Sustainability education example course outlines

Farm management and technology program (FMTP 074)

Mary Hendrickson, School of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Student Fellow: Sarah Staples (Master’s student [Applied], Human Nutrition)

Various teaching methods are described (p. 2).

Introduction to food science (FDSC 200)

Xiaonan Lu, Department of Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Student Fellow: Arusha Fleming (Master’s student, Food Science)

Sustainability learning outcomes (p. 1)

Principles of ecological agriculture (AGRI 340)

Caroline Begg, Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Student Fellow: Josh Medicoff (Master’s student, Political Science)

Learning outcomes are shown alongside their corresponding learning domains (pp. 1-2).

Sustainable agriculture in Guatemala (AGRI 325)

Julie Major, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Student Fellow: Jacee Forsythe (master’s student, Education and Society)

The course outline includes a values statement that highlights the interdisciplinary and systems-oriented nature of the course (p. 1).

Sustainable urban metabolism (BREE 505)

Benjamin Goldstein, Department of Bioresource Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Student Fellow: Felicity Meyer (Master’s student, Bioresource Engineering)

Various forms of assessment, including a multimedia reflection, are used in this course (p. 3).

Gender and textualities (HISP 358)

Cristina Carnemolla, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Faculty of Arts

Student Fellow: Daniel Esteban Salas Hoyos (PhD student, Hispanic Studies)

Whole course alignment is evident whereby the learning outcomes, pedagogy, content, and assessment are harmonious.

Elementary school science teaching methods (EDEE 270 and 273)

Emily Sprowls, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, Faculty of Education

Student Fellows: Sage Comstock (Master’s student, Education) and Midhat Noor Kiyani (PhD student, Education)

The learning outcomes are shown alongside their corresponding learning domains (pp. 2-3).

Outdoor education (EDKP 237)

Michael Creamer, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Faculty of Education

Student Fellow: Daniel Cursio (PhD student, Kinesiology and Physical Education)

The course description has an explicit mention of how the topics embed all three pillars of sustainability and sustainability competencies (p. 1).

Community design workshop (ARCH 514)

Ipek Tureli, The Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering

Student Fellow: Eyup Ozkan (PhD student, Architecture)

The learning outcomes are shown alongside their corresponding competencies and form of assessment, demonstrating full course alignment (p. 1).

Solar driven environmental processes and technologies (CIVE 570)

Stephanie Loeb, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Student Fellow: Shanmugavalli (Harini) Narayanan (PhD student, Science Education)

Students are asked to consider implications and connections between the science and engineering of light and the impact of natural processes on human and environmental health (p. 4).

Sustainable design of concrete structures (CIVE 463)

Daniele Malomo, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Student Fellow: Anna Wang (PhD student, Civil Engineering)

The course description includes explicit mention of how the course will connect with sustainability, including ethical considerations (p. 2).

Synthetic biology (BIEN 580)

Codruta Ignea, Department of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering

Student Fellow: Jean-Alexandre Bureau (PhD student, Bioengineering)

Analytics-based community project (Costa Rica study trip) (MGSC 483)

Juan Camilio Serpa, Operations Management, Desautels Faculty of Management

Student Fellow: Meriem Mehri (master’s student, Analytics)

Assessment emphasis is placed on community impact and relevance to needs identified by a real-world community partner (p. 2).

Sustainability and operations (MGSC 488)

Sanjith Gopalakrishnan, Desautels Faculty of Management

Co-Fellow: Javad Nasiry, Desautels Faculty of Management

Student Fellow: Justus Wachs (PhD student, Education)

A module is dedicated to social responsibility (p. 2).

Sustainability around the world (MSUS 434)

Sabine Dhir, Strategy & Organization, Desautels Faculty of Management

Student Fellow: Alexandra Kinman (master’s student, Geography)

Various forms of learning materials are used to engage the learner with global sustainability challenges (p. 3).

Sustainability in medicine: PGME action plan for a climate emergency

Linda Marie Ofiara, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Student Fellow: Summia Saed Aldien (Master’s student, Chemical Engineering) 

The course outline includes a list of resources should students wish to engage further with the topic outside of class.

Research methodologies in music performance, music pedagogy, and applied performance science (MUGT 611)

Liliana Araujo, Department of Music Research and Department of Music Performance, Schulich School of Music

Student Fellow: Kyle Zavitz (postdoctoral student, Music Education)

Students learn to critique the relationship between research questions and methods and highlight the values underpinning what ‘counts’ as knowledge (p. 6).

Survey of world Indigenous music (MUHL 301)

Don Patrick Martin, Indigenous and Community Music, Schulich School of Music

Student Fellow: Shiqing Gong (PhD student, Education Studies)

The course outline includes an explicit mention of how Iroquois cosmology relates to a sustainable world view (p. 6).

The musician’s performing body (MUGT 475)

Isabelle Cosette, Music Research, Schulich School of Music

Student Fellow: Mathieu Boucher (Postdoctoral student, Music Research)

Through sustainability values, competencies, and pedagogies (p. 2), this course brings students to use and develop their own pool of resources to reach and maintain a healthy and sustainable career.

Health geography (GEOG 303)

Mylene Riva, Department of Geography, Faculty of Science

Student Fellow: Laurianne Debanné (Master’s student, Geography and Community Health)

A chart (p. 3) links the assessments alongside the learning outcomes.

Sustainability in the Caribbean (GEOG 340)

Virginie Millien, Redpath Museum, Faculty of Science

Student Fellows: Kelsey Wilson (Master’s student, Biology) and Rachida Bouhid (PhD student, Desautels Faculty of Management)

A rationale and course overview, with an emphasis on all three pillars (or dimensions) of sustainability, explain links to sustainability (pp. 1-2).