Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.98
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Mills College
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.74 / 14.00 Mark Henderson
Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Public Policy
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 913 432
Number of sustainability courses offered 24 18
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 19 31

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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
15

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Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
50

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Number of years covered by the data:
Three

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A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
ARTS 109 Adv. Painting BIO 110 Cal Flora BIO 125 Ecology BIO 149 Conservation Biology BIO 158 Marine Biology DNC 034/134 ECON130 Economics of Poverty, Inequality and Discrimination ECON 153/MGMT 253 Environmental Economics ECON 134/PPOL 215 Public Sector Economics ECON 138/MGMT 238 Environmental Sustainability & Business ECON 139 Urban Economics EDUC 180/280 Economics of Climate Change, Environmental Economics EDUC 348 Building Structures for Equity, Excellence and Access ENVS 022 Intro to Environmental Science ENVS 050 Environmental Geology with Laboratory ENVS 105 Oceanography ENVS 107 Biogeochemicals and Climate Change ENVS 115 Environmental Geochemistry with Laboratory ENVS 179 Directed Research (Urban Reservoirs Project) ETHS 039 Raíces (roots): Latin America & Caribbean ETHS 042 Ethnicity and Environment in California ETHS 047 Third World: Colonialism and Globalization ETHS 112 Race, Gender, and the Environment MGMT 272 Socially Responsible Business PPOL 150 Environmental Policy Analysis REL 180 Sustainability and Spirituality Classes that include sustainability BIO 002 General Biology II with Lab BIO 049 Evolution for Future Presidents BIO 144 Animal Behavior BIO 161 Vertebrate Biology BOOK 117/217 Visible Language BOOK 184/284 Books as Multiples, Publishing on the Letterpress BOOK 113/213 Artists’ Books: Concept, Content, Form ECON 142 Industrial Organization and Public Policy ECON 155/MGMT255 International Trade ECON 158/MGMT 219 International Finance EDUC 303 Teaching Children Mathematics EDUC 305A Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary Mathematics and Science EDUC 385 Student Teaching in the Secondary School ENG 280 Special Topics in Literature and Culture ENG 155/255 Creative Writing GOVT 141 Politics of Developing Nations GOVT 60 ICL 181 Social Change Leadership Seminar: Theory and Practice ICL 187 Civic Leadership and the Social Text MGMT 200 Microeconomic Theory MGMT 226 Management Information Systems MGMT 232: Operations Management MGMT 244 Leadership and Ethics MGMT 209 Economics for Managers MGMT 230 Marketing Management MGMT 233 Marketing Research MGMT 236 Managerial Economics MGMT 290 Strategic Management MUSIC 242 Music Improvisation Ensemble II PPOL 015 Introduction to Public Policy and Economic Analysis PPOL 100/200, Methods of Policy Analysis PPOL 230, MPP Integrative Core I PPOL 231 MPP Integrative Core II PPOL 180 Special Topics PPOL 227 Local and Community Policymaking, Planning and Management REL 40 Introduction to the Study of Religions

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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
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A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
Faculty were asked to complete a brief online survey indicating which, if any, of their courses are "sustainability focused" or "sustainability related."

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How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each offering or section of a course was counted as an individual course

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A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums No
Independent study No
Special topics Yes
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical No
Physical education No
Performance arts Yes

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

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Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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