| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 71.15 |
| Liaison | Sarah Stoeckl |
| Submission Date | Aug. 1, 2023 |
University of Oregon
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Taylor
McHolm Prog. Dir Student Sustainbility CTR Student Life |
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Majors, degrees and certificate programs
Yes
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate degree program:
Environmental Studies/Science Major
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program:
"The Environmental Studies department is home to two majors and three minors across the disciplines. We offer a customizable course plan as well as multiple hands-on learning experiences. Our students graduate from our program prepared for meaningful work in the environmental job sector, aiming to make a difference in the world.
Incorporating faculty from over 30 departments, our programs offer a strong interdisciplinary curriculum and integrates the perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, design fields and education, employing a variety of lenses to understand the environmental issues in front of us."
Incorporating faculty from over 30 departments, our programs offer a strong interdisciplinary curriculum and integrates the perspectives of the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, design fields and education, employing a variety of lenses to understand the environmental issues in front of us."
Website URL for the undergraduate degree program:
Additional degree programs (optional)
Landscape Architecture
None
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
"The Department of Landscape Architecture in the School of Architecture & Environment at the University of Oregon provides undergraduate students with a small design school experience supported by the resources and benefits of a large research university. We work with real places, real people, and real landscape issues throughout the degree program.
Undergraduate cohorts of 15–18 students take interdisciplinary courses in the design of sustainable landscapes. Undergraduate and graduate students mix in upper-level courses and work closely with our expert faculty in small classes and studios of 15–20 people."
Undergraduate cohorts of 15–18 students take interdisciplinary courses in the design of sustainable landscapes. Undergraduate and graduate students mix in upper-level courses and work closely with our expert faculty in small classes and studios of 15–20 people."
Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
Planning, Public Policy and Management
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A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
"What do sustainable city planning, community change, environmental policy, food security, transportation planning, and nonprofit administration have in common? All are rooted in making a difference in our communities, states, and countries. Choose to study in the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management (PPPM) to discover how governments, nonprofit organizations, and private-sector firms address some of the most important problems facing society—and learn how you can play a key role in finding innovative solutions.
Apply Your Learning
In the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management we apply teaching and research to real-world problems facing society. In the classroom, your work on projects for public agencies and community organizations will help you gain highly valued hands-on experience as well as connections for your professional development."
Apply Your Learning
In the School of Planning, Public Policy and Management we apply teaching and research to real-world problems facing society. In the classroom, your work on projects for public agencies and community organizations will help you gain highly valued hands-on experience as well as connections for your professional development."
Website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
None
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Anthropology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/anthropology; Biochemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biochemistry; Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biology; Chemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/chemistry; General Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/general%20science; Geography: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geography; Geological Sciences: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geological%20sciences; Marine Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/marine%20biology; Political Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/political%20science; Sociology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/sociology; Women's and Gender Studies: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/gender
Minors and concentrations
Yes
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration:
Sustainable Business Minor
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration:
The sustainable business minor teaches students how to use the power of business for good, finding better ways to make the world better for everyone.
The minor in sustainable business is designed for non-business majors who want to learn to apply business solutions to address social and environmental challenges.
The minor offers classes on Sustainable Business, Sustainable Business Strategy and Implementation, Creating Value through Capital, Creating Value through People, Life Cycle Analysis, and Marketing and Sustainability, among others.
The minor in sustainable business is designed for non-business majors who want to learn to apply business solutions to address social and environmental challenges.
The minor offers classes on Sustainable Business, Sustainable Business Strategy and Implementation, Creating Value through Capital, Creating Value through People, Life Cycle Analysis, and Marketing and Sustainability, among others.
Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration:
Additional minors and concentrations (optional)
Environmental Studies
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (2nd program):
"Environmental studies is a field of study that crosses the boundaries of traditional disciplines (including the sciences, social sciences, and humanities as well as management, policy, design, and law), challenging faculty and students to look at the relationship between humans and their environment from a new perspective."
Environmental Studies also houses the minor if Food Studies: https://envs.uoregon.edu/undergrad/food-studies-minor/
Environmental Studies also houses the minor if Food Studies: https://envs.uoregon.edu/undergrad/food-studies-minor/
Website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Planning, Public Policy and Management
A brief description of the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
Through the Planning, Public Policy and Management Minor, you can enhance your undergraduate education to include preparation for a variety of professional occupations and areas of graduate study. In the PPPM minor, you are introduced to a broad overview of issues in urban and regional planning, public policy and public management, and nonprofit management.
Through your selection of elective courses, you can choose to focus on a field of interest ranging from social and health policy to land use planning to public management.
Through your selection of elective courses, you can choose to focus on a field of interest ranging from social and health policy to land use planning to public management.
Website URL for the undergraduate minor or concentration (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused undergraduate minors and concentrations:
Anthropology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/anthropology, Biochemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biochemistry, Biology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/biology, Chemistry (Green Chemistry Program): http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/chemistry, Geography: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geography, Geological Sciences: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/geological%20sciences, Political Science: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/political%20science, Sociology: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/sociology, Women's and Gender Studies: http://admissions.uoregon.edu/majors/gender
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