| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.18 |
| Liaison | Weston Dripps |
| Submission Date | Aug. 19, 2024 |
Amherst College
AC-2: Undergraduate Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.72 / 11.00 |
Weston
Dripps Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
Has the institution established institutional learning outcomes for its undergraduate students?:
Online resource detailing the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students:
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Are one or more of the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students sustainability-focused?:
Text of each institutional learning outcome for undergraduate students that qualifies as sustainability-focused:
Are one or more of the institutional learning outcomes for undergraduate students sustainability-supportive?:
Text of each institutional learning outcome for undergraduate students that qualifies as sustainability-supportive:
Points earned for indicator AC 2.1:
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused degree, certificate, or major for undergraduate students?:
List and description of the institution’s sustainability-focused degrees, certificates, and majors for undergraduate students:
Environmental Studies Major: Environmental Studies - About the Major
Environmental Studies explores the complex interactions between humans and nature. This exploration requires grounding in the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences. Environmental Studies is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary field. Whether your interests are in understanding the science of climate change and its effects on natural systems, in developing policy to help mitigate environmental degradation, in working toward just and equitable solutions to environmental challenges or communicating the urgency of climate change to the public there is a place in the department for you!
5C Sustainability Studies Certificate: Sustainability Studies | FCI
Sustainability will be essential to the formulation of sound environmental, economic and social progress in the 21st century. The Five College Sustainability Studies certificate (FCSS) program is designed to engage students in a structured course of study that will draw on courses from across the campuses in a range of disciplines. Students complete an internship, independent research project or advanced course work in sustainability studies. The Five College Sustainability Studies Certificate Program is available to students at Amherst College, Hampshire College and Mount Holyoke College, and incorporates courses and other academic offerings from all five campuses.
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused concentration or minor for undergraduate students?:
List and description of the institution’s sustainability-focused concentrations and minors for undergraduate students:
Does the institution offer at least one undergraduate qualification focused on a subject other than sustainability that has a sustainability-focused learning requirement?:
List and description of the institution’s undergraduate qualifications focused on subjects other than sustainability that have sustainability-focused learning requirements:
Points earned for indicator AC 2.2:
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Total number of undergraduate qualifications awarded:
Number of undergraduate qualifications awarded that are sustainability-focused:
Number of undergraduate qualifications awarded that are focused on subjects other than sustainability but have sustainability-focused learning requirements:
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Notes about the information provided for this credit:
A full description of the specific learning requirements can be found in the "Assessment of Learning Outcomes" attached document. Departments that received a 1 rating on the sheet were included as sustainability focused. Those with a 2 rating have identified elements of sustainability learning requirements (e.g., equity, human interaction with the built environment, justice), but were not included in the final tally.
Additional documentation for this credit:
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