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 - comprehend and evaluate how humanistic/artistic expression contributes to individual and/or socio-cultural understanding, growth, and well-being - demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of interactions between human motivations, institutional forces, and/or social behavior - demonstrate a broad understanding of the fundamental laws and principles of science and interrelationships among science and technology disciplines - demonstrate a broad understanding of various natural and/or physical phenomena that surround and influence our lives - demonstrate knowledge of the role and contributions of one or more underrepresented groups in the development of the United States - demonstrate specific knowledge of cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political factors that shape aspects of one or more diverse groups - recognize and articulate differences, expectations, and/or challenges experienced by one or more underrepresented groups - recognize the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political circumstances that produce different social and cultural systems - demonstrate specific knowledge of the cultural, historical, social, economic, and/or political aspects of one or more countries or nations other than the United States - 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.