| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.67 |
| Liaison | Julie Newman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
10.20 / 14.00 |
MIT
Office of Sustainability Director Office of 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 | 1,616 | 1,868 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 122 | 94 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 82 | 68 |
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 :
The listing of undergraduate and graduate classes offered during the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters was reviewed. The first step was to flag classes whose titles indicated sustainable content. Those were identified as "sustainability-focused" classes. The second step was to review class descriptions for all the environmental classes to identify those classes that were oriented toward sustainability; that is, would a student taking this class necessarily be engaged in learning why and how to help society pursue pathways toward a future that was both environmentally and socially sustainable? These were identified as "sustainability-inclusive" classes.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
The discrepancy in the number of courses between the number submitted and those found on the documenting material is reflective of the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability that leads to classes that are cross listed in multiple departments and therefore satisfying the requirements as outlined by different majors at MIT.
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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