| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.93 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
ER-6: Sustainability-Focused Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.20 / 10.00 |
Craig
Nicolson Director of Sustainability Programs Environmental Conservation |
The number of sustainability-focused courses offered :
The total number of courses offered :
Number of years covered by the data:
A list of sustainability-focused courses offered:
A copy of our hardcopy list of all sustainability classes is uploaded to this STARS data reporting page (see below)
We have also developed a dynamic-database-driven website which interfaces directly with our campus data system ("SPIRE") and allows students to search for sustainability classes by different categories, but we do not differentiate in this dynamic online list between sustainability-related and sustainability-focused courses since our students have told us these are not useful categories to them.
The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of sustainability-focused courses is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We focus on undergrad courses for our tally of sustainability and total courses. UMass undergrad courses are numbered 100-599. We count each COURSE only once per semester (our database distinguishes between CLASS sections and the PRIMARY lecture or seminar with which those sections/labs/discussions are associated). To eliminate cross-listed courses we include only courses with unique titles. We do not include Continuing Ed courses, as specified in the STARS standards.
Our data for this present submission covers the 2 semesters of 2013 (ie Spring 2013 and Fall 2013). There are 1671 unique courses at 500-level or below offered in Fall 2013. We do not have a full course listing available for Spring 2013, and therefore assume that the total number of unique courses offered is roughly the same for SPRING and FALL semesters. Total courses is therefore 1671*2 = 3,342.
We focus on undergrad courses for our tally of sustainability and total courses. UMass undergrad courses are numbered 100-599. We count each COURSE only once per semester (our database distinguishes between CLASS sections and the PRIMARY lecture or seminar with which those sections/labs/discussions are associated). To eliminate cross-listed courses we include only courses with unique titles. We do not include Continuing Ed courses, as specified in the STARS standards.
Our data for this present submission covers the 2 semesters of 2013 (ie Spring 2013 and Fall 2013). There are 1671 unique courses at 500-level or below offered in Fall 2013. We do not have a full course listing available for Spring 2013, and therefore assume that the total number of unique courses offered is roughly the same for SPRING and FALL semesters. Total courses is therefore 1671*2 = 3,342.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.