| Overall Rating | Bronze |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 36.20 |
| Liaison | Laurel Pikcunas |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Hawaii at Manoa
AC-4: Graduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Makena
Coffman Professor and Director Institute for Sustainability and Resilience |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
The MEd-CS Interdisciplinary Education track with an emphasis in Aloha ʻĀina Education and Leadership is a 30-credit program for Aloha ʻĀina educators and leaders. The cohort focuses on Aloha ʻĀina as a foundation for relationships, education, leadership, well-being, and research in Hawaiʻi. Participating educators will critically engage with Aloha ʻĀina in various contexts to help them better understand, articulate, and respond to their kuleana to ʻāina and Lāhui. Aloha ʻĀina professors will work with participating educators to develop an interdisciplinary MEd-CS degree program specifically designed to help them address the needs, goals, and aspirations of their school, district, and/or community.
Website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) offers a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) degree, a course driven,
professional program that includes an integrated capstone experience. The curriculum emphasizes subjects such as geospatial analysis & modeling, environmental policy & economics, applied terrestrial ecology, and land & water resource management.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The NREM graduate program brings together natural and social scientists to offer an integrative and interdisciplinary program to understand and manage tropical and sub-tropical terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. The NREM curriculum emphasizes the application of physical, biological, spatial, and social sciences to the conservation and sustainable management of natural, environmental and economic resources.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa offers a Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS). The REIS certificate program provides students with an opportunity to get both breadth and depth in energy and sustainability curriculum. Students will take classes in different colleges to get a broad perspective on energy sustainability.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa offers a Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS). The REIS certificate program provides students with an opportunity to get both breadth and depth in energy and sustainability curriculum. Students will take classes in different colleges to get a broad perspective on energy sustainability.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Graduate students interested in an academic course of study aimed at building disaster risk reduction competence and professionalism can opt to enroll in the Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (DMHA) Graduate Certificate Program.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
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