| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 72.67 |
| Liaison | Aurora Sharrard |
| Submission Date | Feb. 13, 2024 |
University of Pittsburgh
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
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Kovalcik Codirector Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation |
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes
Yes
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-supportive
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
All first-year students are automatically enrolled in PITT 0210, "Anti-Black Racism: History, Ideology, and Resistance." The course was developed in 2020 and first offered in the fall of 2021. In academic year 2022-2023, 5,659 undergraduate students took the 1-credit course. Though first-year students are automatically enrolled, students at upperclass levels may enroll as well. The 1-credit course has the following sustainability-supportive objectives:
After meaningfully engaging with the content in this course, students should be able to:
Describe and explain key ideas and concepts concerning the social construction of race and ethnicity
Identify historical and current structures of power, privilege, and inequality that are rooted in Anti-Black racism
Explain how anti-Black racism acts individually, interpersonally, institutionally, and structurally
Identify and describe the contribution of scholars and experts on anti-Black racism at Pitt and in the larger community
Articulate and critically examine personal beliefs and opinions about race, antiracism and antiblackness and describe the weight these beliefs and opinions carry.
Explain how institutions and policies contribute to and enable Anti-Black racism
Identify some of the many existing organizations that provide anti-racism programming and opportunities
Outcomes
Students will leave the course with introductory knowledge to participate more knowledgably in discussions of race, inequality, and other aspects of social difference
Students will leave the course with an introduction to the Black radical tradition, resistance to Anti-Black racism, and strategies to be anti-racist in everyday life
URL for this course: https://www.provost.pitt.edu/anti-black-racism-history-ideology-and-resistance-final-course-syllabus
In addition, Pitt offers a University-wide Undergraduate Sustainability Certificate that students can opt into. Learning outcomes for this certificate are as follows:
• Students will develop the basic competencies needed by science, engineering, and humanities graduates to contribute quickly and effectively to the development and ultimate use of sustainable technologies, science, and practices in the U.S. and abroad.
• Students will develop analytical skills and learn to think critically about sustainability.
• Students will be able to seamlessly incorporate sustainability into knowledge from their core course of study.
>> Pitt Undergraduate Sustainability Certificate - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/undergraduate-certificate-sustainability
Courses across the University that have a Sustainability-focused or -related course attribute connect to some, if not all, of the following outcomes:
• Students will be able to explain sustainability as an integrated concept within the discipline or course, highlighting the interaction and tradeoffs between ecological, social and economic systems used to support human society.
• Students will articulate current issues and relate them to the Sustainable Development Goal(s).
• Students will propose/build solutions to sustainability challenges and articulate why they are more sustainable to a broad audience.
• Students will consider the ethical dimensions of decisions meant to improve sustainability, working together with other students in converging fields to foster conversation and collaboration between disciplines.
• Students will be able to consider sustainability at multiple scales in accordance with the problem.
Pitt's sustainability course attributes are fully documented under Credit IN-38, but basic online information is here: https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/course-attribute-sustainability/
After meaningfully engaging with the content in this course, students should be able to:
Describe and explain key ideas and concepts concerning the social construction of race and ethnicity
Identify historical and current structures of power, privilege, and inequality that are rooted in Anti-Black racism
Explain how anti-Black racism acts individually, interpersonally, institutionally, and structurally
Identify and describe the contribution of scholars and experts on anti-Black racism at Pitt and in the larger community
Articulate and critically examine personal beliefs and opinions about race, antiracism and antiblackness and describe the weight these beliefs and opinions carry.
Explain how institutions and policies contribute to and enable Anti-Black racism
Identify some of the many existing organizations that provide anti-racism programming and opportunities
Outcomes
Students will leave the course with introductory knowledge to participate more knowledgably in discussions of race, inequality, and other aspects of social difference
Students will leave the course with an introduction to the Black radical tradition, resistance to Anti-Black racism, and strategies to be anti-racist in everyday life
URL for this course: https://www.provost.pitt.edu/anti-black-racism-history-ideology-and-resistance-final-course-syllabus
In addition, Pitt offers a University-wide Undergraduate Sustainability Certificate that students can opt into. Learning outcomes for this certificate are as follows:
• Students will develop the basic competencies needed by science, engineering, and humanities graduates to contribute quickly and effectively to the development and ultimate use of sustainable technologies, science, and practices in the U.S. and abroad.
• Students will develop analytical skills and learn to think critically about sustainability.
• Students will be able to seamlessly incorporate sustainability into knowledge from their core course of study.
>> Pitt Undergraduate Sustainability Certificate - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/undergraduate-certificate-sustainability
Courses across the University that have a Sustainability-focused or -related course attribute connect to some, if not all, of the following outcomes:
• Students will be able to explain sustainability as an integrated concept within the discipline or course, highlighting the interaction and tradeoffs between ecological, social and economic systems used to support human society.
• Students will articulate current issues and relate them to the Sustainable Development Goal(s).
• Students will propose/build solutions to sustainability challenges and articulate why they are more sustainable to a broad audience.
• Students will consider the ethical dimensions of decisions meant to improve sustainability, working together with other students in converging fields to foster conversation and collaboration between disciplines.
• Students will be able to consider sustainability at multiple scales in accordance with the problem.
Pitt's sustainability course attributes are fully documented under Credit IN-38, but basic online information is here: https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/course-attribute-sustainability/
Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes
7,783
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1,839
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Total number of graduates from degree programs was secured through the University's online database (visualized using Tableau). Information is secured due to FERPA, but the database includes graduates from Fall, Spring, and Summer terms in the 2022-2023 academic year from programs detailed in the provided spreadsheet.
The # of graduates was cross-referenced with the inventory of courses to identify required courses graduates have taken.
The # of graduates was cross-referenced with the inventory of courses to identify required courses graduates have taken.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
The University of Pittsburgh offers various sustainability-focused and related undergraduate and graduate degrees, majors, minors, certificates, and transcript distinctions, as summarized below.
>>Learn more - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/get-involved/students/academics/
1) UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES in Sustainability; Business, Leadership & Ethics; Engineering for Humanity; Global Studies, Human Rights & Social Justice; Global Studies, Critical World Ecologies; Global Studies, Health & Wellbeing; and Global Studies, Peace, Conflict, & Security.
2) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of ARTS & SCIENCES: Urban Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies, Geology and Environmental Science, Ecology and Evolution, Bioethics & Health Law, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, and Africana Studies.
3) MAJORS AND MINORS in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Rehabilitation Sciences, Nutrition
4) MAJORS AND MINORS in College of General Studies: Public Service
5) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of Education: Health and Human Development, Educational Foundations, Organization, and Policy.
6) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of Public Health: Epidemiology, Environmental & Occupational Health.
7) UNDERGRADUATE TRANSCRIPT DISTINCTIONS in Sustainability (more below), Civic Learning, Global Studies, and Honors.
>> Learn more - https://www.personaled.pitt.edu/student-toolbox/distinctions
8) SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
As part of each program's ABET Accreditation, Sustainability is a key learning outcome of all Swanson School of Engineering Students. These programs include :
- Bioengineering
- Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical & Materials Engineering
- Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering
>> Learn more - https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/
9) SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
The School of Social work is accredited through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Key competencies incorporated throughout the school's degree programs include:
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice
>> School Mission: https://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/about/mission
>> Accreditation competencies: https://www.cswe.org/getmedia/bb5d8afe-7680-42dc-a332-a6e6103f4998/2022-EPAS.pdf
10) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Energy & Environment, Social Policy, and Urban Affairs & Planning concentrations offered to Masters Degrees in International Development, Public & International Affairs, and Public Administration.
>> Energy & Environment Description: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/energy-environment-concentration
>> Social Policy: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/social-policy-concentration
>> Urban Affairs & Planning: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/urban-affairs-planning-concentration
11) GRADUATE CERTIFICATES in Critical World Ecology & Sustainability (Global Studies); Global Health (Public Health); Health & Well-Being (Global Studies); and Peace, Conflict, & Security (Global Studies)
12) GRADUATE MICROCREDENTIAL – Sustainable Business
>> https://business.pitt.edu/microcredentials/
Program descriptions are in attached spreadsheet.
>>Learn more - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/get-involved/students/academics/
1) UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATES in Sustainability; Business, Leadership & Ethics; Engineering for Humanity; Global Studies, Human Rights & Social Justice; Global Studies, Critical World Ecologies; Global Studies, Health & Wellbeing; and Global Studies, Peace, Conflict, & Security.
2) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of ARTS & SCIENCES: Urban Studies, Sociology, Religious Studies, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies, Geology and Environmental Science, Ecology and Evolution, Bioethics & Health Law, Architecture, Environmental Studies, Anthropology, and Africana Studies.
3) MAJORS AND MINORS in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Rehabilitation Sciences, Nutrition
4) MAJORS AND MINORS in College of General Studies: Public Service
5) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of Education: Health and Human Development, Educational Foundations, Organization, and Policy.
6) MAJORS AND MINORS in School of Public Health: Epidemiology, Environmental & Occupational Health.
7) UNDERGRADUATE TRANSCRIPT DISTINCTIONS in Sustainability (more below), Civic Learning, Global Studies, and Honors.
>> Learn more - https://www.personaled.pitt.edu/student-toolbox/distinctions
8) SWANSON SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
As part of each program's ABET Accreditation, Sustainability is a key learning outcome of all Swanson School of Engineering Students. These programs include :
- Bioengineering
- Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical & Materials Engineering
- Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering
>> Learn more - https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/
9) SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
The School of Social work is accredited through the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Key competencies incorporated throughout the school's degree programs include:
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice
>> School Mission: https://www.socialwork.pitt.edu/about/mission
>> Accreditation competencies: https://www.cswe.org/getmedia/bb5d8afe-7680-42dc-a332-a6e6103f4998/2022-EPAS.pdf
10) GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Energy & Environment, Social Policy, and Urban Affairs & Planning concentrations offered to Masters Degrees in International Development, Public & International Affairs, and Public Administration.
>> Energy & Environment Description: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/energy-environment-concentration
>> Social Policy: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/social-policy-concentration
>> Urban Affairs & Planning: https://www.gspia.pitt.edu/academics/programs/master-public-administration/urban-affairs-planning-concentration
11) GRADUATE CERTIFICATES in Critical World Ecology & Sustainability (Global Studies); Global Health (Public Health); Health & Well-Being (Global Studies); and Peace, Conflict, & Security (Global Studies)
12) GRADUATE MICROCREDENTIAL – Sustainable Business
>> https://business.pitt.edu/microcredentials/
Program descriptions are in attached spreadsheet.
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
23.63
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Anti-Black Racism course first-year students are automatically enrolled in: https://www.provost.pitt.edu/anti-black-racism-history-ideology-and-resistance-final-course-syllabus
Pitt Sustainability Academic Offerings - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/what-pitt-is-doing/education-research/
REFERENCES FOR publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs with specified learning outcomes:
+ Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/undergraduate-certificate-sustainability
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Course Attributes - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/course-attribute-sustainability/
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Courses - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/courses-sustainability-content
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Courses in Course Catalog - https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/
+Global Studies Course List -
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/sites/default/files/2174%20courselistBklt.docx.pdf
Pitt Sustainability Academic Offerings - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/what-pitt-is-doing/education-research/
REFERENCES FOR publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs with specified learning outcomes:
+ Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/undergraduate-certificate-sustainability
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Course Attributes - https://www.sustainable.pitt.edu/course-attribute-sustainability/
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Courses - https://www.sustainabilityinstitute.pitt.edu/education/courses-sustainability-content
+ Sustainability-Focused and -Related Courses in Course Catalog - https://catalog.upp.pitt.edu/
+Global Studies Course List -
http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/global/sites/default/files/2174%20courselistBklt.docx.pdf
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