University of Wisconsin-River Falls
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Sustainable Management Major Sustainability Studies Minor Sustainable Agriculture Minor Sustainable Management Science Certificate Sustainable Enterprise Management Certificate Conservation Environmental Science Community Planning

Sustainable Management This is an online degree program designed for the new economy. Through interdisciplinary inquiry, problem solving, and strong foundations in science and business, you will be equipped to meet the needs of an ever-changing world and business environment. You will develop and build knowledge and skills to help organizations meet triple bottom line requirements, balancing profitability with the needs of the environment and the wider communities in which we live. Sustainability Studies Minor http://www.uwrf.edu/Catalog/DegreeRequirements/SUSTMinor.cfm Program Goals: 1. Provide students with a multi-disciplinary foundation for thinking about sustainability. 2. Discuss the concept of sustainability from a biogeochemical perspective. 3. Address the social and economic facets of sustainability. 4. Discuss the challenges that face humanity in becoming sustainable. Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to: 1. Create a personal definition of sustainability. 2. Analyze human impacts on natural systems and processes that affect the ability of humanity to live sustainably. 3. Interpret sustainability issues in the context of element cycles. 4. Compare and contrast the role of public and private entities in creating sustainable societies. 5. Identify facets of social/economic/industrial structures that could be changed to make society more sustainable. Sustainable Agriculture Minor Students who select this minor will learn about sustainable agriculture in its broadest sense, including issues related to maintaining and/or improving crop and animal productivity, preserving environmental resources for future generations, ensuring farm profitability, and ensuring rural community vitality and viability. They learn how to build markets and opportunities for producers, and they help consumers make "green" choices on purchased products. Sustainable agriculturalists work as producers of value added crops, such as organic produce, grains and meats. Some provide technical support for crop and animal production systems, develop soil and nutrient management plans, work with producers to control insects, diseases and other pests with integrated pest management techniques, market locally-grown food products, and research ways to make agriculture more efficient, environmentally sound and sustainable for future generations. Sustainable Management Science Certificate Sustainable Enterprise Management Certificate The two certificates were developed as subsets of the BS in Sustainable Management for working adults seeking specific knowledge. Conservation Major Sustainability learning outcome: Students will be able to understand our environment and apply and advance management techniques to maintain sustainable communities for all life on Earth. Environmental Science Major Sustainability learning outcome: Students will be able to face increasingly complex environmental challenges in the context of environmental quality management and sustainable development. Community Planning Major: Sustainability learning outcome: Students will gain the tools necessary to plan for the protection of the environment and enact more sustainable lifestyles, business practices, and local development.

We obtained this number by taking the 78 courses that are known with sustainability learning outcomes, multiplied by an average number of 18 students (we have an 18:1 student to faculty ratio) and divided by 4, to reflect graduating students. However, the Sustainability Faculty Fellows are engaged in a Sustainability Learning Outcomes Project (SLOP). Outcomes and assessments were completed by fall semester 2013. We are currently administering a campus-wide sustainability literacy assessment to understand our student impact.