| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 66.23 |
| Liaison | Jody Jones |
| Submission Date | March 18, 2024 |
Mount Royal University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Jorden
Dye Program Admin IES |
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs
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Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Bachelor of Science - Environmental Science
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The Environmental Science program integrates our understanding of chemical, physical and biological processes to study natural and anthropogenic influenced environments, and provides solutions to environmental problems deemed significant to society.
Students who are interested in studying natural and anthropogenic influenced environments, providing solutions to environmental problems, and promoting the efficient and appropriate use of energy, materials and natural resources are encouraged to select this program.
The courses offered in this program address sustainability in its 3 spheres - environment, economic and social.
Students who are interested in studying natural and anthropogenic influenced environments, providing solutions to environmental problems, and promoting the efficient and appropriate use of energy, materials and natural resources are encouraged to select this program.
The courses offered in this program address sustainability in its 3 spheres - environment, economic and social.
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Additional degree programs (optional)
Bachelor of Health and Physical Education - Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
he Ecotourism and Outdoor Leadership major contributes to Alberta’s social and economic health. The support of the health and wellness of Albertans occurs by generating competent, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic facilitators of contact with our natural world. Graduates have skills and knowledge in tourism, business, sociocultural heritage, and outdoor leadership that allow them to contribute to the vast tourism sector in Alberta. These graduates are prepared to provide leadership and strong contributions to the growing eco and adventure tourism sectors.
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Minors and concentrations
Yes
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporting Extension Certificate
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting is increasingly in the forefront as socially conscious investors, stakeholders and organizations include these factors in their analysis of business and organizations. As Alberta adds to its energy sector with sustainable production such as solar and wind, and carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), organizations need a strategic approach to their ESG reporting.
This suite of courses is tailored to those who want better visibility of an organization’s impact in the ESG arena, as well as those pursuing a career in sustainability/ESG. They also benefit those responsible for ESG reporting and who want a better understanding of what goes into an ESG report.
This suite of courses is tailored to those who want better visibility of an organization’s impact in the ESG arena, as well as those pursuing a career in sustainability/ESG. They also benefit those responsible for ESG reporting and who want a better understanding of what goes into an ESG report.
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Bachelor of Business Administration with minor in Social Innovation
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
The minor in Social Innovation is designed to provide graduates with a clear practice to lead, design, and execute high impact, transformative change in our communities. Empathy, creativity, consent, and courage form the bedrock of the science of social change and can be applied whether graduates envision joining the commercial sector in a values-driven organization, plan to participate in the public or civic sector, develop a new to world social innovation or enterprise that addresses a persistent systemic problem, or engage at the forefront of reconciliation and resurgence in First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities across Canada.
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Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Environmental Humanities (can be applied to any bachelor degree program)
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
he Minor in Environmental Humanities examines the sociopolitical and cultural implications of key findings in environmental science. Its transdisciplinary framework draws from such disciplines as bioethics, environmental history, ecocriticism, and cultural geography. The Environmental Humanities provides a forum for critical and creative explorations of ecological, social, and technological transformation. The minor involves a total of seven courses, including a maximum of three 1000-level courses and a minimum of one 3000-level or higher course.
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