Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 71.58 |
Liaison | James Gordon |
Submission Date | March 3, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Thompson Rivers University
AC-1: Academic Courses
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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11.33 / 14.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate | Graduate | |
Total number of courses offered by the institution | 1,226 | 82 |
Number of sustainability courses offered | 130 | 1 |
Number of courses offered that include sustainability |
166
Date Revised: April 6, 2015
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Date Revised: April 6, 2015
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Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
Number of years covered by the data:
A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:
A comprehensive search for key sustainability concepts was carried out using the TRU and TRU-Open Learning calendars in order to determine whether courses were 'sustainability courses' or 'courses that include sustainability'.
How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of sections. TRU Open Learning courses were counted separately so there may be some overlap of equivalent courses between on-campus and OL courses.
Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No | |
Internships | No |
Practicums | Yes |
Independent study | Yes |
Special topics | Yes |
Thesis/dissertation | Yes |
Clinical | Yes |
Physical education | Yes |
Performance arts | No |
Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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