Interdisciplinary Programs (across different Schools)
Below, click on the academic program and learn about what students will know, be able to do or be able to demonstrate after completing the program.
Student Learning Outcomes
(SLOs)
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies BA
After completing our program, students will:
- analyze and evaluate complex systems to identify connections and leverage points; students will identify interactions among social, environmental, and economic systems within the context of environmental and sustainability issues.
- will describe and analyze the interplay between societies and the environments within which they reside, from social, ethical, cultural, and economic perspectives; students will use various methods (quantitative, qualitative, and/or spatial) to understand and address environmental and sustainability issues.
- will design and evaluate effective and ethical interventions for sustainability; students will demonstrate innovative solutions-thinking in addressing sustainability issues in applied settings and will articulate their individual role in promoting sustainability.
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies BS
After completing our program, students will:
- analyze and evaluate complex systems to identify connections and leverage points; students will identify interactions among social, environmental, and economic systems within the context of environmental and sustainability issues.
- describe and analyze human impacts on the environment from physical, chemical, biological, and geological perspectives; students will conduct scientific study of the natural environment, including anthropogenic impacts.
- will design and evaluate effective and ethical interventions for sustainability; students will demonstrate innovative solutions-thinking in addressing sustainability issues in applied settings and will articulate their individual role in promoting sustainability.
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Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor
After completing our program, students will:
- analyze and evaluate complex systems to identify connections and leverage points; students will identify interactions among social, environmental, and economic systems within the context of environmental and sustainability issues.
- describe and analyze human impacts on the environment from physical, chemical, biological, and geological perspectives.
- will describe and analyze the interplay between societies and the environments within which they reside, from social, ethical, cultural, and economic perspectives.