Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.46
Liaison Feng Teter
Submission Date Aug. 7, 2020

STARS v2.2

California State University, Fresno
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Beth Weinman
Associate Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Graduate Program in Industrial Technology

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:

"Industrial Technology program is a discipline associated with implementing, operating, and continuously improving systems of machines, materials and processes, as well as financial, human and energy resources. The discipline emphasized the integration of technological management knowledge with leadership skills to help manufacturing/processing industries to achieve desired goals efficiently and with appropriate concern for the environment, ethics, quality and human diversity. The function of the program is to continuously improve the managerial and technical knowledge of individuals by transferring and sharing the most recent technology and practices through cooperative efforts with industry, government and other educational institutions. The program encourages research and problem solving, while providing services to the public, business and industrial sectors.The Master of Science in Industrial Technology will provide a broad-based program to prepare individuals for technical management positions in business and manufacturing firms and teaching and administrative positions in applied technology.

The program provides a technology-based core of advanced courses in management of technology, materials and processes, manufacturing systems, communication concepts, visual presentation and research methodology. The selection of elective courses in industrial technology, engineering, business and /or education will depend on the individual's educational and career objectives.The individually tailored program will provide an opportunity for students to gain a broader technological expertise, stronger research orientation, and stronger business, oral and written communication skills. Each of these competencies is needed in both industry and education. "


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Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Master of Social Work

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

This program is designed to prepare students for advanced social work practice as social work practitioners who are capable of intervening at individual, family, group, organization, and community levels. Students achieve competence in problem identification, assessment, development of intervention plans, and evaluation of practice. Students build cross-cultural awareness and learn to use empowerment and social justice perspectives when making interventions with client systems of various sizes


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Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
Public Health M.P.H.

A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):

The mission of the program is to prepare public health professionals for leadership roles in the field of health promotion so that they may contribute to the process of improving the health of communities located within the San Joaquin Valley, California, and the southwest. This mission is fulfilled by attaining several program goals which address the health needs of the ethnically and socioeconomically diverse populations living in the San Joaquin Valley and the southwest. Coursework for the Master of Public Health (MPH) is varied and designed to provide the maximum opportunity for problem-solving approaches to the complex issues in the operation, environment, and human factors confronting the health care systems.


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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
Certificate in Reading and Literacy

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:

The department provides the foundation for graduates in early childhood, special education, bilingual instruction, reading/language arts, and teacher education. Our goal is to provide a foundation for our students to become leaders in education and highly skilled professionals. We hope you find that our faculty are committed to providing quality instruction for you to become a leader at your site and in education as a whole


Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Certificate of Advanced Study - Educational Technology

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):

Students completing program understand the current and potential impact of advanced technologies on education and society.


Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Community and Regional Planning Certificate of Advanced Study

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):

The Geography Department offers a Certificate of Advanced Study in Community and Regional Planning. This 15 graduate unit program consists of five courses. The Certificate Program is designed for various types of students. The targeted audience may include current graduate-level students who plan to obtain their master's degree in a land use planning-related field, such as Real Estate, Public Administration, Civil Engineering, Public Health, and Architecture. It also includes planning-related practicing professionals, such as architects, engineers, planners, elected and appointed public officials, and non-profit community service providers


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