Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.39
Liaison	Maria Kirrane
Submission Date	July 20, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	6.30 / 14.00	John O'Halloran Deputy President and Registrar Office of the Deputy President and Registrar

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Part 1

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	2,828	1,857
Number of sustainability courses offered	75	32
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	124	33

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

5.64

Part 2

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):

None

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:

60.71

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

Sustainability Course Inventory_2.xlsx

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

One

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 :

Methodology A keyword search, using the keywords developed by Kingston University to assess sustainability inclusion in curricula, was used. See reference http://www.sustainabilityexchange.ac.uk/files/workshop_10_-_measuring_sustainable_development_research_in_your_institution.pdf All courses that returned three search terms or more were manually assessed (reading of course description and learning outcomes). Those that were identified to be "sustainability courses" were marked with the most relevant SDG. If the course contained a significant element of sustainability or directly addressed the theme of sustainable development then it was designated as sustainability focused. Courses that directly addressed one or more SDG, but didn't specifically mention sustainability or sustainable development were designated as courses that included sustainability. For foundation courses, those that specified the inclusion of real world examples that addressed environmental or sustainability themes were included. This method likely underestimates the number of sustainability relevant courses in UCC.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):

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Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	Yes
Special topics	Yes
Thesis / dissertation	Yes
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	Yes

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://greencampus.ucc.ie/teaching-learning/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Academic departments broken into number of schools in UCC as of Sept 2018.