Northern Arizona University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

learning outcomes for departments participating in the Global Learning Initiative: Students will appreciate what it means to use natural resources in ethical and responsible ways that maintain a sustainable environment. This includes, for example, the following issues: a. how culture determines how we construct the appropriate use of environmental resources. b. the connection between responsible engagement with the environment and global citizenship. c. the scientific basis of environmental sustainability. d. the vocabulary and concepts around environmental sustainability (e.g., finite and renewable resources, environmental footprint, global commons, peak oil). e. the role of human interactions with the environment and its relation to the root causes of many global problems. To successfully complete their participation in the Global Learning Initiative in 2010-12, the following academic programs submitted a report outlining program-level Global Learning Initiative student learning outcomes on Sustainability, Diversity Education, and Global Engagement that they developed through the Initiative based on the university-level GLI outcomes, curricular maps of learning experiences that would enable students in their programs to achieve the proposed outcomes, and a plan to assess their outcomes. We are currently engaged in a collaborative effort to determine how many of these programs still actively embrace and assess these outcomes. College of Arts and Letters Art (B.F.A.-Studio Art, B.S.-Interior Design, B.S.Ed.-Art Education) Comparative Cultural Studies (B.A.) English (B.A.) History (B.A., B.S., B.S.Ed-Secondary Education-History & Social Studies) Modern Languages (B.A.-French, B.A.-German, B.A.-Spanish, B.S.Ed.-Language Education) Philosophy (B.A.-Philosophy, B.A.-Philosophy, Politics, and Law) Theatre (B.S., B.A.) College of Education Educational Technology (M.A.- Educational Technology) Student Affairs Counseling (M.A.-Counseling) College of Engineering, Forestry, and Natural Sciences School of Earth Sciences/Environmental Studies (B.S.-Environmental Sciences) Engineering (Engineering Core-D4P courses, BS.E.-Electrical Engineering, B.S.E.-Environmental Engineering) Computer Science (B.A.-Computer Information Systems, B.S. - Computer Information Systems) Forestry (B.S.F.) W.A. Franke College of Business Business (Business Core courses) Accounting (B.S.Accy-Accountancy) Computer Information Systems (B.S.B.A.-Computer Information Systems) Finance (B.S.B.A.-Finance) Marketing (B.S.B.A.-Marketing) Economics (B.S.B.A.-Business Economics, B.S.–Extended Major in Economics) Hotel and Restaurant Management (B.S.B.A.-Management) College of Health and Human Services Dental Hygiene (B.S.D.H.) Nursing (B.S.N.-Nursing, M.S.-Nursing-Generalist, D.N.P.-Nursing Practice) Honors Honors Program (Honors Certificate) College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Anthropology (B.A.) Communications (B.S.-Electronic Media and Film, B.S.-Journalism) Ethnic Studies (Minor) Geographic Science and Community Planning (B.S.-Community Planning and Development, B.S.-Geographic Science and Community Planning, B.S.-Sciences Emphasis) Politics and International Affairs (B.A.-International Affairs, B.A.-Political Sciences, B.S.-Political Science, B.S.-American Political Studies) Psychology (B.A., B.S.) Sociology and Social Work (B.A.-Social Work, B.S.-Social Work, B.S. - Sociology) Women’s and Gender Studies (B.A., B.S.) NAU – Yuma Campus Business and Administration (B.B.A.-Business Administration, B.A.S./B.I.S. - Administration, B.A.S./B.I.S.-Technology Management, M.Admin-Administration) Teacher Education (B.S.Ed.-Teacher Education)

Over 75% of our academic programs (including those listed above, who have completed their learning outcomes process) have participated in the Global Learning Initiative Project, which requires, among other things, that the department establish a set of sustainability learning outcomes for their majors.