Carnegie Mellon University
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate- level degree programs: Additional Major in Environmental Policy Major in Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate-level degree programs : Energy Science Technology and Policy (M.S.) Environmental Engineering, Sustainability and Science (M.S.) Sustainable Design (M.S.) Urban Design (MUDD) Architecture-Engineering Construction Management (M.S.)

Example sustainability learning outcome, for the BS degree offered by Civil and Environmental Engineering, student outcome H listed in the Carnegie Mellon undergraduate catalog for the program (website listed below): “By the end of the B.S. program, students should have achieved the following student outcomes: “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context”, among other program outcomes. The School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon makes a similar commitment to sustainability learning outcomes via the student handbook (website listed below), “The School of Architecture holds a deep appreciation of its diverse community by cultivating an intellectual climate where individuals are nurtured to act as agents of change, improving both social and environmental conditions nationally and internationally.“ http://coursecatalog.web.cmu.edu/carnegieinstituteoftechnology/departmentofcivilandenvironmentalengineering/ http://www.cmu.edu/architecture/handbooks-forms/pdf/2012-2013_handbook.pdf

*The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes is difficult to compile, as while many departments offer sustainability related courses, the undergraduate and graduate curricula may not include specific sustainability learning outcomes. Two departments that have specific sustainability learning outcomes in their undergraduate curricula are the School of Architecture (50BS graduates in 2011-2012) and Civil and Environmental Engineering (45 BS graduates in 2011-2012). These are examples and the total number should be viewed as a lower bound. Carnegie Mellon University offers many courses and programs that can be required by certain departments or can be taken by students voluntarily as electives or as non-credit classes. As such, scope of measurement for this criteria proves to be infeasible to track and record.