Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.07
Liaison Breeana Sylvas
Submission Date Feb. 25, 2016
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University of California, Merced
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Teamrat Ghezzehei
Associate Professor
School of Natural Sciences
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Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Yes

The name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (1st program):
Environmental Systems Graduate Program

A brief description of the graduate degree program (1st program):

The Environmental Systems Graduate Program trains students to tackle the most challenging problems facing our planet – water, soil, climate, energy and resources.

Through understanding the Earth as an integrated system of atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere that intersects human society, ES students are uniquely poised to address critical research needs of the environment and its sustainability. Graduates are prepared for careers in academia, research, government, and industry, that integrate expertise from across engineering, natural sciences, and social sciences.


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Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
No

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