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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BS in Sustainable Business
- Aquinas College (MI)
Sustainable Business is interdisciplinary in nature, integrating science, business, and environmental studies. Sustainable business practices improve long-term profitability, the health of natural systems, and the human component of our world …
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BS in Sustainable Development
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Bachelor of Science degree in Sustainable Development is offered with one of three concentrations:
- Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Concentration - Critically examine through theory and practice (or hands-on learning) …
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BS in Sustainable Energy Management
- Unity Environmental University (ME)
Students majoring in sustainable energy management at Unity learn practical skills based on solid general theory. They make technology, learn practical implementation, and understand related accounting for costs and benefits. …
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BS in Sustainable Food & Bioenergy
- Montana State University (MT)
The Sustainable Food and Bioenergy Systems (SFBS) B.S. degree program is an exciting, innovative interdisciplinary program from Montana State University that promotes the sustainable production, distribution, and consumption of food …
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BS in Sustainable Management
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (WI)
The study of Sustainable Management focuses on systems thinking - that is, understanding how individual things and events influence the whole. As sustainability becomes increasingly important in today’s economy, a …
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BS in Sustainable Management & Policy
- Indiana University Indianapolis (IN)
SPEA at IUPUI created this new major because more and more government, private and nonprofit organizations are focusing on environmental conservation and economic and social responsibility. These organizations need graduates …
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BS in Urban Design
- The New School (NY)
The Bachelor of Science in Urban Design at Parsons is the country's first undergraduate urban design degree program housed in an art and design school. Combining fieldwork, design studio and …
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BSE in Civil & Environmental Engineering
- University of Iowa (IA)
Environmental engineering and science training offers to work in any aspect of environmental protection. The major areas include air pollution control, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, hazardous waste management, toxic materials …
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BSE in Civil, Environmental & Sustainable Engineering
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Civil and environmental engineers work to achieve safe and sustainable development in a cost-effective, environmentally protective and socially responsible manner. They utilize engineering principles to enhance the built and natural …
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CCPS Environmental Management & Assessment Major
- Drury University (MO)
The College of Graduate & Continuing Studies offers an associate of science in environmental management. Courses are designed to provide a basis for understanding the science of environmental management. The …
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Community Development & Leadership Option (BS in Social Science)
- Oregon State University (OR)
As a Social Science student pursing the option in Community Development and Leadership program, you will investigate the social and cultural dynamics in our communities, explore how these dynamics impact …
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Community, Environment & Planning (BA)
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP) is an award-winning, interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree program offered through the College of Built Environments as one of the University's interdisciplinary undergraduate programs. CEP …
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Conservation & Resource Studies (BS)
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
The Conservation and Resource Studies (CRS) major is an individualized interdisciplinary program designed for students interested in environmental issues and areas of interaction among humans and the environment. Students draw …
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Coordinate Major in Environmental Studies
- Bowdoin College (ME)
Among Bowdoin's major programs, the coordinate major is unique to the Environmental Studies Program. An environmental studies major must also have a disciplinary major, either in a department major such …
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Earth & Environmental Science (BA)
- Susquehanna University (PA)
Susquehanna's earth and environmental sciences program links the study of geology, hydrology and meteorology to explore how earth's systems work and how humans impact those systems. Students work in the …
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Earth & Environmental Science (BSc)
- Lancaster University
The Earth and Environmental Science degree is the only fully integrated course of its kind in the UK. It is a scientifically focused, interdisciplinary scheme that is designed to look …
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Ecological Agriculture (BS)
- University of Vermont (VT)
Ecological Agriculture (ECAG) is a degree that provides a foundation in the natural sciences with an emphasis on the application of ecological principles to the production of horticultural or agronomic …
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Ecological Restoration (BT)
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (BC)
The Bachelor Degree in Ecological Restoration provides graduates with a strong foundation in the methods available to restore a broad range of ecosystems that have been impacted by human influences …
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Ecosystems & Human Impact (BA)
- Stony Brook University (NY)
The Ecosystems and Human Impact major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to assess and address the complex interaction of humans …
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Energy Systems Engineering (BS)
- Oregon State University (OR)
OSU-Cascades’ energy systems engineering (ESE) program is a combination of mechanical and industrial engineering core courses supplemented with energy-related and business management courses, and is offered in partnership with Oregon …
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Environmental and Ocean Sciences (BA)
- University of San Diego (CA)
The environmental and ocean sciences major, offered by the Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences, is intended for students interested in the natural world, with three distinct pathways that focus …
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Environment & Planning (BA) (Hons)
- University of Liverpool
This degree gives students a full understanding of the main environmental challenges of the 21st century and provides students with the skills base to help address them. Students gain a …
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Environment & Society (BS)
- Florida State University (FL)
The program explores how humans both affect and are affected by changes in the natural environment. It combines courses from both the social sciences and the sciences and investigates topical …
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Environment, Economics, & Politics (EEP)
- Claremont McKenna College (CA)
- Scripps College (CA)
Closely associated with the Roberts Environmental Center, the EEP major explores 21st-century problems and opportunities involving interrelated environmental, economic, and political issues. Students interested in economics and policy studies build …
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Environmental & Sustainability Science Major
- Lipscomb University (TN)
The transdisciplinary Sustainable Practice degree offering introduces students to the real-world practice of sustainability across a broad range of ideas and fields, specifically the interaction between societies, moral and ethical …
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Environmental & Sustainability Studies (BA)
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA)
The Environmental & Sustainability Studies (ESS) program at WPI is designed to focus on diverse aspects of environmental issues and provide hands-on education in the methods of scientific, social science, …
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Environmental & Sustainability Studies BA
- University of Northern Colorado (CO)
The B.A. in Environmental and Sustainability Studies is a holistic, interdisciplinary program, spanning a broad range of disciplines, reflecting the wide array of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to analyzing complex …
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Environmental Analysis Major
- Pomona College (CA)
The interdisciplinary five-college Environmental Analysis (EA) major applies approaches in the social sciences, arts, humanities and natural sciences to understanding and solving environmental problems. With tracks in environmental science and …
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Environmental Biology (BS)
- Drury University (MO)
The environmental biology major trains students in the natural sciences as well as other disciplines that inform environmental issues, providing breadth across math and the natural sciences and depth within …
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BS in Environmental Conservation & Sustainability
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
Students graduating with a degree in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability: Understand the complexity of social-ecological systems and meet environmental challenges; Are grounded in ecological principles and comprehend the connections between …
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Environmental Design (BA)
- University at Buffalo (NY)
We live in times in which our urban and built environments are undergoing unprecedented change. The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Environmental Design degree provides students with the skills to …
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Environmental Design, Policy & Planning (BA)
- Stony Brook University (NY)
The Environmental Design, Policy, and Planning major, leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, provides the skills, knowledge, and preparation for students to understand and address complex issues related to …
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Environmental Engineeering (BEnE)
- University of Delaware (DE)
To enable students to tailor the program to best meet their needs and interests, there are options for four concentrations within the bachelor's degree program in Environmental Engineering: Contaminant Transport …
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Environmental Engineering (BEng)
- Stevens Institute of Technology (NJ)
Environmental engineering has traditionally been taught as a branch of civil engineering concerned with the supply of safe drinking water and the sanitary disposal of municipal wastes. The field has …
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- Bucknell University (PA)
Bucknell's Environmental Engineering program provides a thorough technical education augmented with integrated, hands-on laboratory experiences, and a focus on social, environmental, and economic sustainability. The program is designed to enable …
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
At the undergraduate level at the University of Illinois, environmental engineering is a specialization area for students seeking a BS degree in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. For …
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
The Environmental Engineering Program at the University of New Hampshire offers an undergraduate degree in environmental engineering that prepares students for productive careers in the public and private sectors and …
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Environmental Engineering (BSEE)
- Lehigh University (PA)
Managing our limited natural resources and finding solutions to the planet's environmental challenges are the critical concerns of environmental engineers. Their work confronts an extensive array of local and global …
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Environmental Engineering (BSEnvE)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
The BSEnvE curriculum is designed to meet the needs of all students. The faculty of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) first developed the Program Educational Objectives for …
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Environmental Engineering (BSEVE)
- Tufts University (MA)
The goals of the BSEvE program are to develop a broad understanding of environmental engineering, its relationship to the physical, chemical, health, and earth sciences, and its interaction with the …
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Environmental Engineering Technology (BT)
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (BC)
The Environmental Engineering Technology program is intended to provide the additional skills and knowledge that engineering and science graduates require to successfully work on environmental assignments such as contaminated sites, …
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Environmental Geology (BS)
- New Mexico Highlands University (NM)
The Environmental Geology Program at New Mexico Highlands is unique in New Mexico. It is the only degree specifically designed to provide the geological and technical training for students to …
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Environmental Planning (BS)
- Plymouth State University (NH)
The BS degree in Environmental Planning combines coursework in the social and natural sciences with business and other disciplines. The degree emphasizes study of New England but prepares students for …
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Environmental Planning Bachelor
- University of Northern British Columbia (BC)
The Bachelor of Planning degree provides a broad education in environmental planning. The focus is on understanding the relationship between people and the environment and on reducing the environmental impact …
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Environmental Planning, BSc (Hons)
- Anglia Ruskin University
The BSc Environmental Planning, accredited by the Royal Town Planning Institute, prepares students fully for professional practice in town planning. The program deepens your understanding of the knowledge and skills …
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Environmental Planning/Policy (BA)
- University of Southern Maine (ME)
The Department of Environmental Science and Policy offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Environmental Planning and Policy. The combination of these two disciplines recognizes the inherent interconnection in …
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Environmental Policy (BA)
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Students studying Environmental Policy develop a solid foundational understanding of environmental science, the ability to analyze policies and assess their implications for sustainability, knowledge of the policy-making process and opportunities …
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Environmental Policy & Analysis (BA)
- Bowling Green State University (OH)
Students majoring in Environmental Policy and Analysis take course work focusing in the social sciences, including geography, economics, and political science. Each student identifies a particular area of emphasis related …
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Environmental Policy & Project Management Major
- Carroll College (MT)
The Environmental Policy and Project Management degree combines a basic background in environmental sciences with courses in policy, sociology, business, and project management. For students interested in the societal aspects …
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Environmental Program (BS)
- Colorado College (CO)
The Environmental Program includes coursework in environmental science and policy. The environmental science major includes an integrated major with an interdisciplinary focus, as well as disciplinary tracks in environmental physics …
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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.