| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.64 |
| Liaison | Patrice Langevin |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Pitzer College
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Milan
Stijepovic Asst Director of Sustainability Facilities |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree, or certificate program for undergraduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
The Environmental Analysis major offers students four tracks, including Sustainability and the Built Environment.
Student Learning Outcomes for All Majors in Environmental Analysis:
Understand and describe the complex social, scientific and humanistic aspects of environmental issues
Understand and apply both disciplinary and interdisciplinary analysis to environmental issues
Critically analyze, evaluate, and interpret scholarly arguments and popular discourse and be able to communicate this analysis to a variety of communities
Develop well-reasoned solutions to environmental predicaments, testing them against relevant criteria and standards
Be able to craft well-researched, informative and effective scholarly presentations
Contribute knowledge and action regarding environmental issues to the public through service learning, internships, community-based-research, and other activities
Additional Specific Student Learning Outcomes for the Separate Tracks within the major of Environmental Analysis
Sustainability and the Built Environment Track
Understand and analyze sustainable design in a holistic manner.
Develop conceptual frameworks for critical inquiry and environmental problem solving.
Apply design concepts and skills for sustainability and resilience.
Integrate scholarship and analyses to test spatial ideas.
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Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors or concentrations for undergraduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
A Minor in Environmental Analysis will be awarded upon completion of a minimum of seven courses, including EA 010 PZ -Introduction to Environmental Analysis, EA 086 PZ -Environmental Justice, and EA 030L KS -Science and the Environment (or EA 030 PO -Science and the Environment ). A relevant internship or field research project is also required. In accordance with College policy, there normally should be no overlap between the courses comprising a student’s major and minor.
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Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
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