Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.56
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date March 13, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Babson College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 13.25 / 14.00 Asheen Phansey
Director of Sustainability
President's Office
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution
Number of sustainability courses offered
Number of courses offered that include sustainability

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):

Number of years covered by the data:
One

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
See upload for full list. Spring 2014 Sustainability Courses: AHS Foundation Imagining Sustainability Imagining Nature, Imagining Ourselves Affordable Design Entrepreneurship Environmental and Sustainable EPS Social EPS by Design Social Issue Doc: Theory and Practice Health Disparities & Minority Health in US Seminar in Human Rights Conscious Capitalism in Business Leading and Managing Sustainability Solving Big Problems Sustainable Energy Solutions Tech, Nature & Values Environmental Technology Economic Botany Sustainability Synthesis Social Entrepreneurship Environmental Entrepreneurship Financing and Valuing Sustainability Conscious Capitalism Social Value Matters Water in America Nature, Culture, Progress Environmental Economic Policy and Analysis Social Responsibility in Malaysia Media, Culture and the Environment Oceanography Meteorology Natural Disasters Corporate Social Responsibility Fall 2014 Sustainability Courses: Be the Change: Evaluating Social Impact Case Studies in Ecological Management Ecology of Animal Behavior Environmental Economic Policy and Analysis Environmental Technology Imagining Sustainability Seminar in Human Rights Solving Big Problems Sustainable App of Mapping Technology Sustainable Energy Solutions Water in America Affordable Design and Entrepreneurship Biotechnology Living the Social EPS Experience Leading for Social Value Spring 2014 Inclusive Courses: Business and Economic Policy in Developing Countries Political Economy of Latin American Development and Underdevelopment Regional Economies: Prospects and Tensions in Latin America's Southern Cone The Ultimate Entrepreneurial Challenge Living the Social Entrepreneurship Experience Social Entrepreneurship by Design Women's Studies Public International Law Innovation Law: A Critical Analysis In the Extreme: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Human Rights Issues in Leadership and Ethics Global Management Communications Managerial Accounting Electronic Technology Ecology of Animal Behavior The Principle of Objectivity Women's Entrepreneurship and Leadership Public Policy Entrepreneurship Designing and Managing Channels Negotiations Strategies for Innovation and Growth Leading and Managing Change Fall 2014 Inclusive Courses: Critical Race Studies Existentialism First Year Seminar: Living Social Change

The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
This data was a combination of past collections (updated based on whether the course is still offered or not) and current listing of courses on the concentration website. Some knowledge has been gathered from students and faculty familiar with the course offerings.

How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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