Furman University
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes

All Furman graduates from the undergraduate program must complete a series of general education requirements which include a sustainability learning outcome, detailed below.

Furman University requires all students to complete a series of general education requirements (GERs). Included in the GERs is a two credit sequence focusing on 'global awareness.' The global awareness requirements are described in the catalog as follows: "• A course addressing humans and the natural environment (NE): Humans are affecting the dynamics of the planet; they are changing the composition of the atmosphere, the currents in the oceans, and the productivity of natural ecosystems. Because modern societies require more energy, food, and materials than ever before, we are increasingly dependent on stable, productive, and sustainable natural systems. Ironically, our societies are becoming increasingly urban and increasingly insulated from nature just as these ineluctable dependencies are becoming increasingly important. In order to foster an appreciation for these dependencies, courses will emphasize some aspect of the interactive relationships between humans and the natural environment. • A course focusing on world cultures (WC): World cultures courses will help students achieve a heightened awareness of the diverse cultures and traditions that have formed our world, and to reflect on the relationships between their own and other cultures. Courses will focus on the traditions, beliefs, experiences, and expressions of peoples of, or originating from, Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the pre-colonial Americas." These two GERs, particularly the Humans and the Natural Environment credit, ensure that all students who complete an undergraduate degree at Furman have taken a course including sustainability learning outcomes.

This number of graduates is from the class of 2012.