| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.04 |
| Liaison | Larry Cook |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Carolina
AC-3: Undergraduate Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Namita
Koppa Assistant Director for Program Management Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for undergraduate students?:
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (1st program):
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
The BS Environmental Science major is designed to give students a strong scientific background while allowing them the flexibility to choose courses that address their specific interests.
The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (1st program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The BA in Environmental Studies degree incorporates critical social, economic, policy,
communications, and/or humanities components that are not within the BS degree. The curriculum
prepares students to address complex environmental problems requiring knowledge and
understanding from multiple social and science disciplines that are framed in an environmental
context. Students learn to make sound analyses and judgments about interdisciplinary environmental
challenges, and to seek and develop sustainable solutions that productively integrate social and
economic needs with scientific and technical understanding.
The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (2nd program):
The name of the sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The Marine Science Program is designed to be interdisciplinary; that is, to draw upon subject matter in many different fields of scientific endeavor. By being flexible, the Marine Science Program allows students, under the direction of a faculty advisor, to select courses from many areas in order to fulfill specific educational goals. Only in a program such as this, can courses be combined from Geology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, Environmental Health and Social Sciences into an individually-tailored curriculum. Students in Marine Science may choose to specialize in biological, chemical, geological or physical oceanography or coastal resource management/marine affairs.
The website URL for the undergraduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused, undergraduate degree program(s):
Biological Sciences, BS: http://www.biol.sc.edu/undergrad/major.html
Geological Sciences, BS: http://www.geol.sc.edu/undergraduate-program
Geophysics, BS: http://www.geol.sc.edu/undergraduate-program
Geography, BA: http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/geog/ba-degree-geography
Geography, BS: http://artsandsciences.sc.edu/geog/bs-degree-geography
Civil Engineering, BSE: http://www.ce.sc.edu/StudentInfo/Undergrad/index.html
Public Health, BA: http://www.sph.sc.edu/undergrad/
Public Health, BS: http://www.sph.sc.edu/undergrad/
Does the institution offer one or more sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates for undergraduate students?:
The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The minor in Nutrition and Food Systems requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. This minor will meet student interests in nutrition and food systems by offering courses that focus on the production, processing, retail, consumption, and disposal of food. The Nutrition and Food Systems minor is compatible with various majors such as, but not limited to: exercise science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and international studies, nursing, women’s studies, physical education, and instruction and teacher education. A minimum of 18 credit hours is required from the following curriculum. Students must complete courses with a grade of “C‟ or higher.
The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (1st program):
The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The minor in Health Promotion, Education and Behavior (HPEB) requires a minimum of 18 credit hours. This minor provides a basic foundation for students desiring preparation in health promotion, health education, health behavior change, and disease prevention. The minor in HPEB may be used in combination with many majors to enhance student’s career opportunities and as preparation for graduate study in a variety of health and health-related disciplines. The HPEB minor is compatible with various majors such as, but not limited to: exercise science, psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science and international studies, nursing, women’s studies, physical education, and instruction and teacher education. A minimum of 18 credit hours is required from the following curriculum. Students must complete courses with a grade of ‘C’ or higher.
The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
The name of the sustainability-focused undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The Department of Geography offers a flexible general geography minor that requires 18 credit hours in geography courses. Students may not apply more than 3 credit hours from the 100 level and not more than 9 credit hours from the 200 level.
Besides the general geography minor, students may instead choose a specialized minor in the following areas: environmental geography, geographic information science, meteorology and climatology, physical geography, and regional geography. Please see a faculty advisor in the Department of Geography for more details on the requirements for specialized minors.
The website URL for the undergraduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name, brief description and URL of all other undergraduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Anthropology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, HPEB, HRTM, International Studies, Leadership Studies, Marine Science, Medical Humanities, Naval Science, Nuclear Engineering, Nutrition & Food Systems, Retailing, Social Work, Southern Studies, SPTE, Jewish Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies Minors
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