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Overall Score 64.54
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Submission Date Oct. 25, 2012
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
ER-7: Sustainability-Related Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.91 / 10.00 Renee Barker
Sustainability Student Assistant
Facilities Management
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The number of sustainability-related courses offered :
321

The total number of courses offered :
5,601

Number of years covered by the data:
One

A list of sustainability-related courses offered:
AAS 4311 Asian American Literature and Drama AAS 4920 Topics in Asian American Studies AAS 5920 Topics in Asian American Studies AAS 5996 Graduate Proseminar ABUS 4012 Problem Solving in Complex Organizations ABUS 4102 Operations in Manufacturing and Service Businesses ABUS 4515 Strategy and Management for a Sustainable Future ADED 5201 Introduction to Adult Literacy ADED 5211 Introduction to the Undereducated Adult AEM 4511 Mechanics of Composite Materials AFEE 5112  Agricultural Education Program Organization and Curriculum for Youth AGRO 4605 Management Strategies for Crop Production APEC 1102 Principles of Macroeconomics ARCH 4521 Environmental Technology I ARCH 5513 Environmental Technology I: Thermal Design in Architecture ARCH 4672 Hist Bldg Consrvtn ARCH 5516 Tech Two: Lumin Therm Des ARCH 5539 Dylghtng Arch Dsgn ARCH 5550 Topics in Technology ARCH 5672 Hist Bldg Consrvtn ARCH 5711 Dsgn Prncpl ARGN 3004 Latin American Economy: The Argentine Perspective BBE 2201 Renew Energy and the Environ BBE 3033 Mat & Enrgy Bal in Bio Systs BBE 3503 Marketing of Bio-based Product BBE 4013 Transp in Biol Syst BBE 4305 Pulp & Paper Technology BBE 4413 Systms Approach to Res Const BBE 4533 Agr Waste Mgmt Engr BBE 4733 Renewable Energy Technlogies BBE 5305 Pulp and Paper Technology BBE 5413 Systms Approach to Res Const BBE 5503 Marketing of Bio-based Product BIOC 5309 Biocat & Biodegrad BIOL 1009 General Biology BIOL 1009H Honors: General Biology BIOL 1105 Intro Biol Soc Env BIOL 2301 Leadership And Service BIOL 1905 Biology Freshman Seminar BIOL 3002 Plant Function BIOL 3007W Plant,Algal & Fungal Diversity CE 3301 Soil Mechanics I CE 4102W Capstone Design CE 4251 Pavement Analysis CE 4502 WW Treat CE 4511 Hydr Struct CE 4531 Env Proc Eng CE 4562 Remed Technol CE 4591 Env Law CE 5094 CE Research CE 5541 Env Water Chem CE 5542 Experimental Meth Env Eng CE 5551 Env Microbiology CE 5552 Env Micro Lab CE 5581 Water Policy CFAN 3500 Int'l Field Studies Seminar CFAN 5500 Int'l Field Studies Seminar CHEM 4066 Chem of Ind CHEN 2001 Material & Energy CHEN 5551 Renewable Energy CI 5537 Environmental Education CI 5747 Global/Env Ed: Content/Prac CMBA 5542 Ethics & Leadership CMBA 5723 Ethics & Leadership CMGT 4542 Building Energy Systems CSPH 1101 Self, Society, and Environment CSPH 5121 Health and the Environment DES 3341 (un)Wrapping It Up DHA 2402 Residential Tech DHA 2612 Int Materials & Specifications DHA 2613 Ltg Dsgn & Bldg Sys DHA 3482 Home Environment DHA 4465 Hsg Global Perspect DHA 5463 Housing Policy DHA 5467W Hsg & Social Env DHA 5481 Promoting Indep in Hsg & Comm DIS 3742 BGS:Environ Business Strategy DIS 3827 Biol:Element,Energy:Ecosystem DIS 3920 Sustainable by Design EDPA 5314 School Tech Safety & Security EE 4701 Electric Drives EE 4703 Electric Drives Lab EE 4703 Electric Drives Lab EE 4743 Switch-Mode Pwr Elec Lab EE 5705 Elec Drives in Sust Energy Sys EE 5721 Pwr Generation EEB 4068 Plant Physiological Ecology EEB 4609W Ecosystem Ecology EEB 3603 Aquatic Environment EEB 4611 Biogeochemical Processes EEB 4844 Field Ornithology EEB 5042 Quantitative Genetics EEB 5068 Plant Physiological Ecology EEB 5146 Sci and Policy Global Env Chng EEB 5601 Limnology EEB 5605 Limnology Laboratory EEB 5609 Ecosystem Ecology ENGL 3501 Public Discourse ENT 5361 Aquatic Insects ESPM 1001 Freshmen Orientation to ESPM ESPM 2021 Env Sci: Integratd Prob Solvng ESPM 2401 Environmental Education ESPM 3000 Sem on Current Issues for ESPM ESPM 3012 Stats Methods for Env Sci/Mgrs ESPM 3111 Hydro & Water Qual Fld Mthds ESPM 3131 Environmental Physics ESPM 3202W Env Conflict Mgmt, Ldrshp, Pln ESPM 3207 Nat Res Based Sustain Develop ESPM 3211 Surv Meas Model for Env Analys ESPM 3221 Soil Conserv. & Land-Use Mngmt ESPM 3241W Natural Resource & Env Policy ESPM 3271 Envmntl Policy Law & Hum Behav ESPM 3601 Our Home, Our Environment ESPM 3602 Regs & Corp Environ Mgmt ESPM 3603 Environmental Life Cycle Anlys ESPM 3604 Env Mgmt Systems & Strategy ESPM 3605 Rcyclng:Extndng Raw Mat ESPM 3606 PollutnPrevn:Prin/Tech/Pract ESPM 3612W Soil & Environmental Biology ESPM 3703 Agroforestry in Watershed Mgmt ESPM 4021W Problem Solving: Env Review ESPM 4041W Prob Solvng for Environ Change ESPM 4216 Contaminant Hydrology ESPM 4242 Mthds for Envtl&NatR Pol Anlys ESPM 4256 NR Law & Mgmt of Pub Land/Wtr ESPM 4295W GIS in Eviron Science & Mgmt ESPM 4607 Indust Biotechnology & Enviro ESPM 4811 Environmental Interpretation ESPM 5019 Bus, Natural Env & Global Econ ESPM 5061 Water Quality & Natural Resour ESPM 5101 Conservt of Plant Biodiversity ESPM 5108 Ecology of Managed Systems ESPM 5111 Hydro & Water Qual Fld Mthds ESPM 5202 Env Conflict Mgmt, Ldrshp, Pln ESPM 5207 Nat Res Based Sustain Develop ESPM 5211 Surv Meas Model for Env Analys ESPM 5241 Nat Resource & Env Policy ESPM 5242 Mthds for Nat Res & Env. Polcy ESPM 5245 Sustainbl Land Use Plng/Policy ESPM 5251 NR in Sustain Int'l Developmnt ESPM 5256 NR Law & Mgmt of Pub Land/Wtr ESPM 5295 GIS in Environ Science & Mgmt ESPM 5402 Biometeorology ESPM 5555 Wetland Soils ESPM 5603 Environmental Life Cycle Anlys ESPM 5604 Env Mgmt Systems & Strategy ESPM 5605 Rcyclng:Extndng Raw Mat ESPM 5606 PollutnPrevn:Prin/Tech/Pract ESPM 5607 Indust Biotechnology & Enviro ESPM 5703 Agroforestry in Watershed Mgmt ESPM 5811 Environmental Interpretation FOST 1420 Study Abroad FOST 1470 Study Abroad FOST 1490 Study Abroad FOST 1800 Study Abroad FOST 1810 Study Abroad FOST 1820 Study Abroad FOST 1830 Study Abroad FOST 1840 Study Abroad FOST 1850 Study Abroad FOST 1860 Study Abroad FOST 3420 Study Abroad FOST 3470 Study Abroad FOST 3490 Study Abroad FOST 3800 Study Abroad FOST 3810 Study Abroad FOST 3820 Study Abroad FOST 3830 Study Abroad FOST 3840 Study Abroad FOST 3850 Study Abroad FOST 3860 Study Abroad FR 1001 Orientation/Information System FR 2101 Identifying Forest Plants FR 2102 Northern Forests: Field Ecolgy FR 2104 Measuring Forest Resources FR 3114 Hydrology and Watershed Mgmt FR 3262 Remote Sensing of NR & Env. FR 3411 Mng Forest Ecosys:Silviculture FR 4501 UF Mgt: Mngmt Greenspaces FR 5114 Hydrology and Watershed Mgmt FR 5161 Northern Forest Field Course FR 5262 Remote Sensing of NR & Env. FR 5264 Advanced Forest Mgmt Planning FR 5411 Mng Forest Ecosys:Silviculture FR 5501 UF Mgt: Managing Greenspaces FR 5615 Fld Remote Sensing/Res Survey FSCN 1102 Food:Safety, Risks & Tech FSCN 4332 Food Processing Operations FW 2003 Introduction to Marine Biology FW 3136 Biology of Fishes FW 5136 Biology of Fishes GEO 1003 Dinosaur Evolution GEO 1102 Intro Earth History GEO 3005 Earth Resources GEO 4401 Aqueous Geochem GEO 4602 Sediment/Stratigrph GEO 4701 Geomorphology GEO 4703 Glacial Geology GEO 4971W Field Hydrogeology GEO 5102 Climate and History GEO 5108 Envir Geology GEO 5205 Fluid Mechanics in Earth Sci GEO 5705 Limnogeology GEO 5713 Karst Hydrogeology GEO 5971 Field Hydrogeology GEOE 3301 Soil Mechanics I GEOE 4102W Capstone Design GEOG 1372 Global Cities GEOG 3101 US and Canada GEOG 3388 Geographies of Travel/Tourism GEOG 3401 Envir Systems GEOG 4001 Geographic Inquiry GEOG 4002W Env. Thought and Practice GEOG 5401 Env Systems and Global Chg GEOG 5423 Climate Models GEOG 5565 Human-Environment Systems GLOS 1672 Global Cities GLOS 3145 Theories: Global Studies GLOS 3145H Honors:Global Studies Theories GLOS 3305 Life for Sale: Global Debates GLOS 4806 Topic: Developmnt Case Studies GLOS 4900 Senior Sem in Global Studies GLOS 5806 Topic: Developmnt Case Studies GWSS 5290 Topics: Bio/ Hlth/ Environ HIST 1000W Visions of the Past HIST 3000W Visions of the Past HIST 5439 Environment/Society in Africa HMED 5002 Pub Health Issues Hist Persp HORT 1061 The Sustainable Lawn HORT 3005W Environmental Physiology HORT 4021 Landscape Design and Implem I HORT 4401 Plant Genetics & Breeding HORT 5007 Advanced Plant Propagation HORT 5009 Pest in Hort: Use and Abuse HORT 5018 Land Operations & Mgmt HORT 5031 Org Viticulture & Fruit Prod HORT 5032 Org Veg Prod HORT 5051 Floriculture Crop Prod HORT 5052 Specialty GH Crop Prod. HSCI 3244 History of Ecology HSCI 5244 History of Ecology IBUS 5110 Costa Rica Seminar ID 3564 Environment and Agriculture ID 3591 Adaptive Ecosystem Management ID 3592 Policy & Environmental Change ID 3593 Environmental Field Methods IE 5553 Simulation ISE 5302 Critical Infrast Secur & Prot ISE 5402 Storm Water Mgmt JOUR 3121 Intermediate News Reporting KIN 3001 Lifetime Fitness and Health KIN 4214 Health Promotion LA 1101W Intro Dsgn Thinking LA 3003 Case Studies Sust Plan&Design LA 3004 Regional Land Planning LA 3413 Intro LA History LA 4001 Sust LA Design & Plan Practice LA 5202 Landscape Analysis Workshop LA 5413 Intro LA History LA 5574 ID MN Flora LA 5721 Proseminar Metro Design MATS 4511W Corrosion MATS 4512 Corrosion ME 3332 Thermal Sciences II ME 4131W Therm Envir Eng Lab ME 4331 Thermal Engr Lab ME 5103 Therm Env Engr ME 5105 HVAC Sys Des ME 5344 Thermo of Fluid Flow with App ME 5446 Intro to Combustion ME 5461 Int Comb Engines ME 5462 Gas Turbines MGMT 3602 Topics: Environment Regulation MGMT 3603 Topics: Environmental Issues MGMT 3604 Topics: Environmental Issues MGMT 5019 Bus, Natural Enviro MICB 4111 Micb Physl & Dvrsty MICB 4121 Microbial Ecology & Appl Micro MICE 5309 Biocat & Biodegrad MS 5203 Environmental Impacts PA 5013 Law & Urb Land Use PA 5311 Program Evaluation PA 5501 Economic Development PA 5711 Science and Technology Policy PA 5721 Energy & Environmental Policy PA 5722 Env/Res Policy PA 5790 Science/Tech/Env Pol Topics PBIO 5416 Plant Morphology PHIL 3602 Science, Tech, and Society PLPA 5201 Biology of Plant Diseases PLPA 5202 Field Plant Pathology POL 3873V Global Citizen&Internatl Ethic POL 3873W Internatl Ethics POL 4473W Chinese Politics POL 4887 Strategy Intl Pol PSTL 1511 Intro: Bus. & Soc. PSY 5205 Applied Soc Psy PUBH 3104 Envrn Hlth Effcts: Toxicology REC 2151 Outdr & Camp Leadrs REC 5311 Prog Outdr Env Ed RRM 3101 Nat & Heritage Based Tourism RRM 5101 Nat & Heritage Based Tourism RRM 5259 Visitor Behavior Analysis SCAN 1201 Introduction to Scandinavia SOIL 3416 Plant Nutrients in the Envnmt SOIL 3521 Soil Judging SOIL 4505 Soil Geography SOIL 4511 Field Study of Soils SOIL 5125 Soil Science for Teachers SOIL 5232 Vadose Zone Hydrology SOIL 5311 Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy SOIL 5515 Soil Genesis & Landscape SOIL 5555 Wetland Soils SOIL 5611 Soil Biology & Fertility SUST 4004 Sustainable Communities UC 4301 People and Animals VENZ 3036 Tropical Ecology: English VENZ 3263 Agro: Sustainable Tropical Ag VENZ 3407 Tropical Ecology: Spanish WRS 5101 Water Resources

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This data only covers undergraduate course offerings. The courses listed above include only those courses that matched with the keyword search conducted using the Electronic Course Authorization System (keywords included: climate, air, water, biodiversity, efficiency, energy, renewables, photovoltaic, hydro, smart grid, green, biomass, biofuel, soil, poverty, forestry, and life cycle cost). Courses not containing the keywords that may involve sustainability are not reflected in this inventory, as the University has too large of a course list to sort through each course manually. In addition, many courses did not include detailed class description, making it difficult to determine if they were sustainability-related courses. Many of the questionable courses were omitted when manually sorting through this inventory. In addition, the sustainability-related courses include over 80 different subject areas, giving undergraduates the opportunity to study sustainability principles in many of their interest areas. Staff from the Electronic Course Authorization System conducted the search for Sustainability Courses; there is no specific website listing these courses.

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