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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Bachelor of Architecture and Environments
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The Bachelor of Architecture and Environments (BAE) provides a uniquely broad overview of the built environment through studies in design and architecture, urban planning, sustainability, heritage, building systems and construction …
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Specialisation: Energy and the Environment
- University of Sydney (NSW)
Our Energy and the Environment specialisation provides students with the necessary skills required to design efficient energy generation and conversion systems and to assess and quantify the environmental impacts of …
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BS Environmental Science
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The environmental science major provides students with the understanding and skills needed to find solutions to environmental problems, combining geosciences, agriculture and biology. They develop the knowledge and skills to …
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Specialisation: Human Rights
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The human rights specialisation provides students with an understanding of how human rights apply in various political, social, economic and environmental contexts. The specialisation allows them to develop critical skills …
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Master of Sustainability
- University of Sydney (NSW)
By tackling key global issues, the Master of Sustainability equips students to further their career in diverse areas from environmental science to finance, from law to urban planning, and from …
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Master of Architectural Science (Sustainable Design)
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The Master of Architecture (Sustainable Design) involves an approach to creating buildings that meets the world's need to reduce our impact on ecological systems. The built environment professions "including architects, …
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Master of Agriculture and Environment
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The Master of Agriculture and Environment trains students to solve the big challenges in the world: food security, climate change, and management of carbon, water and the environment. With lots …
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Specialisation: High Performance Buildings
- University of Sydney (NSW)
The High Performance Buildings program at the University of Sydney is unique in Australia. It offers the opportunity to pursue or develop an exciting career in the built environment field …
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Specialisation: Sustainability and Environmental Engineering
- University of Sydney (NSW)
This specialisation is designed for qualified engineers seeking to move into a management role or to specialise or update their skills. The Master of Engineering, to which this specialisation belongs, …
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BA Social Ecology
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
The major in Social Ecology embraces the unique and interdisciplinary spirit of the School of Social Ecology. The 21st century presents us with a wide array of opportunities for creating …
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Minor in Urban and Regional Planning
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
The Urban and Regional Planning minor focuses on urban planning issues and offers opportunities to students to learn about the planning and development problems in our cities that we already …
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Specialization in Environmental Chemistry:
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
The students will cover fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry occurring in water, air and soil, Marine Geochemistry, and Biogeochemistry. Because of the strong reliance of Environmental Chemistry on the state-of-the-art analytical …
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Sustainable Societies Campus Wide Honors Curriculum Track
- University of California, Irvine (CA)
Sustainable Societies is an honors curricular track where students will explore the features that impact the success and longevity of societies. Taught by teams of top faculty from a wide …
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Major (B.A.)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
This B.A. degree program is ideal for students interested in developing a broad base of knowledge and experience in modern agricultural and food systems with the flexibility to take courses …
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Environmental Studies Undergraduate Certificate
- Oklahoma State University (OK)
Completion of the certificate indicates that a student has developed a knowledge base of environmental science combined with the study of human cultural interactions with the natural world from the …
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Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (STEP)
- Princeton University (NJ)
The graduate certificate in Science, Technology, and Environmental policy (STEP) is an interdisciplinary program designed to train graduate students in facilitating conversations between technical experts and policy makers. It provides …
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Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Sustainability Planning
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VA)
The mission of the Certificate in Sustainability Planning is to provide students with a better understanding of society’s land use and natural resource systems, with a particular emphasis on the …
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B Env D Environmental Design
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The Program in Environmental Design orients engagement to the creation of healthy and sustainable communities with attention to social justice and economic vitality. Environmental design is inherently place-based. It supports …
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BE Environmental Engineering
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder provides preparation for professional proficiency or graduate training in environmental engineering in a four-year curriculum. The …
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Environmental Planning Minor
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The environmental planning minor provides non-ENVD students experience with the process, technical skills and professional practice of environmental planning. To this end, students are required to take courses offering training …
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Business Administration BS - Social Responsibility and Sustainability Track
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
The Social Responsibility and Sustainability Track focuses on values-based practices at the of organizations. This track identifies how business professionals can promote responsible corporate governance practices to create lasting positive …
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Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Gradutate Certificate
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
Colorado Law’s environmental and natural resources curriculum prepares graduates for careers at law firms, corporations, nonprofit organizations, and governmental agencies. Students receive a broad-based legal education in addition to specialized …
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Department of Mechanical Engineering Course 2-A Sustainable and Global Development Track
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
The Course 2 Mechanical Engineering program provides a broad intellectual foundation in the field of mechanical engineering. It develops the relevant engineering fundamentals, provides several experiences in their application, and …
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MS Transportation
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
The Master of Science in Transportation (M.S.T.) degree program emphasizes the complexity of transportation, lying at the intersection of technology, operations, planning, management, and policy-making. The program is interdepartmental, drawing …
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BA International Relations - Environment & Development Track
- Boston University (MA)
The Environment and Development Track within the International Relations program offers a wide variety of courses covering a broad range of related topics. These courses inform students about key debates, …
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Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Graduate Certificate
- Boston University (MA)
The Energy Technologies concentration is designed for undergraduate engineering students to acquire a fundamental understanding of the environmental impacts of various energy technologies and put them in a position to …
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MA Global Development Economics
- Boston University (MA)
The Global Development Economics (GDE) program is designed for those seeking rigorous training in economics supplemented by training in the related disciplines of politics, international relations, public health, and environmental …
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BS Environmental Science
- Western University (ON)
Environmental Science at Western is a discipline within the Faculty of Science. Students completing Environmental Science modules will earn a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science (Honors Specialization, Major, Specialization, …
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BE Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering Option
- Western University (ON)
Environmental Engineering students can participate in the International Development option which introduces students to the complex societal, political and economic issues impacting engineering activities in less developed communities.
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Minor in Environment and Culture
- Western University (ON)
The Minor in Environment and Culture is an interdisciplinary minor offered through the Department of Anthropology. This minor focuses on the study of cultural, social, political and economic aspects of …
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Graduate Diploma in Climate Risk Management
- University of Waterloo (ON)
The CRM diploma is for the early-to mid-career professionals who must integrate climate risk management into their regular professional duties. This part-time, entirely online program focuses on applied skills that …
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Program of Education for Sustainable Development (Interdisciplinary Program of Education, College of Education)
- National Tsing Hua University
“Program of Education for Sustainable Development” is the first interdisciplinary program in Taiwan to focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Education’s innovative and interdisciplinary framework. The wide range of …
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Interdisciplinary Program of Nuclear Science, First Specialty: Energy & Environment (College of Nuclear Science)
- National Tsing Hua University
Based on the dual-specialty design, IPNS provides undergraduates a solid knowledge based on low carbon energy, such as nuclear, solar, and hydrogen energy, as well as environmental science and sustainable …
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Sustainable Development and Environmental Management Program
- National Tsing Hua University
The Sustainable Development and Environmental Management Program primarily provides students with the free elective subject, cultivates environmental management talents who maintain sustainable development, enhances students' employment prospects, and helps the …
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Energy Technology and Sustainable Society Program
- National Tsing Hua University
The plan of this course is to hope that after completing this course, students will have a deep understanding of the problems encountered in the global village, and based on …
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MA Program of Environmental and Cultural Resources
- National Tsing Hua University
The "Graduate Program of Environmental and Cultural Resources" focuses on sustainable development, environmental resource management, and local culture asset management based on the world's growing awareness of the need for …
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PhD in Environmental Science and Technology
- National Tsing Hua University
To face the new challenges in the pollution of air, soil, and water brought on by environmental change and global warming, our program is designed to equip students with superb …
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Graduate Program of Advanced Energy
- National Tsing Hua University
The Graduate Program of Advanced Energy has been enrolling students since the 2010 academic year. The Program combines teaching and research resources from the College of Engineering, College of Nuclear …
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BA Sustainability
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
Combine science, environmental stewardship, and communication skills with an understanding of the human condition to effect positive change in communities, public and private organizations, corporations, and society at large with …
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BS Environmental Studies
- The King's University (AB)
Program requirements: -24 credits of environmental studies and geography courses, covering social and ecology dimensions of sustainability -24-33 credits in one of 3 disciplinary concentrations (Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science) -12 …
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BA Environmental Studies
- The King's University (AB)
Program requirements: -24 credits of environmental studies and geography courses, covering social and ecology dimensions of sustainability -24-39 credits in one of 1 disciplinary concentrations (Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Economics …
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Bachelor of Commerce - Environmental Management Stream
- The King's University (AB)
This stream requires students to take six of the fundamental environmental studies courses paired with sustainability related business, philosophy, and theology courses. Note: this is an advising stream that does …
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Micah Certificate in Justice and Development
- The King's University (AB)
Certificate requirements: -9 credits of business, economics, English, environmental studies, history, politics, sociology, social sciences, and theology courses that focus on globalization, development, and poverty -at least 3 credits of …
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Honours BSc in Chemistry- EcoChemistry Option
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences at the Faculty of Science offers chemistry, biochemistry and biopharmaceutical science programs with unique options in medicinal chemistry, genomics, advanced materials chemistry, ecochemistry …
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MS in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The Institute of the Environment offers a master’s level Collaborative Program in Environmental Sustainability and an interdisciplinary Master of Science (MSc) in Environmental Sustainability. The MSc is aimed at providing …
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ME Environmental Engineering
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The Institute offers graduate programs leading to the degrees of Master of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering (MASc), Master of Applied Science in Environmental Engineering (MASc) Specialization in Environmental Sustainability, …
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PhD in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The objective of the PhD in Environmental Sustainability is to train leaders and professionals with the skills and capacities needed to be effective in developing, analyzing, and empirically evaluating public …
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Masters of Law with concentration in Global Sustainability and Environmental Law
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The graduate studies in law are a joint endeavour of the Common Law and Civil Law Sections. We welcome law graduates from both legal systems and from countries around the …
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Master of Applied Science Civil Engineering Concentration in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure
- University of Ottawa (ON)
Civil engineering infrastructure is the backbone upon which society is built. Civil engineers design the infrastructure that forms urban centers, including buildings, bridges, roads and other transportation networks, hydraulic infrastructure …
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Master of Arts Geography Specialization in Environmental Sustainability
- University of Ottawa (ON)
The guiding objective of the collaborative program in Environmental Sustainability is to provide graduate students with the knowledge and skills needed to identify and analyze the economic, legal, policy and …
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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.