| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.85 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | Oct. 7, 2021 |
Boston University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.09 / 14.00 |
Stephen
Ellis Director, Data Analytics BU Sustainability |
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 | 2,210 | 2,695 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 115 | 57 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 108 | 110 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its sustainability course offerings and descriptions:
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
All sustainability-focused (SF) courses and sustainability-inclusive courses (SI) are compiled from a list provided by the Institutional Research. A BU Sustainability intern then excludes course types that don't qualify, as indicated on this credit, then identifies SF and SI courses. A list of courses that lack clarity is vetted with the Data Manager for BU Sustainability and/or the course syllabus. Courses that are not verified are then removed from the list.
Courses offered to both undergraduate and graduate students are counted in the undergraduate category. Courses offered by multiple schools and colleges within the university are specially formatted to avoid double counting. Courses are also filtered by type to ensure the most accurate reporting possible. Directed Study, Physical Education, and Performing Arts course types are excluded from the inventory due to the highly individualized course content of these offerings.
Overall, there was greater emphasis on environmental aspect of sustainability than the socioeconomic factors when categorizing courses as SI/SF. Hence, most SF/SI courses either directly or indirectly reference environment-focused sustainability initiatives and challenges.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
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This represents FY2019 BU Metrics.
This represents FY2019 BU Metrics.
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