| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.90 |
| Liaison | Matt Wolsfeld |
| Submission Date | Jan. 23, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Saskatchewan
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
7.20 / 14.00 |
Margret
Asmuss Sustainability coordinator The 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 | 1,914 | 1,062 |
| Number of sustainability courses offered | 51 | 44 |
| Number of courses offered that include sustainability | 116 | 14 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
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 determine the total number of courses offered and to identify sustainability course offerings, including the definitions used and the process for reviewing and/or validating the course inventory :
Based on our university's definition of sustainability, we identifed sustainability course and courses that include sustainability through searches of the Open Courseware program, through which information about the course offerings is publicly available and searchable. A set of search terms were used to filter out likely courses from this database. The search terms were:
• Renewable
• Sustainable (sustainable/sustainability)
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• Urbanization, urban-planning
• Globalization
• Biodiversity
• Conserve (conservation)
• Environment
• Ecosystem
• Biosphere
• Stewardship
• Impact assessment
• Climate change, global warming
• Greenhouse gas emissions
• Ecological footprint, carbon footprint
• Deforestation
• Greenwashing
• Pollution
• Extinction
• Non-renewable
• Remediation
• Desertification
The following information was tracked for each course.
• Course title
• Course number
• Instructor name
• Link to syllabus
• Course description
• College/department of the course
• Link to open courseware site
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 (if different from the options outlined above):
Are the following course types included in the inventory? :
| Yes (included) or No (not included) | |
| Internships | No |
| Practicums | Yes |
| Independent study | No |
| Special topics | No |
| Thesis / dissertation | No |
| Clinical | No |
| Physical education | Yes |
| Performance arts | Yes |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.