University of Nebraska at Omaha
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

UNO's General Education curriculum strives to help students develop skills needed to navigate the demands of the 21st century environment successfully and responsibly. While taken separately, none of these learning outcomes would considered a sustainability learning outcome, but taken as a whole...they encompasses sustainability. There are a number of learning outcomes that UNO's General Education curriculum strives to achieve, those that equate to a sustainability learning outcome, included but is not limited to: - the ability to think clearly about complex problems - an understanding of the global context in which work is done - a strong sense of ethics and equality - demonstrate a broad understanding of the interrelationships among science and technology disciplines - demonstrate a broad understanding of various natural and/or physical phenomena that surround and influence our lives - recognized and articulate differences, expectations, and/or challenges experienced by one or more underrepresented groups -demonstrate specific knowledge of cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political factors that shape aspects of one or more diverse groups - recognize the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political circumstances that produce different social and cultural systems - explain the interrelations among global economic, political, environmental, and/or social systems http://www.unomaha.edu/general-education/overview/student-learning-outcomes.php

An example of one of the learning outcomes at the program level: Sustainability Minor: Students who complete this minor will be able to 1) understand sustainability, its various sub-disciplines, major themes, and analytical techniques as it relates to virtually any career field; 2) recognize the political, economic, and cultural forces acting upon the global ecosystem; 3) appreciate the significant value of the global ecosystem services provided by a healthy environment; and 4) identify ways to advance equity, improve quality of life, and lower our personal and collective environmental footprint, on campus and in the community.