| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Austin College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Peter
Schulze Director Center for Environmental Studies |
Number of students who graduated from a program that has adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
Total number of graduates from degree programs:
A copy of the list or inventory of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
A list of degree, diploma or certificate programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Environmental Studies
A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with degree, diploma or certificate programs (if not included in an inventory above):
Outcome #1. Articulate in detail the scientific, technical, political, and ethical complexities of a chosen environmental issue. Outcome #2. Provide informed, articulate distinctions between areas of substantial progress in environmental problem solving and areas lacking substantial progress, and elucidate opportunities for substantial future progress. Outcome #3. Offer a cogent response to the claim, Environmental issues are inherently transdisciplinary. They cannot be solved by resort to the domain of individual traditional academic disciplines. Rather, solutions require insights from the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences. Outcome #4. Upon reading an in-depth news article on an environmental policy issue or controversy, provide a detailed, sophisticated analysis of the likely political forces (laws, regulations, interest groups, state vs. federal relationships, etc.) that are involved in the resolution (or not) of the issue (beyond those that are explicitly mentioned in the article).
The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of sustainability focused and total graduates are averages from fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (aka graduating classes of 2014 and 2015).
The number of sustainability focused and total graduates are averages from fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (aka graduating classes of 2014 and 2015).
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.