| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.59 |
| Liaison | Chris Bond |
| Submission Date | Oct. 30, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Unity Environmental University
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Steve
Kahl Director of Sustainability Sustainability |
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students?:
Yes
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
Sustainable Energy Management
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
This program allows students to develop their talents and skills as applied scientists, entrepreneurs, business managers, and planners in the fields of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related responses to climate change. Emphasis is placed on practical skills based on solid general theory, understanding and employing technology, practical implementation and related accounting for costs and benefits
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The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Sustainable Agriculture
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The Sustainable Agriculture major is designed to prepare students for careers in sustainable agriculture and food systems. The program emphasizes small-scale, local, sustainable agriculture, blending applied knowledge of plants and soils, the context of environmental change, and skills necessary to problem solve and advocate for the role of agriculture in building healthy communities.
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The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Environmental Policy, Law, and Society
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The Environmental Policy, Law, and Society program is designed to give students tools and knowledge needed to improve the environmental health of both humans and the natural world through wise governmental and non-governmental decision-making. Studies in law, science, social science, environmental ethics, and history provide an interdisciplinary framework for understanding and analyzing the broad range of factors that play a role in environmental policy formation.
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The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
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The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Earth and Environmental Science http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/earth_and_environmental_science
Art and the Environment http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/art
Biology http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/biology
Conservation Law http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/conlaw
Environmental Writing http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/environmental_writing
Marine Biology http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/marine_biology
Parks and Forest Resources http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/parks_and_forest_resources
Wildlife Biology http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/wildlife_biology
Wildlife and Fisheries Management http://www.unity.edu/academics/majors/wildlife_and_fisheries_management
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Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
No
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Undergraduate academic majors at Unity College are focused on sustainability and environmental science, such as Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Energy management, and Environmental Policy, Law and Society.
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