Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	60.20
Liaison	Jonathan Rausseo
Submission Date	March 29, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Ottawa
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.50 / 14.00	Jonathan Rausseo campus sustainability manager physical resources service

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Part 1

Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses offered by the institution that are sustainability course offerings:

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution	3,175	1,091
Number of sustainability courses offered	86	58
Number of courses offered that include sustainability	220	76

Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:

10.31

Part 2

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):

None

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):

Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:

50.65

Course Inventory

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:

Courses 2016_1.pdf

Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:

One

A brief description of the methodology used to determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :

All the courses offered that are related to sustainability are listed on the University’s sustainability website. The list is updated annually and offers the possibility for professors to submit their courses for review. Sustainability related courses are identified by staffs of the Office of Campus Sustainability who conduct an annual audit of the course descriptions and select those that fit the following criteria. Any course that focuses on basic knowledge with regards to more than one of the three pillars of sustainability (social, economic, environmental) and examines the context in which these topics intersect. The following is a list of all the sustainability themed and sustainability related courses offered at the University of Ottawa. This list was compiled using a group of three students and two staff who used a list of keywords to search through all the courses offered on campus. Each person worked individually and the results were all brought together and compared. Courses that were not identified by the majority of the group or were not agreed upon by consensus were removed from the list.

How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:

Other (please describe below)

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):

Each section of a course was considered as one course regardless of the number of offerings with the exception of those offered in a second language because the course content greatly differs in these cases.

Are the following course types included in the inventory? :

	Yes (included) or No (not included)
Internships	No
Practicums	No
Independent study	No
Special topics	No
Thesis / dissertation	No
Clinical	No
Physical education	No
Performance arts	No

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://sustainable.uottawa.ca/courses-and-research

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

In 2016, there were 77 academic departments on campus. There are currently more than 80 (https://www.uottawa.ca/en/faculties). The number of academic departments offering at least one sustainability course is 39. Administration Human Kinetics Public and International Affairs Biology BIOPHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Canadian studies Chemical Engineering Chemistry Common Law Department of Communication Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Civil Law Anthropology International Development and Globalization Aboriginal Studies Economics English Environmental Studies Environmental Sustainability Environmental Engineering Environmental Science Women's Studies Geography Geology General Engineering History Health Science School of Information Studies Leisure Studies Mechanical Engineering Speech-Language Pathology Education Philosophy Political Science Science (general) Software Engineering Sociology Religious Studies