University of Alberta
AC-1: Academic Courses

The definition and criteria for a “sustainability course” versus a “course that includes sustainability” is now included in Section G. Standards and terms of the credit AC-1 (henceforth the terms “sustainability-focused” and “sustainability related” courses will be used as equivalent terminology). A pre-existing contact from each faculty (based on the 2017 course inventory) was sent the criteria for identifying sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses, as well as the list of sustainability-focused and sustainability-related courses for their faculty from the 2017 course inventory. Where no contact existed for a department, this email was sent to the chair of the department. These contacts were asked to review and confirm that courses on the provided list still fit under each course category, and to identify any additional courses within their academic division that fit the criteria for sustainability-focused or sustainability-related courses. Course descriptions and number of separate course offerings were gathered from the UAlberta course catalogue. Additional course information was also collected from department websites, instructors, and other department contacts. A course was only included in the initial inventory of sustainability courses if one of the following conditions was met: 1) After reviewing the criteria for identifying sustainability-focused or sustainability-related courses, a department contact or content expert identified the course as being sustainability-focused or sustainability-related. 2) The course description in the course calendar met the criteria for sustainability-related or sustainability-focused courses; or the learning outcomes, objectives or topics described in the course syllabus met the criteria for sustainability-related or sustainability-focused courses. 3) The course had been previously identified as a sustainability-focused or sustainability-related course in another sustainability course inventory (e.g., STARS 2017 submission). 4) The course is identified as a core or elective course in the University of Alberta's Certificate in Sustainability. Finally, we collated an inventory of all unique courses fitting the above criteria which had been offered at least once between the Fall 2017 semester and Winter 2020 semester inclusive. From this list, we removed all courses which fit the definitions for courses that could be excluded based on the criteria for AC-1. Examples of excluded courses include all independent studies (including “individual study”, “independent study and research”, “directed research project”, “directed studies”, “individual research projects”, “essays”, “honors essays”, and “Undergraduate research monitoring”), all special topics (including “topics” and “selected topics”), and all physical education and performance arts (including music and drama courses). This list of total unique course offerings was compared to our list of sustainability focused and related courses in order to determine the final tally.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBLE PARTIES: FACULTY OF AGRICULTURAL, LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (ALES) Jillian Pratt, Team Lead, Student Services Rachel Lachman, Student Services Coordinator FACULTY OF ARTS Aidan Rowe, Associate Professor, Design Studies & Coordinator of Art & Design Fundamentals Michelle Meagher, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Women's and Gender Studies Marie-Eve Morin, Professor & Chair of Philosophy Jennifer Welchman, Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director, Mediating Science & Technology Faculty of Arts Signature Area AUGUSTANA FACULTY Amber Basarab, Student Academic Services & Experiential Learning Coordinator ALBERTA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS András Marosi, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs Karim Jamal, Chair, Accounting, Operations, and Information Systems Felipe Aguerrevere, Chair, Finance and Statistical Analysis Robert Fisher, Acting Chair, Marketing, Business Economics, and Law Laura Jackson, Department Administrator, Marketing, Business Economics, and Law Peggy Gilchrist, Department Administrator, Marketing, Business Economics, and Law Ian Gellatly, Chair, Strategic Management and Organization Karen Lund, Department Assistant, Strategic Management and Organization FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Anthony Yeung, Professor & Associate Chair, Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept Samer Adeeb, Professor & Associate Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept Masoud Ardakani, Professor & Associate Chair, Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept Other contributors from the Faculty of Engineering FACULTÉ SAINT-JEAN Sarah Pelletier, Faculty Service Officer, Director of the Science Laboratories and Chemistry Professor Eva Lemaire, Professeure agrégée/Associate Professor FACULTY OF KINESIOLOGY, SPORT, AND RECREATION (KSR) Angela Bayduza, Associate Dean FACULTY OF LAW Hilary Edison, Curriculum Coordinator FACULTY OF NATIVE STUDIES Nathalie Kermoal, Associate Dean Academic FACULTY OF NURSING contribution FACULTY OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE Bernadette Martin, Associate Dean SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Helen Starodub, Team Lead for the Office of Educational Programs FACULTY OF SCIENCE Stephen Johnston, Professor & Chair, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin