Williams College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.99 / 8.00 |
Tanja
Srebotnjak Director Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives |
Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
N/A
Total number of graduates from degree programs:
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The 117 graduates represent the following degree programs with a requirement to understand the concept of sustainability:
- 31 majors and concentrations in Environmental Studies and Maritime Studies
- 11 majors in Geosciences (information about the goals and learning outcomes of this major can be found at https://geosciences.williams.edu/)
- 57 majors in Biology (information about the goals and learning outcomes of this major can be found at https://biology.williams.edu/the-major/)
- 18 majors in the Public Health concentration (information about the goals and learning outcomes of this program can be found at https://public-health.williams.edu/the-program/)
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
The Environmental Studies concentration provides students with an opportunity to explore how humans interact with the environment, including physical, biological, philosophical, and social elements. The concentration is designed so that students will understand the complexity of issues and perspectives that inhere in environmental problems and will appreciate that most environmental issues lack distinct disciplinary boundaries. The goal of the concentration is to educate students to be well-informed, environmentally literate citizens who have the capacity to become active participants in the local and global community. To this end, the concentration is designed to develop the capability to think in interdisciplinary ways and to use synthetic approaches to solve problems while incorporating the knowledge and experiences gained from majoring in other departments at the College.
We also offer concentrations in Environmental Studies and Maritime Studies.
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
From registrar:
total number of degrees awarded in FY21: 470
total number of undergraduate degrees awarded in FY21: 456
total number of graduate degrees awarded in FY21: 14
From registrar:
total number of degrees awarded in FY21: 470
total number of undergraduate degrees awarded in FY21: 456
total number of graduate degrees awarded in FY21: 14
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