| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.05 |
| Liaison | Lisa Kilgore |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cornell University
AC-4: Graduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Lauren
Chambliss Communications Director Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (1st program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (1st program):
The Field of Natural Resources offers students the freedom to design a graduate program that addresses their individual interests. Two research degrees are offered: the Master of Science and Doctorate of Philosophy. Concentrations for the degree program include: (1) Applied Ecology; (2) Conservation Biology; (3) Ecosystem Biology and Biogeochemistry; (4) Fishery and Aquatic Science; (5) Forest Science; (6) Quantitative Ecology; (7) Wildlife Science; (8) Community-based Natural Resources Management; (9) Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Management; (10) Policy and Institutional Analysis; (11) Program Development and Evaluation; and (12) Risk Analysis and Management.
The website URL for the graduate degree program (1st program) :
The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
The Graduate Field of Soil and Crop Sciences provides programs leading to PhD, MS, and MPS programs in the following five concentrations: Agronomy, Field Crop Science, Soil Science, Environmental Information Systems, and Environmental Management (M.P.S. only). Students work on projects spanning a range of topics such as advances in management practices for sustainable field crop production, soil biogeochemistry in relation to climate change and environmental concerns, geospatial land processes, and molecular genomic aspects of crop plants and soil microbes.
The website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
Four different degrees are awarded in the Graduate Field of Biological and Environmental Engineering: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Science (MS), Master of Professional Study (MPS) and Master of Engineering (MEng). Biological and Environmental Engineering offers eleven sustainability-related concentrations: (1) Biological Engineering (2) Environmental Engineering (3) Bioenvironmental Engineering (4) Bioenergy & Integrated Energy Systems (5) Bioprocess Engineering (6) Ecohydrology (7) Food Engineering (8) Industrial Biotechnology (9) Nanobiotechnology (10) Sustainable Systems (11) Synthetic Biology
The website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program(s):
The Atkinson Center provides links to other graduate fields and degree programs related to sustainability: http://www.acsf.cornell.edu/education/grad.php
Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
This minor field is oriented to any graduate student who wants to develop interdisciplinary approaches to helping solve real-world problems in conservation and development. The field was formed in response to the increasing challenges facing society to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of growing human populations while maintaining the ecological integrity of natural ecosystems and enhancing the long-term sustainability of food, forage, and fiber production systems. Solutions to today's conservation and development problems will continue to elude a single disciplinary approach; instead holistic perspectives and interdisciplinary research and development approaches are needed.
The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The minor in water resources provides an opportunity for students in M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs to complement their major subject area with studies related to water resources. Although course selection is the prerogative of the student and Water Resources committee member, in general the courses should relate to some aspect of water resources and provide the student with an interdisciplinary experience.
The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
This minor field offers qualified engineers and scientists an opportunity to broaden their knowledge in physical, chemical, and biological areas related to environmental-quality problems and their control. It is intended to encourage interdisciplinary study. The objective is to understand human interaction with the environment.
The website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
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Cornell also offers four Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) programs for graduate students. These are:
-Cross-Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate (CSBC): http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/igert/
-Food Systems and Poverty Reduction: http://igert.ciifad.cornell.edu/
-Earth-Energy Systems: http://www.earthenergyigert.cornell.edu/
-Materials for a Sustainable Future: http://www.igert.org/projects/230
Cornell also offers four Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) programs for graduate students. These are:
-Cross-Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate (CSBC): http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/igert/
-Food Systems and Poverty Reduction: http://igert.ciifad.cornell.edu/
-Earth-Energy Systems: http://www.earthenergyigert.cornell.edu/
-Materials for a Sustainable Future: http://www.igert.org/projects/230
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