Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date June 15, 2018
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Syracuse University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Rachel May
Retired -Coordinator of Sustainability Education
Sustainability Management
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
MS in Food Studies

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:

This 36-credit hour Food Studies MS program provides students with a foundation in the political economy of food systems, including human rights, food governance, and food justice and health. The Master of Science in Food Studies through Falk College provides students with a deep understanding of multi-scale, global-local constructions of human rights and civil society claims, trade and food aid, and related public policy as they together influence human health, nutrition, and the environment. The program purposefully introduces students to multiple discipline-oriented research methods and emphasizes analyses that consider social justice, race, ethnicity, and gender and sexuality.


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Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Empower: Education model program on water-energy research

A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):

EMPOWER is an interdisciplinary graduate education program that is focused on research at the interface of water and energy cycles. The program prepares students with the technical knowledge and professional skills needed to compete for careers in energy, environmental consulting, government, nonprofits, academia, and beyond.


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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Yes

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
Certificate of Advanced Study in Sustainable Enterprise (CASSE)

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

Students who complete the certificate will be fluent in the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of sustainability and their interdependence; systems science and its relationship to sustainability; and the natural, financial, technical, legal, and social drivers of sustainability strategy in businesses and other organizations. They will be prepared to engage in trans-disciplinary collaboration to develop sustainable solutions to complex organizational challenges.


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Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Certificate of Advanced Study in Public Infrastructure Management and Leadership

A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):

Students will develop skills and knowledge that will assure awareness and competency for functional, financial, environmental and social sustainability concerns of public infrastructure. It addresses the planning, design, construction, maintenance, security, capital and operating budgets, environmental and social sustainability impacts and public policy considerations of public infrastructure.


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