University of Massachusetts Amherst
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes

Anthropology Arboriculture & Community Forest Management (Associate's Degree) Architecture Art History Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) (B.A., B.S.) Biology (B.A., B.S.) Building & Construction Technology Chemistry Civil Engineering Communication Earth Systems Economics Environmental Design Environmental Science Food Science Geography (B.A., B.S.) Geology (B.A., B.S.) History Hospitality & Tourism Management Landscape Architecture Landscape Contracting (Associate's Degree) Management Marketing Mechanical Engineering Microbiology (B.A., B.S.) Natural Resources Conservation Nutrition Physics (B.A., B.S.) Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences Political Science Public Health Sciences Resource Economics Social Thought and Political Economy Sociology Sustainable Food and Farming (Associate's Degree and B.S.) Sustainable Horticulture (Associate's Degree and B.S.) University Without Walls (B.A., B.S.) Environmental Conservation (*grad prog, not counted in total) Fish Passage Engineering Ecohydrology (*grad prog, not counted in total) Geosciences (*grad prog, not counted in total) Green Building Professional Masters (*grad prog, not counted in total) Public Policy and Administration (*grad, environmental policy specialization, not counted) Sustainability Science (*grad prog, not counted in total)

Students who successfully complete the MS in Sustainability Science will graduate with the following knowledge and skills: Knowledge: Students will… o understand the theories and definitions of sustainability (i.e. historical and current theorizing about the interplay between "people, planet and profits") o understand the key principles of assessing ecosystem services; o grasp the broad historical contours of the industrial revolution, the scientific-technological revolution, and urbanization; o be familiar with the thought of at least 4 seminal thinkers in the arena of sustainability o recognize the ethical, social and environmental consequences of environmentally-relevant technologies. o develop in-depth understanding of their particular concentration (Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture; Water Sustainability; Urban Sustainability; and Environmental Quality) Skills: Students will demonstrate competence in… o systems analysis (the ability to identify the interrelated environmental, economic, social and policy dimensions of a given environmental challenge); o explaining the linkages between ecosystem services, economic prosperity, and human/cultural flourishing; o carrying out quantitative analyses of sustainability (data gathering, holistic life-cycle costing, energy/carbon accounting) o applying course knowledge and theory to real-world problem-solving o communicating both within and outside their field (writing, oral presentation, and internet-based communication) o project management skills

In this 2014 Data Collector submission, we're counting all students who received a Bachelors or Associates degree from a program that included required courses which have at least one of the listed sustainability learning outcomes (or has them for the program as a whole, for those with publicly listed Learning Outcomes). Data are taken from the OIR Dept Profiles | Campus Detail | Degrees Awarded for 2011/12 (most recent year of data available). and other data taken from the OIR Factsheet: http://www.umass.edu/oapa/publications/factsheets/degrees/FS_de_02b.pdf The file uploaded doesn't duplicate listing all the courses (see lists in ER-6 and ER-7), but instead lists the undergrad degree programs with sustainability focus.