Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.73
Liaison Rochelle Owen
Submission Date Aug. 12, 2011
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STARS v1.1

Dalhousie University
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

Sustainability: a process of continual improvement where actions protect and enhance human and natural resources needed by future generations to enjoy a quality of life equal to or greater than our own.


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

Inventory was completed by assessing both the undergraduate and graduate calendars for courses that were sustainability focused and sustainability related. These calendars list the possible courses that students can take at the University. Within the course description it is possible to infer whether or not a course is sustainability focused or related by reading the class description.

http://registrar.dal.ca/calendar/calendarpdfs/UG20112012Calendar.pdf
http://registrar.dal.ca/calendar/calendarpdfs/GR20112012Calendar.pdf


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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