| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.59 |
| Liaison | Beverley Ayeni |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
University of Toronto Mississauga
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
13.68 / 14.00 |
Minali
Giani Sustainability Intern Facilities Management and Planning |
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 | 2,380 | 172 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 92 | 22 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 478 | 45 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
Total number of academic departments that offer courses:
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
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 complete the course inventory :
An inventory of all courses in all undergraduate and graduate departments was performed to create a total log. Each course description was analysed to determine if the course was a sustainability course offering, and whether the course then fit into the category of “sustainability-inclusive” or “sustainability-focussed,” using the technical manual’s descriptions and examples as a guide. Rationales for each classification is included in the excel file, in addition to relevant SDGs for each sustainability course.
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:
N/A
Website URL where information about the sustainability course offerings is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data is from the 2022-2023 academic year. No courses were excluded.
Graduate course inventory can be found under "additional documentation to support the submission"
Undergraduate Courses
The academic calendar was consulted to determine all the courses offered in the 2022-2023 academic year. It was found on the following links:
1: https://utm.calendar.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/PDFs/2020-present/2022-23_UTM_Academic_Calendar.pdf
2: https://utm.calendar.utoronto.ca/course-search
Graduate Courses
The graduate departments offered at UTM were identified, as provided by information on this link:
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/programs-and-departments/graduate-programs-and-departments
The School of Graduate Studies (SGS) academic calendar for 2022-2023 can be found here:
https://sgs.calendar.utoronto.ca/sites/default/files/PDFs/SGS_Calendar_2022-23.pdf
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.