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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Environmental Science Concentration, Biology (BS)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
By learning in an integrative environment that underscores the connectedness of these disciplines, students gain a better understanding of larger scientific concepts and they can view these concepts from multiple …
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Biological Sciences (AS)
- College of Lake County (IL)
The Biology curriculum at the College of Lake County is a two-year program leading to an Associate in Science Degree. The program offers courses that prepare students for continued study …
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Environmental Biology (BS)
- University of Saskatchewan (SK)
This interdisciplinary program examines ecosystems with a focus on how living organisms interact with their environment. A major in Environmental Biology will accommodate a wide variety of student interests and …
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Biological Science - Aquaculture (Bachelor)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Students will experience a diverse range of study and complete core courses like Biological Discovery and Introduction to Aquaculture, before moving on to specialized courses in culture techniques of salt …
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Biological Science - Marine Biology (Bachelor)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Marine biology encompasses so much of the biology of these oceans and marine organisms, from viruses to whales, molecular biology and global warming. Studying for a marine biology degree can …
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Biological Oceanography (MS)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Oceanography is a broad, multidisciplinary science that integrates the expertise and skills of ocean scientists with that of engineers. Florida Tech's master's in oceanography is a research-centric program that focuses …
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Master's in Ecology
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
The degree includes jobs in environmental protection, conservation, forestation, wildlife management, wetland science, restoration and more. Ecologists work in private biological and engineering firms, research centers, state parks, federal agencies, …
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Marine Biology (MS)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Studying for a master's in marine biology at Florida Tech is a multidisciplinary experience that includes other scientific disciplines, from aquaculture and oceanography to chemistry, meteorology and zoology. In addition …
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PhD in Biology
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
Offering four specializations including biotechnology, cell and molecular biology, ecology and marine biology, the university's location close to the Atlantic Ocean, Indian River Lagoon and other natural resources provide an …
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Ecological Restoration (BS)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
This degree is designed for students preparing for a professional career in the restoration or reclamation of degraded or severely damaged lands. Job opportunities are available with environmental consulting companies, …
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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (MS)
- University of Connecticut (CT)
Research in the department covers a wide range of fields, including behavioral ecology of vertebrates and invertebrates, systematics and evolution of plants and animals, population and community ecology, functional morphology …
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Wildlife Conservation Minor
- University of Connecticut (CT)
This minor provides students with a basic understanding of wildlife resources management. Students will be required to complete at least 18 credits that include a common core for all students …
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Ecological Restoration - Joint BS
- Trent University (ON)
- Fleming College (ON)
The collaborative ecological restoration program developed by Trent University and Fleming College provides a bold and innovative solution to environmental challenges in order to help restore the natural environment for …
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Conservation Biology Concentration, Biology (MS)
- Central Michigan University (MI)
Sustainability is a fundamental principal of conservation organizations. This degree delves into the world of conservation vs. preservation issues as well as natural resources management. This concentration provides students with …
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Sustainable Management Certificate
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
This program is designed for individuals with an associate degree who want to complete their bachelor's degree and are passionate about a healthy environment, strong profitability and vital communities coexisting …
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Business Sustainability Concentration
- College of William & Mary (VA)
Students majoring in a business discipline may add a concentration in sustainability by completing an additional six credits of coursework in the area.
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Sustainability Executive Education Certificate
- Colorado State University (CO)
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Sustainable Energy Management (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
The Sustainable Energy Management (SEM) program is structured to introduce students to a wide range of energy markets and resources (fossil fuels, electricity, renewable and sustainable energy resources) while maintaining …
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Leadership & Environmental Management Option, Society, Culture & Communication (BS)
- Tennessee Technological University (TN)
Through this program, students learn how social systems interact with the environment, explore how cultural values and beliefs influence the way people use the environment, and study how organizations address …
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MBA in Sustainable Business
- Western Kentucky University (KY)
From the MBA webpage: "WKU's MBA courses in sustainability are designed to help students address some of the most complex social and environmental issues around the world. We are preparing …
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Economics & Management of Natural Resources, Energy & the Environment Certificate
- University of Alberta (AB)
This certificate provides students with a unique cross-disciplinary look at related economic, business, and public policy issues. Students have opportunities to take classes with students having different viewpoints and academic …
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Graduate Certificate in Management for Sustainable Business
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MO)
The Management for Sustainable Business certificate program is designed for executives and new working professionals to enhance their careers in management for sustainable business. The certificate will focus on building …
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Sustainability Concentration, MBA
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (NE)
The concentration in Sustainability expands the students’ perspective to include an understanding of the environmental and social aspects of business. Students gain the multi-disciplinary knowledge and critical skills needed to …
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Sustainable Enterprise Minor
- George Mason University (VA)
This minor emphasizes sustainable enterprises that are financially properous and seek to benefit the environment and society. The students of this program measure business success based on the triple bottom …
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Socially Responsible Business Concentration, MBA
- Mills College (CA)
Practitioners of socially responsible business specialize in leading change within established, for-profit businesses to ensure that these firms are aligned effectively with society’s needs. Graduates in this concentration are equipped …
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Sustainability Concentration, Business (BA)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The W. P. Carey BA degree program in business with a concentration in sustainability is an innovative, transdisciplinary program intended to prepare students for positions in a variety of professions …
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Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility Concentration, MBA
- Université Laval (QC)
This MBA is designed for those who feel that organizations should take greater account of ethical and environmental issues in their activities. It is also appropriate for people who wish …
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Business & Environmental Studies (BS)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
In this novel program, we combine a traditional business core with 40-plus hours of environmental studies electives ensuring students understand the triple bottom line of people – planet – profits. …
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Environmental Communication Concentration, Communication & Advocacy (MA)
- James Madison University (VA)
Students graduating with a concentration in environmental communication will be prepared to work in a variety of nonprofit, government and corporate settings constructing and evaluating environmental campaigns, facilitating organizational and …
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Concentration & Certificate in Sustainable Design
- University of Florida (FL)
G|SoA is one of the first accredited architecture programs in the US to formalize this initiative in the form a Concentration and Certificate in Sustainable Architecture. This program runs parallel …
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Geodesign MPS
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
The World Campus Masters in Professional Studies in Geodesign program is offered in partnership with Penn State's College of Arts and Architecture and in cooperation with Penn State's Department of …
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Environmental Design (BS)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The BS program in environmental design offers an integrated curriculum in environmental design primarily in a nonstudio format. This undergraduate program is designed to create a deep awareness and knowledge …
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Master's in Human Centered Design
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
A multidisciplinary experience that includes other scientific disciplines, from human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence to architecture, ethnographical design and crisis management. In addition to specializing in HCD, the School of …
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Bachelor of Environmental Design (BED)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
provides extensive knowledge of architectural history and theory, and cultivates high levels of knowledge and capability in building and design technology. Coursework encourages multidisciplinary and comparative perspectives that allow opportunities …
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Sustainable Product Design & Innovation (Bachelor)
- Keene State College (NH)
The Sustainable Product Design and Innovation (SPDI) program educates students who are capable of leading movement toward a more sustainable future. They learn to be creative change-makers, confident and competent …
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Sustainable Design Graduate Certificate
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The College of Architecture and Design offers a certificate in Urban Design and a certificate in Sustainable Design. Certificate programs are open to master's students in any degree program within …
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Environmental Education & Interpretation (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
This major seeks to integrate training in organismal biology, including a required field component, with in-depth training in the literature and context of natural history and a suite of environmental …
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Education for Environmental Sustainability Certificate
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
Environmental education focuses on the exploration of environmental issues, problem solving, critical thinking, and taking action to improve the environment. Furthermore, education for sustainability is a transformative process that prepares …
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Leadership for Sustainability Education Specialization
- Portland State University (OR)
LSE prepares graduates for professional careers in sustainability education through the rigorous study of educational leadership and sustainability pedagogy that addresses the importance of ecological systems, bio-cultural diversity, social and …
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Environmental Education Certificate
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College certificate in environmental education is for traditional and nontraditional educators and is designed to establish standards for professional excellence in environmental education. Environmental education …
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Outdoor & Environmental Education Minor
- Central Michigan University (MI)
This minor provides students with essential skills necessary to inspire future stewards, education people of all ages and from all backgrounds in both formal and informal settings. This skill set …
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Architectural Conservation & Sustainability Engineering (BEng)
- Carleton University (ON)
Carleton’s program in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering teaches students to approach the design and retrofit of new and existing buildings with sustainability as the primary objective, which includes considering …
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Sustainable & Renewable Energy Engineering (BEng)
- Carleton University (ON)
This program provides analytical and hands-on skills for designing, building, operating and enhancing sustainable energy systems that combine energy generation, distribution and utilization in an environmentally responsible and economically beneficial …
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
WPI’s interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering (EVE) program offers students an exciting opportunity to focus their technical capabilities on evolving science and engineering that affects human quality of life all over the …
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Environmental Engineering (MS)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
WPI’s interdisciplinary Environmental Engineering (EVE) program offers students an exciting opportunity to focus their technical capabilities on evolving science and engineering that affects human quality of life all over the …
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Environmental Resources Engineering (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
This program offers engineering science and design course work in the areas of environmental and related resources with a breadth and combination unparalleled in the United States. Our graduates use …
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Civil & Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Tennessee Technological University (TN)
The Civil and Environmental Engineering program provides a basic civil engineering education with depth in the areas of environmental engineering, structural engineering, structural mechanics, and transportation. Civil and Environmental Engineers …
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Renewable (Solar) Energy Option, Energy Engineering (MS)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The UMass Lowell graduate program in Energy Engineering offers professional training at the master's degree level designed to prepare the student to perform state-of-the-art work on energy systems.
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Environmental Engineering (BSE)
- University of Cincinnati (OH)
The environmental engineering program provides undergraduate students with the background necessary to bridge the gap between understanding challenging societal problems in the air, water, land, and subsurface environments, and preventing …
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Energy & Environment Specialization, Engineering Program
- University of Calgary (AB)
The Energy and Environment Specialization provides education and training necessary for understanding, avoiding, minimizing and (effectively and efficiently) solving industrial challenges related to the impact of energy utilization on the …
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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.