| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.22 |
| Liaison | Mary Ellen Mallia |
| Submission Date | Dec. 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University at Albany
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
9.46 / 14.00 |
Mary Ellen
Mallia Director of Environmental Sustainability Finance and Business |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 1,911 | 2,151 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 47 | 30 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 192 | 147 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :
The database was developed by taking an inventory from the undergraduate and graduate bulletins. Each course 's description was aligned with the appropriate UN Sustainable Development Goal(s) as determined by the reviewer. Then, courses such as seminars, internships, independent studies were eliminated from the database as the exact content of those courses could not be determined. The renaming courses were judged to a to whether they contain sustainability content or a course focused on sustainability based on the type of SDG's the course covered. The SDG's were determined to have social (#1,2,3,4,5, 16 and 17), economic (#8,9,10,11,12) and environmental (#6,7,13,14,15) properties. We defined a sustainability focused course as a course that incorporates all three aspects of sustainability: social, economic and environmental. We defined a course that contains sustainability as one that incorporates two of the three aspects of sustainability.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
| Yes (included) or No (not included) | |
| Internships | No |
| Practicums | No |
| Independent study | No |
| Special topics | No |
| Thesis / dissertation | No |
| Clinical | No |
| Physical education | No |
| Performance arts | Yes |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The count of courses in the inventory marks a reflection of the learning outcomes that align with the UN SDGs, as opposed to a mark of every course at the undergraduate and graduate level. This is to clarify the discrepancy within the initial submission.
The count of courses in the inventory marks a reflection of the learning outcomes that align with the UN SDGs, as opposed to a mark of every course at the undergraduate and graduate level. This is to clarify the discrepancy within the initial submission.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.