address pressing transportation, environmental, economic, policy and social challenges facing California, the U.S., and the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Policy and Management MS
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM) program, housed within the John Muir Institute of the Environment, provides advanced training in applying environmental science to real-world environmental …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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International Agricultural Development MS
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The UC Davis Masters program in International Agricultural Development (IAD) prepares students for careers in global agricultural and rural development. This interdisciplinary program is designed to provide students with knowledge …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Conservation Management Concentration
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The Conservation Management Program promotes four tenets for successful conservation decision making: (1) A basic foundation in ecology is fundamental to developing the management and decision-making skills required to effectively …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Climate Change, Water, and Society Certificate
- University of California, Davis (CA)
The certificate program provides students with broad and deep exposure to environmental and natural resources law.
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Anthropology - Climate Change and Human Solutions BA
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
This is an major in climate change solutions that will give students the knowledge and skills needed to help the world meet the challenges of climate change. It combines the …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Public Health Major with Concentration in Climate and Environmental Sciences
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Climate and Environmental Sciences involves the examination of different factors in our environment and their relation to the health and well-being of individuals and populations. The Concentration in Climate and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Global Health BA/BS
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Global health is at once an increasingly popular new field of study, an urgent social concern, and a powerful interdisciplinary intellectual synthesis aimed at understanding and productively intervening in processes …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Global Health Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Global health is at once an increasingly popular new field of study, an urgent social concern, and a powerful interdisciplinary intellectual synthesis aimed at understanding and productively intervening in processes …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Mechanical Engineering with a Specialization in Renewable Energy and Environmental Flows
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
The specialization in renewable energy and environmental flows is designed for students who are interested in technologies that enable sustainable growth, in flow and transport in atmosphere, ocean, and groundwater, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Climate Change Studies Minor
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
This interdisciplinary minor curriculum highlights UC San Diego’s broad campus expertise in understanding and responding to the challenges of climate change. The minor covers an understanding of the scientific, social, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Studies BS
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
In the Environmental Studies BS degree program, students are broadly prepared across disciplines, but are also required to focus and specialize through the selection of a minor. The curriculum incorporates …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Geography BS (Environmental Emphasis)
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
Students in the environmental BS track will learn to critically analyze and communicate environmental information underlying reports and policy documents, as well as to design and implement scientific experiments addressing …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Minor in Environmental Studies
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
Students are broadly prepared across disciplines, but are also required to focus and specialize through the selection of a minor. The curriculum incorporates experiential and service learning, collaborative problem solving, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Urban Design Graduate Certificate
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
The graduate Urban Design Certificate will provide individuals with foundational knowledge about the art and science of cities through history to inform future visions for cities; introduce the skills and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Studies BA/BS
- University of Oregon (OR)
Environmental studies is a field of study that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines (including the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as management, policy, design, and law), challenging …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Science Major
- University of Oregon (OR)
The ESCI major is scientifically rigorous and offers an interdisciplinary approach to the natural sciences, including biology, geology, chemistry, data analysis, and physical geography. It is designed for students who …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Sustainable Business Minor
- University of Oregon (OR)
The sustainable business minor teaches students how to use the power of business for good, finding better ways to make the world better for everyone. The minor in sustainable business …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Landscape Architecture PhD
- University of Oregon (OR)
Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline of broad scope whose central concern is the wise use of land. As a profession, it includes the detailed development of land and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Landscape Architecture MLA
- University of Oregon (OR)
Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline of broad scope whose central concern is the wise use of land. As a profession, it includes the detailed development of land and …
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Landscape Architecture BLA
- University of Oregon (OR)
Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline of broad scope whose central concern is the wise use of land. As a profession, it includes the detailed development of land and …
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Landscape Architecture Minor
- University of Oregon (OR)
Landscape Architecture is an environmental design discipline of broad scope whose central concern is the wise use of land. As a profession, it includes the detailed development of land and …
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Green Business Law Concentration
- University of Oregon (OR)
Sustainable business practices are gaining relevance at lightning speeds as more and more businesses evaluate their environmental impact. Oregon Law’s Green Business Law concentration prepares students to enter this emerging …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Policy MPA
- University of Oregon (OR)
The master of public administration (MPA) program at the University of Oregon promotes evidence-based decision making and the efficient and ethical stewardship of societal and environmental resources by professionals in …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Energy Sustainability Engineering Technology
- Nova Scotia Community College (NS)
This program prepares students to meet the growing needs of employers in the rapidly expanding field of alternative energy, sustainability and energy systems management. Students are involved in energy auditing …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Natural Resources Environmental Technology
- Nova Scotia Community College (NS)
This program combines practical and theoretical skills to prepare graduates to work in environmental and related industries. To keep pace with the increasing requirement for environmental technology workers, all courses …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Analysis
- Pitzer College (CA)
Environmental Analysis is an interdisciplinary major focusing on the interaction between human and non-human components of the biosphere. The major applies approaches in the social sciences, arts and humanities, and …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Arboriculture & Community Forest Management
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
As the population of the United States continues to concentrate in urban and suburban areas, sustainable management of natural resources in urban environments is increasingly important. Professional arborists and urban …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Landscape Architecture BS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Students are trained to design sustainable landscapes that balance human needs with ecological concerns. In our courses, we work with clients from state agencies, local communities and non-profit organizations. It …
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Landscape Contracting
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Landscape Contracting program develops a student's ability to design, implement, and maintain landscape projects. In two years, students build professional skills in plant healthcare, design, estimating, installation and project …
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Plant & Soil Sciences BS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The UMass Plant and Soil Sciences program prepares students to tackle real-world problems from a sustainability perspective by integrating and applying the knowledge they learn from different disciplines. This program …
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Building & Construction Technology Minor
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Topics include sustainable (green) building systems and materials, energy and conservation, building technologies, and construction management.
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Sustainable Food and Farming (Online Certificate)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The 15-credit Certificate in Sustainable Food and Farming is designed for adults looking to make a career change, returning Veterans, or those pursuing a lifelong interest related to food, gardening, …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Native American and Indigenous Studies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Certificate Program for Native American and Indigenous Studies (CPNAIS) offers students at UMass Amherst an opportunity to learn about the histories, cultures and historical and contemporary issues affecting Indigenous …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Geography PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Geography Program provides graduate education in human geography, environmental geography, remote sensing, and GIS through an MS degree in Geography, a proposed one year MS degree in Geography with …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Geography BA/BS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Geography offers students the opportunity to study the dynamics of global and local environmental change and to place their local experience in a global perspective. Physical geography involves studying the …
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Design in Historic Preservation
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The UMass Amherst Historic Preservation Program, part of the Department of Architecture, offers a unique opportunity for advanced study in historic preservation at this major public university, with the benefits …
- Posted June 10, 2022
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Environmental Health Sciences MPH
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The M.P.H. degree program provides graduate education for practicing professionals with relevant environmental health-related experience and students with an interest in gaining knowledge and experience in this scientific discipline.
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Environmental Health Sciences MS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Students in the MS program should have previous training in the basic sciences. Undergraduate major degrees are usually in biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, or environmental sciences (or any of the …
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Landscape Architecture MLA
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
Students are trained to design sustainable landscapes that balance human needs with ecological concerns. In our courses, we work with clients from state agencies, local communities and non-profit organizations. It …
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Plant & Soil Sciences MS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The UMass Plant and Soil Sciences program prepares students to tackle real-world problems from a sustainability perspective by integrating and applying the knowledge they learn from different disciplines. This program …
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Plant & Soil Sciences PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The UMass Plant and Soil Sciences program prepares students to tackle real-world problems from a sustainability perspective by integrating and applying the knowledge they learn from different disciplines. This program …
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Resource Economics MS
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Master's program prepares our students for careers in marketing, resource-based industries such as electric utilities and petroleum, government environmental policy positions, and economic consulting. Doctoral program graduates typically find …
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Resource Economics PhD
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
The Master's program prepares our students for careers in marketing, resource-based industries such as electric utilities and petroleum, government environmental policy positions, and economic consulting. Doctoral program graduates typically find …
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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.