Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.52
Liaison Lindsey MacDonald
Submission Date March 1, 2019
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Western Washington University
AC-4: Graduate Program

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Grace Wang
Professor, Dept. Chair, Director
Urban & Enfironmental Planning & Policy; Director, Sustainability Engagement Institute
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Majors and Degree Programs 

Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students (I.e. an interdisciplinary academic program that concentrates on sustainability as an integrated concept)?:
Yes

Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Environmental Education, Non-Thesis

A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
Environmental Education, Non-Thesis, M.Ed.: The campus-based, non-thesis master's option serves teachers and others who wish to develop background and skill to incorporate environmental education into their educational work. Students develop a focus which requires the application of knowledge to design a field project which suits their vision of environmental education. This program does not provide teacher certification. If desired, that must be pursued separately. All graduate students are expected to develop and implement creative projects that will aid their own practice with the guidance and advice of the program advisor and other teachers.

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Additional Degree Programs (optional) 

Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Environmental Education, Thesis

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A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Environmental Education, Thesis, M.Ed.: The campus-based, master's option with thesis serves students who wish to pursue a scholarly path in environmental education while also developing practical skills. Students develop a question which requires conducting original theoretical or empirical research, and which suits their vision of environmental education. This program does not provide teacher certification. If desired, that must be pursued separately. All graduate students are expected to develop and implement creative projects that will aid their own practice, with the guidance and advice of the program advisor and other teachers.

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Minors, Concentrations and Certificates 

Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
No

Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
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Additional Minors, Concentrations and Certificate Programs (optional) 

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