Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.17
Liaison Chris Frantsvog
Submission Date March 1, 2019
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Luther College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Jon Jensen
Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies
Philosophy, Environmental Studies
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Studies

A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:

The interdisciplinary major in environmental studies is designed to provide students with fundamental resources for understanding the complex and dynamic relations between humans and the natural world. The major integrates perspectives from the social sciences, the natural sciences, and humanities to develop the conceptual and analytic skills required for a balanced approach to environmental issues. Students completing a major in environmental studies also gain depth of knowledge in one specific area of study through a concentration. There are three concentrations within the major: Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, and Environment, Culture and Society. A student can also develop their own individualized concentration within the major with the assistance of a faculty member.


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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Environmental Studies Minor

A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate:

Similar in scope and content to the environmental studies major, a minor in environmental studies requires the student to take five approved environmental studies courses including Environmental Science 134: Earth Systems or Biology 151: Principles of Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity, Philosophy 140: Environmental Philosophy, Political Science 258: Environmental Politics and Policy, Environmental Studies 250: Sustainability, Systems, and Solutions, and Environmental Studies 485: Seminar. No more than two courses counting for another major or minor may be applied to the environmental studies minor.


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