| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 30.79 |
| Liaison | Rebecca Jones |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Austin College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.43 / 8.00 |
Kelby
Archer Coordinator Center for Environmental Studies |
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Total number of graduates from degree programs (i.e. majors, minors, concentrations, certificates, and other academic designations):
298
Number of students that graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
16
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome:
5.37
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
Institution and Division Level Learning Outcomes
No
Does the institution specify sustainability learning outcomes at the division level (e.g. covering particular schools or colleges within the institution)?:
No
A list or brief description of the institution level or division level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Program Level Learning Outcomes
Yes
A list or brief description of the program level sustainability learning outcomes (or a list of sustainability-focused programs):
Environmental Studies Majors and Minors:
1. Students can reflect upon prior courses and experiences to identify lessons learned and then describe major themes relating to environmental problems and solutions.
2. Students can articulate the world’s pressing environmental problems.
3. Students can articulate how society might begin to solve these problems.
Course Level Learning Outcomes
Yes
A list or brief description of the course level sustainability learning outcomes and the programs for which the courses are required:
Global Management Majors (which requires a course called Development Economics): Students who complete the course will be able to apply concepts of sustainable development to address sustainability challenges in a global context. In the course we spend a lot of time discussing economic development, factors that affect economic development, and how development differs across countries in terms of progress, sustainability, and variability. We also spend time conducting a comparative analysis of economic development faced by more developed nations when compared to less developed nations—a discussion of challenges pertaining to sustainability globally is addressed here.
German Majors (which requires a course called Green Thought and Environmentalism in Germany):
1. Students will be able to evaluate German sustainability efforts through contemporary environmental practices in that culture (renewables, passive house, energy conservation etc.).
2. Students will learn about the evolution of the concept of “sustainability” through the lens of 120 years of environmental history in Germany.
3. Students will be able to compare German efforts at sustainability to local customs in North Texas and devise simple blueprints focusing on how to promote sustainability locally.
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