Arizona State University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

General studies information: https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr

General studies requirements through academic year 2023-2024:
A baccalaureate education should prepare students for a particular profession or advanced study and for constructive and satisfying personal, social and civic lives as well. In addition to acquiring a depth of knowledge in a particular academic or professional discipline, students should also be broadly educated, including with knowledge of transdisciplinary solutions that would enable them to address interdependent economic, environmental and social challenges, and they should develop the general intellectual skills they will need to continue learning throughout their lives. Thus, the General Studies requirement complements the undergraduate major by helping students gain mastery of critical learning skills, investigate the traditional branches of knowledge, and develop the broad perspective that frees one to appreciate diversity and change across time, culture and national boundaries.

New institutional learning outcomes, effective Fall 2024 and approved by the Arizona Board of Regents:
- first-year composition [3 credits]
- mathematics [3 credits]
- Arts and Humanities [6 credits]
- Global Communities, Societies and Individuals [3 credits]
- Governance and Civic Engagement [3 credits]
- American Institutions [3 credits];
- Global Sustainability [3 credits]
- Scientific Thinking [8 credits]
- Quantitative Reasoning [3 credits]

As a mechanism to assess how well ASU is contributing to the knowledge, skills, and personal development of its students, graduating seniors are asked to complete the ASU Graduating Senior Report Card. The general undergraduate education section seeks to check achievement of ASU's general studies requirements and asks graduating seniors if they received instruction from ASU in areas such as:
- Understanding ethical standards in your field
- Improving interpersonal skills (teamwork, ethics, leadership)
- Incorporating multiple perspectives when solving problems
- Engaging with the community to address global and local issues
- Demonstrating social responsibility
- Sustainability (Addressing the balance between environmental, social, and economic concerns)

Learning outcomes were reviewed by program to identify sustainability learning outcomes or sustainability-focused courses that were required.

Data represents unique graduates from ASU as some students may graduate from multiple programs.

Architecture, MArch
Architecture (Energy Perf/Climate Responsive Arch), MS
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture, MLA
Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban Planning
Real Estate Development, MRED
Architectural Studies
Urban and Environmental Planning, MUEP
Environmental Science
Social Justice and Human Rights
Social Justice and Human Rights, MA
Social Justice and Human Rights
Biology (Pharmacology/Toxicology)
Business (Global Logistics Management)
Business (Public Service and Public Policy)
Business (Retail Management)
Business (Sustainability)
Business (Tourism)
Management, MS
Nutrition (Nutrition Communication)
Educational Studies
Aerospace Engineering (Astronautics)
Aerospace Engineering (Autonomous Vehicle Systems)
Aerospace Engineering (Aeronautics)
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Sustainable Engineering)
Chemical Engineering
Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, MS
Civil Engineering
Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering, PhD
Construction Engineering
Construction Engineering, MSE
Construction Management and Technology
Construction Management, PhD
Construction Management and Technology, MS
Computer Systems Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Electrical Engineering (Electric Power and Energy Systems)
Engineering Management
Environmental and Resource Management, MS
Environmental and Resource Management (Water Management), MS
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering, MS
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Computational Mechanics)
Mechanical Engineering (Energy and Environment)
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering, MS
Modern Energy Production and Sustainable Use, MS
Materials Science and Engineering
Sustainable Engineering, MSE
Systems Engineering, PhD
Innovation in Society
Innovation in Society
Global Development and Innovation (Graduate Certificate)
Global Technology and Development (Applied International Development), MS
Innovation in Global Development, PhD
Public Interest Technology, MS
Biological Design, PhD
Design, Environment and the Arts (Design), PhD
Design, Environment and the Arts, PhD
Digital Culture (Art)
Digital Culture (Design)
Digital Culture (Film)
Digital Culture (Music)
Digital Culture (Media Processing)
Digital Culture (Graphic Information Technology)
Environmental Design
American Indian Studies (Indigenous Rights and Social Justice), MS
Biomimicry (Graduate Certificate)
Biomimicry, MS
Biological Sciences (Conservation Biology and Ecology)
Biological Sciences (Biology and Society)
Chemistry (Environmental Chemistry)
Environmental Communication and Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Economic Justice
Earth and Environmental Studies
Environmental Life Sciences, PhD
Environmental Humanities
European Studies
Environmental Social Science, PhD
Evolutionary Biology, PhD
Geography
Geographic Information Science
Justice Studies
Justice Studies
Justice Studies
Justice Studies, MS
Justice Studies, PhD
Religious Studies (Religion, Politics and Global Affairs)
Social and Cultural Pedagogy, MA
Earth and Space Exploration (Astrobiology and Biogeosciences)
Global Studies
Global Studies
Global Health
Global Health, MA
Global Health
Global Health, PhD
Water Resources
Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies
Applied Biological Sciences (Natural Resource Ecology)
Organizational Leadership
Political Science
Law and Sustainability (Graduate Certificate)
Food and Nutrition Entrepreneurship
International Public Health
Medical Nutrition, MS
Public Health
Community Health
Community Health
Community Advocacy and Social Policy
Community Resources and Development, PhD
Community Resources and Development (Sustainable Communities), MS
Cross-Sector Leadership
Community Sports Management
Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Cybersecurity Policy and Management), MA
Emergency Management (Graduate Certificate)
Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Biosecurity and Threat Management), MA
Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Community Resilience), MA
Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Emergency Management), MA
Emergency Management and Homeland Security (Homeland Security), MA
Emergency Management and Homeland Security, MA
Nonprofit Leadership and Management (American Indian Studies)
Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Public Service and Public Policy (Sustainability)
Parks, Recreation and Sport Management
Parks and Protected Area Management
Parks and Recreation Management (Therapeutic Recreation)
Public Policy (Environmental Policy), MPP
Recreation Therapy
Sustainable Tourism, MST
Social Work
Tourism Development and Management
Tourism Development and Management (Meetings and Events)
Tourism Development and Management
Tourism Development and Management (Resort and Hotel Leadership)
Tourism Development and Management (Sustainable Tourism)
Tourism and Recreation Management
Biomimicry
Complex Adaptive Systems Science (Graduate Certificate)
Sustainability Leadership - Executive, EMSL
Energy and Sustainability
Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership (Graduate Certificate)
Sustainable Food Systems
Global Sustainability Science, MS
Sustainable Food Systems
Sustainability
Sustainable Energy, PhD
Sustainable Food Systems, MS
Sustainability (Graduate Certificate)
Sustainability Leadership, MSL
Sustainability
Sustainability Solutions, MSUS
Sustainability
Sustainability
Sustainability, MA
Sustainability, MS
Sustainability, PhD
Global Affairs and Management - Executive, MA
Global Management (Creative Industries and Design Thinking), MGM
Global Management (Digital Audience Strategy), MGM
Global Management (Global Affairs), MGM
Global Management (Global Business), MGM
Global Management (Global Development and Innovation), MGM
Global Management (Global Digital Transformation), MGM
Global Management (Global Entrepreneurship), MGM
Global Management (Global Health Care Delivery), MGM
Global Management (Global Legal Studies), MGM
Global Management (Nonprofit Leadership and Management), MGM
Global Management (Public Administration), MGM
Global Management (Public Policy), MGM
Global Management (Sustainability Solutions), MGM
Global Management, MGM
Elementary Education (Educating Multilingual Learners)
Elementary Education
Elementary Education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
Environmental Education
Special Education and Elementary Education
Applied Biological Sciences
Engineering (Automotive Systems)
Engineering (Electrical Systems)
Engineering (Mechanical Engineering Systems)
Engineering (Robotics)
Environmental and Resource Management
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management
Manufacturing Engineering
Environmental Technology
Software Engineering
Technological Entrepreneurship and Management