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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Natural Resources Management (BS)
- Colorado State University (CO)
The goal of the natural resources management major is to provide students with a broad-based understanding of the interconnectedness of social, political, and ecological systems. This knowledge will enable students …
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Soil Restoration & Conservation Minor
- Colorado State University (CO)
The curriculum focus is on the application of basic science with technical Crop and Soil Science courses to Soil and Water Resource Management. Career emphasis is on interpretation of land …
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Natural & Applied Sciences Minor
- Bentley University (MA)
The minor in natural and applied sciences consists of four courses related to the sciences. This minor is intended to encourage students to explore the sciences beyond the required NS …
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Natural Resources & Environmental Law Certificate
- University of Montana (MT)
The natural resources and environmental law certificate provides law students the opportunity to specialize in environmental and natural resource law. It provides a interdisciplinary education and allows student to expand …
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Water Resources Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The minor in water resources provides an opportunity for students in M. S. and Ph. D. degree programs to complement their major subject area with studies related to water resources. …
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Climate Science & Policy (MS)
- Bard College (NY)
The climate degree covers the interplay between climate systems, ecosystems, and agricultural systems on the one hand and solutions on the other, training future policy leaders to guide efforts in …
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Water Science & Management (MS)
- New Mexico State University (NM)
We face serious challenges concerning the supply, development, quality, management, and administration of water resources; responses to the challenges will have major impacts on regional economy, environmental quality, and the …
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Water Science & Management (PhD)
- New Mexico State University (NM)
We face serious challenges concerning the supply, development, quality, management, and administration of water resources; responses to the challenges will have major impacts on regional economy, environmental quality, and the …
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Master of Natural Resources (MNR)
- Oregon State University (OR)
The Oregon State University Master of Natural Resources (MNR) program is an interdisciplinary program designed for natural resources professionals. This 45-credit program is delivered entirely online through Oregon State Ecampus …
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Natural Resource Conservation Minor
- Sterling College (KS) (KS)
Sterling College students pursuing a minor in Natural Resources Conservation examine local and global conservation issues, including natural resources sustainability and biodiversity protection. Courses provide students with a strong understanding …
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Environmental & Water Resource Economics (BS)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
A degree in Environmental Water Resource and Economics (EWRE) prepares students to assume responsible positions in the management of the world's natural and human resources.
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Natural Resources Minor
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Natural Resources Minor offers information that will help student qualify for entry level positions in natural resource management or wildlife conservation.
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Forestry (BS)
- University of New Brunswick, Fredericton (NB)
This interdisciplinary Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BScF) program helps students to understand the forest through courses in forest and wildlife ecology, soil chemistry, forest economics sociology & statistics, hydrology, …
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Master of Natural Resource Development (MNRD)
- Texas A&M University (TX)
It aims to develop an understanding of the interrelationships among ecology, economics, policy and culture as factors that influence natural resource conservation and management. It is intended to emphasize the …
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Natural Resources (PhD)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (TN)
The doctoral program with a major in natural resources emphasizes interdisciplinary research approaches toward the understanding and management of natural resources in a broad context. Areas of study include forest, …
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Water, Society & Policy (MS)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The WSP degree provides a multi-disciplinary exposure to human and environmental processes that affect water and watersheds. Students in this program gain understanding of the basic principles of hydrology, social …
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Environment Concentration, Master of Laws (LLM)
- McGill University (QC)
The Faculty of Law together with the School of Environment and other units at McGill offers a 45-credit, LL. M. program, non-thesis option, in Environment. The program complements previous legal …
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Community, Environment & Development Major
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
The Community, Environment, and Development major focuses on the fields of community and economic development, environment and natural resources, and the critically important interactions between these fields, both locally and …
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Environmental Science & Management (PhD)
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
The Economics and Environmental Science (EES) emphasis at UCSB instills the ability to use economic tools in developing environmental approaches and policies. The program’s goal is to develop environmental economists …
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Conservation Technology (MS)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
A master's in conservation technology from Florida Tech prepares students for a career immersed in biological or ecological conservation practices, or to continue with further graduate study in a Ph. …
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Environmental Health (BS)
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (NY)
Environmental health focuses on the study of how people interact with their environment—the air and water around us, the plants and animals we encounter, and the workplaces and homes where …
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Environmental Science - Public Health (BS)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Students pursuing a degree with a concentration in Public Health develop a solid foundation in environmental science, environmental economics and policy, and the societal issues associated with environmental degradation. In …
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Environmental Health (PhD)
- Boston University (MA)
The doctoral program in environmental health provides students with specialized training and research experience in environmental and occupational epidemiology, exposure assessment, spatial epidemiology/GIS, risk assessment, and toxicology. The training program …
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Global Health Studies Program
- Yale University (CT)
The Global Health Studies Program at Yale University is designed for undergraduate students interested in understanding and addressing pressing global health challenges. The program offers courses through an interdisciplinary framework …
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Environmental Health (MPH)
- Emory University (GA)
The Master's of Public Health in Environmental Health (EH) program seeks to train students in a trans-disciplinary way so that they can better tackle the environmental health threats of the …
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Environmental Health Sciences (PhD)
- Emory University (GA)
The PhD in environmental health sciences (EHS) is offered through Emory’s Laney Graduate School, and provides students with in-depth training in both laboratory and population-based research. Students participate in problem-based …
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Global Environmental Health (MPH)
- Emory University (GA)
The Masters of Public Health in Global Environmental Health program focuses on alleviating poverty and enhancing environmental protection while promoting sustainable development. Students in the GEH program will develop skills …
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Master of Public Health in Environmental Health & Toxicology
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
The MPH in Environmental Health & Toxicology studies the links between the environment and public health, studying all aspects of this process from initial exposure to toxicant action to science-based …
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Environmental Health Science (BS)
- Baylor University (TX)
The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about …
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Global Health (BA)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The BA in global health is a transdisciplinary degree program designed for students who seek a broad and flexible set of skills for understanding contemporary health challenges and thinking about …
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Global Health (PhD)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The PhD program in global health draws on the premise that sustainable and satisfying solutions to the most pressing global health challenges require a sophisticated understanding of how cultural context, …
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Environmental Health - BS in Public Health (BSPH)
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
The BSPH in Environmental Health degree, is a four year undergraduate program offered through the Department of Environmental Health at Indiana University-Bloomington. The field of public health is charged with …
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World Environmental Health Specialized Graduate Diploma
- Université de Montréal (QC)
Environment, Health and Disaster Management is a 30-credit program to familiarize with the interface between health and the environment, as well as environmental emergencies posing health risks.
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Native American Studies (BA)
- Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)
The Native American Studies major program has three goals. One is to help students realize the objectives of an undergraduate major as defined at Humboldt State, “to attain an understanding …
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Native American Studies Minor
- Cal Poly Humboldt (CA)
The Native American Studies major program has three goals. One is to help students realize the objectives of an undergraduate major as defined at Humboldt State, “to attain an understanding …
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Environmental Humanities Minor
- James Madison University (VA)
The environmental humanities minor allows students to articulate broad historical and cultural views of the complex interactions among humans and the natural and material environment. Students will analyze and produce …
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Peace, Justice & Ecology Minor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (AL)
The Peace, Justice, and Ecology minor, housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, is an interdisciplinary program for students seeking a broad learning experience in human-ecological interactions, bio-cultural diversity, …
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American Indian Studies Graduate Certificate in Renewable Natural Resources
- University of Arizona (AZ)
The goal is to train graduate students and related professionals to be conversant with the problems of managing natural resources on American Indian reservations and off-reservation areas.
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Environmental Humanities Certificate
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The environmental humanities certificate offers students who are interested in humanities-based approaches to the current global environmental crisis an option to focus in this vital area of study. Students take …
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Human Dimensions of Climate Change Minor & Certificate
- University of Victoria (BC)
We focus on climate change from the perspectives of all the major disciplines that emphasize the human elements of climate change. This includes psychology, economics, geography, anthropology, law, philosophy, political …
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Humanitarian Action Minor
- Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
A minor in humanitarian Action is part of a larger Humanitarian Action Leadership (HAL) program that includes this minor, a graduate certificate, and short and long term noncredit training courses. …
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Literature & the Environment Minor
- University of California, Santa Barbara (CA)
Students in the Literature and the Environment minor explore environmental issues from British, American, and global perspectives, using a range of methodological approaches, with such emphases as non-human/human relations, environmental …
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Global Studies (PhD)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
The Ph. D. in Global Studies is an interdisciplinary program offered through the College of Fine Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, administered by the Department of Political Science, with an …
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Logistics - Humanitarian & Disaster Relief (MS)
- Florida Institute of Technology (FL)
The Master of Science in Logistics Management degree program is designed for professionals seeking a degree that prepares them with specific skills and competencies in logistics management. The master's in …
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Economics, Law & the Environment (Master's)
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Program on Economics, Law, & the Environment (ELE) is a collaborative reseach and education initiative of The University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law and the College of …
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Climate Justice Minor
- Sterling College (KS) (KS)
Students pursuing a minor in Climate Justice at Sterling College will explore environmental and social justice issues that both contribute to and arise from climate change. With a strong understanding …
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BA/MA in Energy & Environment
- Boston University (MA)
The program in Energy & Environment offered through the Department of Earth & Environment combines advanced undergraduate and graduate coursework to provide students with the foundational knowledge and advanced analytical …
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Environmental Geology Major
- Beloit College (WI)
The environmental geology major provides an understanding of how earth systems operate and how humans interact with the environment.
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Water Resources Certificate
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
The Water Resources graduate certificate program at WPI offers a comprehensive set of graduate-level courses in a specialized area of environmental engineering to enhance students knowledgebase and increase marketability in …
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Environmental Geology Major
- Calvin University (MI)
Students Learn to greater appreciate the world around them while applying the principles of geology to solve environmental problems in Calvin's environmental geology major.
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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.