Saint Mary's College of California
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
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3.39 / 8.00 |
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:
Learning Goal: The core curriculum is one of the key vehicles for living out the College's Catholic and Lasallian traditions, which ask students to explore the meaning of the common good. This goal encourages rigorous academic debate about different ideas of what the common good is and how it might be pursued.
Learning Outcomes: Students will complete two of the following outcomes:
Reflect and write substantively on ways in which human beings find fulfillment in community; or
Articulate, in prose or through another communicative medium, a critical account of just social order; or
Demonstrate a capacity for coherent, principled analysis of concrete social problems.
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 sum of all 2022 graduates from the degree programs listed below.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
The below learning outcomes are samples of each program. In each case, several are associated with sustainability.
-Learning Goal for Concentration in Sustainability Studies within the B.A. Major in Economics: Ability to integrate relevant concepts from economics, science and the humanities to address sustainability issues. (2022 Total Graduates = 0)
-Learning Goal for Environmental and Earth Science (BS), Earth Science (BS) and Environmental Studies (BA): Recognize the interconnectedness of earth's ecosystems and human dependence on them (2022 Total Graduates = 3)
-Learning Goal for Justice, Community & Leadership (BA): By using leadership studies and critical theory, assess a complex social or community issue and develop multiple viable strategies that contribute to a more just social order. (2022 Total Graduates = 37)
-Learning Goal for Biology: Demonstrate a solid knowledge in all three major areas of biology: molecular and cellular, organismal and ecology and evolutionary. All of this takes place in the context of the place of humanity in the natural world and a robust liberal arts underpinning. (2022 Total Graduates = 44)
-Learning Goal for Politics: Demonstrate understanding of and proficiency in the use of standard research techniques relevant to political science issues; produce clear and effective analysis of significant political issues; develop a commitment to civic engagement. (2022 Total Graduates = 25)
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:
These figures focus on undergraduate students. Data was collected from the most recent Factbook on degrees awarded by school and program.
The only figure not included in the "fact book" supporting documentation is the subset of majors graduating with a Concentration in Sustainability Studies for the B.A. Major in Economics was 1 graduate.
These figures focus on undergraduate students. Data was collected from the most recent Factbook on degrees awarded by school and program.
The only figure not included in the "fact book" supporting documentation is the subset of majors graduating with a Concentration in Sustainability Studies for the B.A. Major in Economics was 1 graduate.
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