California State University, Northridge
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

California State University, Northridge is inspired by the belief that our commitment to educational opportunity, inclusion, and excellence will extend the promise of America to succeeding generations. Our graduates will be the vanguard of leaders for this century—committed to sustaining a democracy in which diverse people share in the rights and responsibilities of citizenship, proficient in applying technology to wise purposes, and dedicated to securing a humane world community and sustaining the bounty of the earth.

https://catalog.csun.edu/about/university-mission-values-and-vision/

Institution-wide Learning Competencies
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Physical and Natural World: CSUN graduates understand the history and scope of human knowledge in the natural and social sciences and appreciate the diversity of aesthetic and cultural achievements throughout the world.

Personal and Social Responsibility: CSUN graduates are actively engaged in diverse local and global communities, have multi-cultural knowledge, and use ethical principles in reasoning and action when solving real-world challenges.

https://www.csun.edu/assessment-and-program-review/assessment/institution-wide-learning-competencies

The number of classes offered by each department was divided by the number of sustainability-focused and/or -inclusive courses that each offered, respectively. Included in this figure were all courses with specific SLOs that met sustainability-criteria. This proportional value was then multiplied to the number of students that received degrees from each department, and the sum of those numbers was added up to receive the final total.

A Sustainability Minor is offered through the Liberal Studies program in the College of Humanities. Three core courses and three electives are required for the Minor, and each course must include at least 2 of the following 3 SLOs:
1. Students will be able to define sustainability and understand how concepts of sustainability are connected to issues of social justice, the environment, and the economy at local, regional, and global levels.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of key concepts related to the study of sustainability, including planetary carrying capacity, climate change, and ecological footprint.
3. Students will be able to explain how sustainability relates to their lives and their values, and how their actions impact issues of sustainability at the individual, and at local, regional, and global levels.
Program info: www.csun.edu/humanities/liberal-studies/sustainability-minor

A minor in Civic and Community Engagement has one sustainability-related SLO identified:
Analyze the dynamic relationships among individuals, communities, and organizations, including the social, economic, and environmental influences on them.
Program info: catalog.csun.edu/academics/cce/programs/minor-civic-and-community-engagement/

A Sustainability MA Program is offered through the College of Social and Behavior Sciences. These SLOs are as follows:
1)Foundational Systems Theories: Students will master the key concepts associated with sustainability theories and the key elements of human-environment systems that motivate them.
2)Foundational Practice: Students will understand the local, regional, and global practices used to address sustainability challenges in the economic, social, cultural, environmental, political, and community dimensions.
3)Practitioner Skills–Problem Solving: Students will master research methodologies, using evidence-based techniques to acquire, evaluate, analyze and synthesize data.
4)Practitioner Skills–Community Engagement: Students will apply problem-solving skills in a community setting.
5)Practitioner Skills–Ethical and Moral Practice: Students will identify, articulate, and address ethical and moral values that will guide them in using their skills to pursue the common good and the long-term preservation of all life forms, culture, and social systems while contributing to economic prosperity and social stability.
Program info: www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/ma-sustainability
The MS in Tourism, Hospitality, and Recreation Management was identified as having a sustainability-specific SLO:
Students will apply knowledge of the economic, environmental, cultural, and social impacts of hospitality, tourism, and/or recreation experience to real-world settings or problems.
Program info: www.csun.edu/health-human-development/recreation-tourism-management/graduate-degree-program

The BA in Urban Studies and Planning was identified as having two sustainability-specific SLOs:
-Demonstrate an ability to apply principles of sustainable development using a participatory approach to decision-making.
-Demonstrate the ability to work with diverse communities to advance social justice.

The number of graduates from these programs is included in the total number of students who graduate from programs that have adopted at least one sustainability learning outcome.

Graduates of the undergraduate program in Environmental and Occupational Health will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of the recognition, evaluation, and control of biological, chemical, and physical factors that can impact human health and safety, and the environment.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of how to work in interdisciplinary teams to promote public and private action to protect public health and the environment.
3. Communicate environmental and occupational health concepts and programs to a variety of audiences, using both written and verbal forms of communication.