| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 73.99 |
| Liaison | Mary-Lee Townsend |
| Submission Date | Oct. 20, 2021 |
Western University
AC-1: Academic Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
13.80 / 14.00 |
Jessica
Cordes Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management |
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Part 1. Sustainability course offerings
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
| Total number of courses offered by the institution | 3,735 | 2,750 |
| Number of sustainability-focused courses offered | 474 | 136 |
| Number of sustainability-inclusive courses offered | 546 | 109 |
Percentage of courses that are sustainability course offerings:
19.51
Part 2. Sustainability course offerings by department
54
Number of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
51
Percentage of academic departments with sustainability course offerings:
94.44
Documentation
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
A brief description of the methodology used to complete the course inventory :
UNDERGRAD COURSES
Western's undergraduate courses were examined and reviewed using keyword analysis (keywords included in the attached inventory) to determine if and how each course related to the UN SDGs. This inventory can be accessed online at: https://sustainability.uwo.ca/academics/inventory_courses.html
For the purpose of the STARS review, each course identified as per the UN SDG review, was further reviewed and determined to be either a sustainability focused or inclusive course using one of two methods:
1) It was assumed that any undergraduate courses identified through the UN SDG keyword analysis, AND having the following words in the title AS WELL AS the course description could be considered a Sustainability Focused Course:
Sustainable/Sustainability
Environment/Environmental
Global
Climate
Injustice/Justice
Equity/Inequity
Conservation
Ecology
Wildlife
Women
Earth
Courses with the above listed words in the course description ONLY, were considered to be Sustainability Inclusive.
2) A further line by line review of each course then identified those courses which may not have contained any of the keywords above, but do qualify as sustainability inclusive or focused based on course title, description and/or content.
GRADUATE COURSES
It was assumed that any graduate courses identified as having the following words in the title AS WELL AS the course description could be considered a Sustainability Focused Course:
Sustainable/Sustainability
Environment/Environmental
Global
Climate
Injustice/Justice
Equity/Inequity
Conservation
Ecology
Wildlife
Women
Earth
Courses with the above listed words in the course description ONLY, were considered to be Sustainability Inclusive.
A further line by line review of each course then identified those courses which may not have contained any of the keywords above, but do qualify as sustainability inclusive or focused based on course title, description and/or content.
Western's undergraduate courses were examined and reviewed using keyword analysis (keywords included in the attached inventory) to determine if and how each course related to the UN SDGs. This inventory can be accessed online at: https://sustainability.uwo.ca/academics/inventory_courses.html
For the purpose of the STARS review, each course identified as per the UN SDG review, was further reviewed and determined to be either a sustainability focused or inclusive course using one of two methods:
1) It was assumed that any undergraduate courses identified through the UN SDG keyword analysis, AND having the following words in the title AS WELL AS the course description could be considered a Sustainability Focused Course:
Sustainable/Sustainability
Environment/Environmental
Global
Climate
Injustice/Justice
Equity/Inequity
Conservation
Ecology
Wildlife
Women
Earth
Courses with the above listed words in the course description ONLY, were considered to be Sustainability Inclusive.
2) A further line by line review of each course then identified those courses which may not have contained any of the keywords above, but do qualify as sustainability inclusive or focused based on course title, description and/or content.
GRADUATE COURSES
It was assumed that any graduate courses identified as having the following words in the title AS WELL AS the course description could be considered a Sustainability Focused Course:
Sustainable/Sustainability
Environment/Environmental
Global
Climate
Injustice/Justice
Equity/Inequity
Conservation
Ecology
Wildlife
Women
Earth
Courses with the above listed words in the course description ONLY, were considered to be Sustainability Inclusive.
A further line by line review of each course then identified those courses which may not have contained any of the keywords above, but do qualify as sustainability inclusive or focused based on course title, description and/or content.
How were courses with multiple offerings or sections counted for the figures reported above?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections
A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted:
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