Colorado College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

The Sustainability Course Designation is a new course designation developed out of the Strategic Knowledge Development Process and the Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop. All sustainability-related courses counted for the 2014-2015 year were developed in the 2014 Sustainability Across the Curriculum Workshop by faculty members. Classes with adopted sustainability learning outcomes show up as major requirements in the departments of: Economics, Environmental Science, and Geology. The official sustainability course designation has not yet been applied to all classes related to sustainability, but will become part of the course description in the future.

-Investigation and evaluation of the complex global systems in which sustainability exist (e.g. laws, economics and policies) -Philisophical or theoretical frameworkds through which to view environmental and sustainability issues -Historical phenomena and patterns that have produced modern sustainability issues -Social justice, environmental justice, and other equity concerns, including investigation of the complex social networks and dynamics of power that can perpetuate and complicate sustainability issues -Possibilities for innovative connections between sustainability and different academic disciplines (e.g. Film and New Medua Studies, Music, English) -Understanding of, and critical thinking about the scientific method and how science can be applied to understanding natural systems and environmental issues -Practice in technical and scientific skills and how they can be used to generate solutions to small and large scale sustainability challenges -Practice in social and communication skills and how they can be used to generate solutions to small and large scale sustainability challenges -Analysis and composition in literature, creative writing, design, visual arts, music and other art forms that can be used to generate solutions to small and large-scale sustainability challenges -Analysis of and engagement with other cultural perspectives to build an understanding around how they relate to sustainability -Development of a "Sense of Place," including a better understanding of the many possible connections to one's surroundings and community -Research or course activities that encourage engagement with our communities to help them flourish -Research or course activities that focus on self-reflection (e.g. resource usage, waste generation, travel footprint, etc.)

CC has developed sustainability learning outcomes at the course-level only.