Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.08
Liaison Philip Mansfield
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Carleton University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.57 / 8.00 Philip Mansfield
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Management and Planning
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Yes

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive

A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Carleton University follows the Ontario Council of Academic Vice Presidents (OCAV) Quality Assurance Framework (Appendix 2), which sets out strict Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Level learning outcomes and expectations, that all Carleton Students must adhere to through their course. These are not value statements but criteria in line with set principles for Ontario Universities. All Graduate and Undergraduate students are expected to learn behaviour consistent with academic integrity and social responsibility.

Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
6,200

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
439

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Learning outcomes were assessed for all academic departments identified in the sustainable course inventory. There is no singular location or database for learning outcomes associated at the program or departmental level at Carleton. Learning outcomes were obtained by first cross-referencing programs in the sustainable course inventory, and then manually searching corresponding program web pages. Programs with learning outcomes that include sustainability keywords were included.

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) Conservation and Sustainability
BA Geography
BA Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Commerce
BEng Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering
BEng Environmental Engineering
BEng Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering
BGInS Global and International Studies
BGInS Globalization and the Environment
BHSc Environment and Health
Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management (Env and Sustainable Energy Policy)
MSc Environmental Science
MSc Earth Sciences
MSc Biology
MSc Food Science
MSc Physical Geography

Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
STARS_2.2_AC2_learning_outcomes.xlsx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One

Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
7.08

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
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