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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An Environmental Sustainability Badge Program Using Co-Curricular and Community Service Learning
- Central Community College (NE)
Integrating environmental sustainability community service learning into curriculum requires faculty, staff, and community engagement. Students and faculty that are passionate about implementing change in the community are developing mutually beneficial …
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GreenTech LIU: A Digital Platform for Campus SDG Collaboration
- LIU Post (NY)
Sustainability and education for global citizenship are essential literacies for the 21st century. LIU Post's Center for Sustainability wants faculty and students to have powerful and effective digital tools for …
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Incorporating Environmental Justice Into Peer Mentor Programs
- Western Washington University (WA)
Many of us have been grappling with the question of how to intentionally incorporate environmental justice into higher education sustainability work. This session will identify key areas where a holistic …
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Intersections: Integrating the UN SDGs to On-Campus Living Environments
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The goal of this presentation is to discuss how on-campus housing programs, in conjunction with academic partnerships & campus sustainability staff, can weave the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into …
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Transformative Change, the SDGs, and the Future of Sustainability in Higher Education
- Middlebury College (VT)
- Western Washington University (WA)
- National Wildlife Federation (VA)
- AASHE (MA)
- Mary Ann Liebert Publishing (NY)
This session uses a panel discussion format to explore transformative change, the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the future of sustainability in higher education by drawing on the wisdom …
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Hampshire College's R.W. Kern Center- A Living & Learning Building
- Hampshire College (MA)
Located at the heart of Hampshire College campus, the R.W. Kern Center is a certified Living Building: generating its own energy, capturing and treating its own water, and processing and …
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The Trials and Tribulations of Building a Living-Learning Sustainable Campus
- Chatham University (PA)
What does it truly mean to be a living-learning sustainable campus? Eden Hall, just outside Pittsburgh, is a new 388 campus site, encompassing farmland, forests and two head-water catchments. Acquired …
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Green Infrastructure Planning on Campus: Case Studies from University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
College campuses pride themselves in being leaders in promoting innovation in both technical and theoretical aspects of all fields of study, including sustainability. The drive for sustainability in higher education …
- Posted Nov. 2, 2018
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Using Community‐Based Learning to Teach Environmental Sustainability Engineering: Notes from the Classroom
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
In line with University of Wisconsin tradition, community-based learning was integrated into a course on sustainability as an opportunity for students to apply the tools learned in the course to …
- Posted Nov. 2, 2018
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Sustainability segmentation of business students: Toward self-regulated development of critical and interpretational competences in a post-truth era
- UC Leuven-Limburg
- Open University of the Netherlands
- University of Antwerp
This article adds insights in students' attitudes toward sustainability, with specific focus on students in business management/marketing. It builds upon a number of conceptual interpretations and barriers for change in …
- Posted Nov. 2, 2018
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Environment and Pedagogy in Higher Education
- Kennesaw State University (GA)
The commitment to participate in ecological protection has grown considerably and, in the academic world, it has been tackled primarily by the Social Sciences. The Humanities has followed suit and …
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The Role of Business in Education and Training for Sustainable Development
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Education is at the heart of human progress and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It enables people to build better lives and equips business and society to address our …
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Environmental Policy Concentration, Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
- Cornell University (NY)
Master of Public Affairs (MPA) Fellows concentrating in Environmental Policy tailor their courses to gain an understanding of current economic, social, political, technical and legal issues regarding the restoration and …
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Sustainable Energy Graduate Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
Meeting the energy needs of the present and future global population is a grand challenge for the 21st century. This will hasten an improvement in lifestyles of those from developing …
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Environmental, Energy, and Resource Economics Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
The Environmental, Energy, and Resource Economics Minor is one of three applied economics minors offered at the The Dyson School. Applied economics minors are available to all undergraduate students at …
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Environmental & Sustainability Sciences Minor
- Cornell University (NY)
Students seeking a minor in Environmental & Sustainability Science will customize a course of study that will allow them to develop a basic knowledge of biological, physical and social scientific …
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Natural Resources (MS)
- Cornell University (NY)
Graduate training emphasizes developing broad-based knowledge necessary to manage natural resources. The Field of Natural Resources encompasses a broad range of sub-disciplines, including:
• Applied Ecology • Conservation Biology • …
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Design and Environmental Analysis (BA)
- Cornell University (NY)
D+EA combines innovative design thinking with insightful design research to understand how our daily lives are impacted by the built environment. Through multidisciplinary training in human-centered design, environmental psychology, ergonomics, …
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Sustainable Tourism Certificate
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The graduate certificate in sustainable tourism, offered by the School of Community Resources and Development, is intended for professionals who work in or desire to work in the tourism industry. …
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Complex Adaptive Systems Science Concentration
- Arizona State University (AZ)
Complex adaptive systems science is the study of interactive and dynamic systems that change over time, producing their own emergent properties. The complex adaptive systems science graduate certificate can be …
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Wetland Science and Management Certificate
- Louisiana State University (LA)
The Departments of Environmental Sciences and Oceanography and Coastal Sciences of the College of the Coast & Environment jointly offer a graduate minor in Wetland Science and Management. The minor …
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Natural Resource Ecology & Management (BS)
- Louisiana State University (LA)
The School of Renewable Natural Resources offers a B.S in Natural Resource Ecology and Management. The curriculum is diverse with opportunities to study wetlands, wildlife, conservation biology, fisheries, aquaculture, forestry, …
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Environmental Science (MS)
- California State University, Chico (CA)
The MS in Environmental Science provides a framework for advanced study and research. A thesis is required, and students in the program may pursue any topic approved by a thesis …
- Posted Oct. 23, 2018
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Planning and Development Minor
- California State University, Chico (CA)
This curriculum examines economic, social, demographic, and political bases for sustainable community and regional development and planning. Introduces the theory, evolution and practice of planning for sustainable communities and regions …
- Posted Oct. 23, 2018
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Sustainability Studies Minor
- California State University, Chico (CA)
The Sustainability Pathway introduces the multiple dimensions surrounding environmental issues and needed skills to enter both the workforce and public life as a socially-responsible and environmentally-minded citizen. To deepen awareness …
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Sustainable Manufacturing (BS)
- California State University, Chico (CA)
The sustainable manufacturing faculty are committed to preparing graduates for a variety of manufacturing careers, ranging from research and development to mass production. The faculty provide students with a broad …
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International Development, Energy and Environment (MA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Energy and Environment explores the politics and policies of the worldwide energy industry, examining ways to meet global energy needs in a sustainable, environmentally conscious way. Graduate School of Public …
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Sustainable Engineering (MS)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Sustainability is integrated throughout our engineering curriculum especially at the undergraduate level, and this new master’s program complements and builds upon this foundation. Industry, government, non-profits, and the military today …
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Sustainability Certificate
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The aim of the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability is to provide undergraduates the opportunity to enhance their education by including sustainability in their course of study. This new certificate program …
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Urban Studies (BA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
In such a rapidly changing world, Pitt's Urban Studies major enables students to explore the fascinating complexities of urban environments, in the U.S. and internationally, to understand the complex problems …
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Environmental Engineering (BS)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The environmental engineering major leading to the Bachelor of Science in Engineering will prepare graduates to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, chemistry (including …
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Environmental Studies (BA)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Founded in 1996, the Environmental Studies (ES) Program has become one of the most successful interdisciplinary majors at the University of Pittsburgh. Students may take classes in six different schools …
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Environmental Science (BS)
- University of Pittsburgh (PA)
Environmental science is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on documenting the impacts that people have on our environment, on reducing the harmful effects of these impacts, and on restoring aspects …
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Wind Energy Certificate
- Texas Tech University (TX)
This 15-hour graduate certificate offers professionals post-baccalaureate level training options in six topic areas relevant to the industry, including detailed case studies. Specifically designed for non-technical professionals who wish to …
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Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Management (PSM)
- Texas Tech University (TX)
The Professional Science Master's degree (PSM) in Environmental Sustainability and Natural Resource Management is an interdisciplinary degree that prepares graduates for science careers in business, government, or nonprofit sectors, and …
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Wind Science and Engineering (PhD)
- Texas Tech University (TX)
The educational objectives of the Wind Science and Engineering (WiSE) Ph.D. program are to provide graduates with the broad education necessary to pursue studies and solve problems related to the …
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Natural Resources Management (BS)
- Texas Tech University (TX)
All students who earn a degree in NRM will learn:
- the science of applying ecological principles to problems in natural resources management
- the art of making decisions that benefit multiple …
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Enhancing student engagement in business sustainability through games
- University of Worcester
This paper aims to explore the value students place on the sustainable strategies game (SSG) which seeks to improve student engagement in business sustainability through enhanced game-based learning. This game …
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Drama in higher education for sustainability: work-based learning through fiction?
- Stockholm University
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight the use of drama in the context of professional learning for sustainability, and specifically, a drama workshop on sustainability for in-service …
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Sustainability and engagement: strange bedfellows in the undergraduate textbook
- Michigan State University (MI)
- Pacific University (OR)
This paper aims to examine the textual coverage of the topic of public engagement in leading English language sustainability textbooks.
In this paper, the authors’ findings are based on a …
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Pedagogy and Evaluation of an Envision Case Study Module Bridging Sustainable Engineering and Behavioral Science
- Virginia Tech (VA)
Designing for sustainability demands systems thinking and problem-based learning focused on the types of ill-structured problems found in the real world. The approach detailed in this paper uses the Envision …
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The green economy learning assessment South Africa: Lessons for higher education, skills and work-based learning
- Rhodes University
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share and analyse the methodology and findings of the 2016 Green Economy Learning Assessment South Africa, including learning needs identified with reference …
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Vocation for planetary citizenship: Lutheran liberal arts education in the Anthropocene
- Concordia College - Moorhead (MN)
The focus question of this article is, “In what ways should Lutheran higher education's teaching on vocation be revised to include the fact that we are living in a natural …
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Sustainability, Human Well-Being, and the Future of Education
- Harvard University (MA)
- Western Michigan University (MI)
- University of Helsinki
This open access book explores the key dimensions of a future education system designed to enable individuals, schools, and communities to achieve the twin twenty-first century challenges of sustainability and …
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Public and International Affairs with a focus on Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (PhD)
- Princeton University (NJ)
The program focuses on applications of natural and social science methodology to policy issues with a heavy scientific or technological component.
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Technology and Society, Energy Track Certificate
- Princeton University (NJ)
This cross-disciplinary certificate program is offered in partnership between the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and the Keller Center. It is targeted to students, both engineers/scientists and humanists/social-scientists, …
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Sustainable Energy Certficate
- Princeton University (NJ)
The Program in Sustainable Energy is designed for Princeton undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing careers or graduate education in the area of sustainable energy science and technology to …
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Environmental Studies Certificate
- Princeton University (NJ)
The Environmental Studies Program, offered by the Princeton Environmental Institute, emphasizes experiential learning through courses and related fieldwork, offers a robust program of summer internships, and provides support for field …
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Environmental and Ecological Science (BS)
- Elon University (NC)
The B.S. degree in Environmental and Ecological Science includes advanced study of ecological processes for those students who are specifically interested in environmental science careers in ecosystem management, wildlife ecology, …
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Environmental Education Minor
- Northland College (WI)
The field and practice of environmental education refers to both formal and non-formal efforts to teach about how natural environments function, how human behaviors shape and influence those natural functions, …
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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.