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
- The University of New Mexico (NM)
Sustainability Studies provides the tools to enable students to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. As students and …
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Minor in Sustainability, Energy & the Environment (SEE)
- University of Dayton (OH)
The Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (SEE) interdisciplinary minor at the University of Dayton is driven by an engaged group of faculty, staff, students, and community partners focused on undergraduate …
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Minor in Sustainable Agricultural Systems
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
Agricultural systems are complex and dynamic. In recent years, questions have been raised regarding the sustainability of energy and resource intensive agriculture systems. While all agriculturally oriented majors of the …
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Minor in Sustainable Agriculture
- University of Missouri (MO)
Increasingly, farmers are looking for creative ways to increase and diversify farm income, while consumers are seeking sustainably raised food produced close to home. Sustainable agriculture meets the needs of …
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Minor in Sustainable Agriculture
- University of Kentucky (KY)
Students in the Sustainable Agriculture (SAG) Program experience a range of learning opportunities designed to immerse them in the world of sustainable agriculture, through a flexible and interdisciplinary curriculum tailored …
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Minor in Sustainable Business
- Aquinas College (MI)
Sustainable Business practices restore environmental quality, promote stable and healthy communities, and increase long-term profitability. The Aquinas Sustainable Business Degree program fosters ecological and social intelligence in all business decisions …
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Minor in Sustainable Community Planning
- Northern Arizona University (AZ)
This minor takes advantage of a number of courses on the NAU campus that provide undergraduate students perspectives on sustainable development issues. The focus of the minor is on public …
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Minor in Sustainable Design
- Western Washington University (WA)
Huxley College of the Environment and the Engineering Technology Department jointly offer a minor in Sustainable Design. Design is the process of conceptualizing, representing, and creating projects, processes, or products …
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Minor in Sustainable Development
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Sustainable Development degree is interdisciplinary and draws upon courses from throughout the University. Required core elements familiarize students with principles and practices in biological, physical, and social sciences as …
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Minor in Sustainable Development
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO)
Sustainable Development is an interdisciplinary minor with courses in sustainability and environmental studies from departments and colleges across the university. Courses emphasize experiential, project-based service learning. The minor is designed …
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Minor in Sustainable Environments
- California Polytechnic State University (CA)
This minor educates students within the college in the principles and various aspects of sustainable environmental design with global, regional and local perspectives and concepts. It provides students with the …
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Minor in Sustainable Landscape Horticulture
- University of Vermont (VT)
This minor is designed to provide students with a knowledge-based concentration in horticulture based on the application of ecological principles in landscape design and plant sciences.
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Minor in Sustainable Living
- Maharishi University of Management (IA)
An SL minor provides students with a practical foundation for understanding the principles and practices of environmental design for communities. Students can receive a minor in Sustainable Living by completing …
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Minor in Sustainable Urban Development
- Portland State University (OR)
Interest in sustainability and urban development has steadily grown in recent years among students. Our urban region has attracted considerable national and international attention and been a center of activity …
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Minor in Urban & Regional Planning
- Brigham Young University (UT)
This minor helps students to develop coherent solutions to urban and other land management issues, that respect the diverse (and sometimes conflicting) needs of planners, engineers, architects, land developers, elected …
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Minor in Urban Environmental Studies
- Birmingham-Southern College (AL)
The minor in Urban Environmental Studies is an interdisciplinary program designed to foster a broad understanding of both environmental science and policy. The program provides students with opportunities to explore …
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Minor in Water Studies
- Metropolitan State University of Denver (CO)
The Water Studies Minor is an interdisciplinary field of study that provides a holistic, highly interactive program. The curriculum is designed to facilitate water studies education to students from a …
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Sustainability in the Built Environment Minor
- Drexel University (PA)
The intent of the Minor is to prepare students to engage and analyze future design challenges from a sustainability perspective. Students completing this Minor will be able to approach these …
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Sustainability Studies Minor
- Mercyhurst University (PA)
Mercyhurst University has offered a minor in sustainability studies since 2006. Students are required to take two core sustainability courses — one that introduces students to sustainability theories, principles and …
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Sustainable Built Environments Minor
- University of Arizona (AZ)
Students from other undergraduate degree programs may declare a Minor in Sustainable Built Environments which consists of seven courses (18 credit hours). The minor is available both on Main Campus …
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Sustainable Business Minor
- Appalachian State University (NC)
The Sustainable Business minor is available to both business and non-business majors. Students may earn a Sustainable Business minor by the completion of 18 hours of coursework.
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Sustainable Development & the Environment Minor
- Rollins College (FL)
The interdisciplinary minor in Sustainable Development and the Environment examines whether transnational corporations can be both competitive and responsible by pursuing a strategy of sustainable development. The minor includes a …
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Advanced Certificate in Campus Sustainable Innovation
- University of Vermont (VT)
As we stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, colleges, universities, and other institutions must play a critical role in developing innovative practices for sustainable systems, campuses, and communities. …
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Certificate in Data Analysis in Ecology: Statistics for Ecologists & Field Biologists
- University of Oxford
This tutor-led ecological statistics course provides a thorough introduction to the key statistical principles and methods used by ecologists and field biologists. It will appeal to a variety of practitioners …
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Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques
- University of Oxford
The Postgraduate Certificate in Ecological Survey Techniques is a part-time programme comprising a series of online modules, an intensive study week in Oxford and field projects based in students'own locations. …
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Certificate in Field Techniques for Surveying Birds
- University of Oxford
This tutor-led course offers detailed training in passive and non-passive bird surveying techniques, including group-based counts, and transect and aerial surveys, and mist-netting, cannon-netting and tagging as well as bird …
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Certificate in Field Techniques for Surveying Fish & Amphibians
- University of Oxford
This dedicated, tutor-led field techniques course provides in-depth training in fish and amphibian surveying and sampling from initial considerations through to methods and techniques, sampling strategies and reporting. It covers …
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Certificate in Field Techniques for Surveying Invertebrates
- University of Oxford
This course offers expert-led training in invertebrate surveying techniques from planning and preparations through to sampling strategies, surveying methods and reporting. Topics covered include interception and responsive trapping techniques, identification …
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Certificate in Field Techniques for Surveying Mammals & Reptiles
- University of Oxford
This course is designed to equip students with the skills, techniques and know-how necessary to undertake surveys of mammal and reptile populations or individuals with confidence. The course aims to …
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Certificate in Field Techniques for Surveying Vegetation
- University of Oxford
Taught online over five weeks, this part-time course offers excellent training opportunities for those working full-time or wishing to study at their convenience. The course will appeal to a variety …
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Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Sustainable Community Development
- Simon Fraser University (BC)
A Post Baccalaureate Diploma (”post bac” or PBD) is a program designed for those who already have undergraduate degrees or the equivalent. It is not a master’s degree, but it …
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Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Sustainability
- Furman University (SC)
The intensive, five-session course, offered by Furman's Center for Corporate and Professional Development in cooperation with the David E. Shi Center for Sustainability, will lead to a Post Graduate Diploma …
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Post Master Certificate in Sustainable Strategies
- The New School (NY)
Successful models of public administration and business management increasingly take into account the interconnections of ecological, social, and financial sustainability-the "triple bottom line" approach to planning and development. This creates …
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Professional Certificates in Business or Community Sustainability Management
- University of Colorado Boulder (CO)
To create a greener, cleaner economy for future generations and to address a growing need for skilled professionals in the workforce, the University of Colorado Boulder’s Sustainable Practices Program offers …
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Professional Certificate in Sustainability Leadership
- Ithaca College (NY)
The Professional Certificate in Sustainability Leadership is designed for practitioners who want to improve their skills and knowledge of "best practices" in order to lead effective sustainability initiatives in their …
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Professional Specialization Certificate in Ecological Restoration
- University of Victoria (BC)
This non-credit certificate has been designed for professionals working in the field of landscape architecture, landscape design and management, forestry, agrology, biology, ecological restoration and environmental practice. The new certificate …
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Restoration of Natural Systems Certificate
- University of Victoria (BC)
The School of Environmental Studies offers a number of programs on Ecological Restoration. The undergraduate BA and BSc degree programs have a stream dedicated to Ecological Restoration. The school also …
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Sustainable Energy & Building Technology Diploma
- Humber College (ON)
Humber's Sustainable Energy and Building Technology (SEBT) diploma program helps you develop the skills needed for a career in the growing "green" economy. Become skilled at providing integrated solutions with …
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Sustainable Energy Technology Certificate
- Iowa Western Community College (IA)
Renewable Energy Technology is the wave of the future, and Iowa Western's new certificate program will enable you to get on board with this expanding career field. This certificate program …
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Sustainable Management Science Certificate
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (WI)
- University of Wisconsin-Superior (WI)
An online Sustainable Management Certificate can update students' skills and give them a current credential in today’s tough job market. The certificates help workers retool and transition in their careers. …
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University of Oregon Sustainability Leadership Certificate Program
- University of Oregon (OR)
At the University of Oregon in Portland, the Sustainability Leadership Program offers a series of on site and online workshops that address the latest topics on sustainable economic, social, and …
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Certificate Program in Landscape Architecture
- University of California, Berkeley (CA)
Successful work in landscape architecture requires a comprehensive, multidisciplinary education in aspects of botany, horticulture, architecture, ecology and more. Without requiring prior background, the Certificate Program in Landscape Architecture prepares …
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Integrated Sustainability Management Certificate Program
- Colorado State University (CO)
This professional badge and certificate program gives you the knowledge and tools to develop more environmentally and financially sustainable practices within an organization, as well as build and foster an …
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Sustainability Certificate
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The Sustainability Certificate can help students become leaders in environmentally responsible policy and practices, giving the the opportunity to rise to the challenge and establish themselves as leaders in this …
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Agroecology Track
- Goshen College (IN)
Students who enroll in the nine-week residential Agroecology Summer Intensive (ASI) at Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center all share something in common: they are passionate about sustainable agriculture. ASI is …
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Concentration in Appropriate Technology (MS in Technology)
- Appalachian State University (NC)
Focuses on development and use of sustainable or "green" technologies, with an emphasis on renewable energy systems. The program is widely recognized for the contributions made by faculty and students …
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Concentration in Building Energy Engineering (MS in Technology)
- Appalachian State University (NC)
This concentration is recognized for its emphasis on energy efficient building design, construction, and testing, as well as use of alternative building materials. Focuses on efficient building systems and the …
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Concentration in Business & Sustainability (BBA)
- Wilfrid Laurier University (ON)
A BBA concentration consists of a minimum of 2. 0 credits at the 300 or 400 level beyond core courses counted toward the degree. Under special circumstances a BU480 - …
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Concentration in Environmental Law
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
Students can receive formal recognition for completion of the Environmental Law Program's Concentration in Environmental Law. To be awarded this designation, students must earn a minimum of 17 credits through …
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Concentration in High Performance Buildings (MS in Architecture)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (GA)
The Master of Science with a major in Architecture and a concentration in High Performance Buildings is focused around the use of building physics and building technology for sustainable architectural …
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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.