Sustainability in the Curriculum
In November 2012, UEL conducted a curriculum review to determine the extent of courses and modules with sustainability as a central topic. The results showed the following (links point to programme summaries):
9 undergraduate modules in 5 schools:
| School | Number | Name | Example Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ACE |
CE2223 |
Sustainable Construction Methods |
|
|
ACE |
CE3205 |
Water and Environmental Engineering |
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (core), possibly 12/13 only |
|
ACE |
CE3209 |
Ethical & Environmental Studies |
BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Surveying and Mapping Sciences (option) |
|
ADI |
FT3202 |
Textile Futures and Sustainability: Skills for Research |
BA (Hons) Digital Fashion (core for part-time / major) |
|
HSB |
BS3034 |
Applied Toxicology (and the Environment) |
BSc (Hons) Toxicology (core) |
|
HSB |
HS2117 |
Environment and Health |
BSc (Hons) Health Promotion (option) |
|
LSS |
AI2203 |
Sustainable Development |
BA (Hons) International Development (with NGO management) (option) |
|
LSS |
IS2504 |
Leadership, Resource Mobilisation and Sustainable Development in Social Enterprise and Community Organisation |
BA (Hons) Social Enterprise (option) |
|
RDBS |
HR2026 |
Sustainable Tourism |
4 postgraduate modules in 2 schools (not including modules intrinsic to the postgraduate taught courses below):
| School | Number | Name | Example Courses |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACE | ARM102/202 | Supporting Studies (Possible theory routes include Sustainability & Design) | Architecture (Prof. Dipl.) |
| LSS | LAM414 | International Environmental Law | LLM Law General |
| LSS | LAM415 | Global Environmental Politics | International Relations (MSc) |
| LSS | AIM203 | Sustainability / Sustainable Development and the Commons | International Development and Health (MSc) |
7 postgraduate courses in 3 schools:
| School | Final Award | Name |
|---|---|---|
|
ACE |
MSc | Environmental Adaptation and Sustainable Engineering (with several options for further specialisation) |
| ACE | MSc | Environmental Adaptation and Sustainability |
| ACE | MSc or Prof. Dipl. | Architecture: Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies |
| ACE | MSc | Renewable Energy and the Built Environment |
| ACE | MA | Architecture: Sustainability and Design |
| LSS | MSc | Transport, Sustainability and Society |
| RDBS | MBA | Sustainability and Energy Management |
These results were gathered by searching the UEL website (including school module lists, module descriptions and PDF prospectuses) for the following keywords in module / course titles and general descriptions: sustainab* (to include sustainability and sustainable), environment* and energy.
It is not intended to give a complete picture of the extent of sustainability in the UEL curriculum. At present, it is believed that a lot of teaching on sustainable development occurs on an ad-hoc basis through guest lectures and themed coursework projects. We intend to build a more complete picture of the extent of ad-hoc and other teaching of sustainability at UEL over the next 12 months.
Please get in touch if you are aware of further examples of sustainability in the UEL curriculum and wish to help us expand on the picture above.
Links
- Higher Education Academy: Useful resources from the Higher Education Academy on embedding ESD (Education for Sustainable Development) in the curriculum include a report entitled Student attitudes towards and skills for sustainable development.
- Sustainability Hub at Kingston University: A lot of work has been done at Kingston University on including sustainability in the curriculum, starting in 2003 with a very detailed report on the extent of ESD in the curriculum.
- UEL’s School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering’s postgraduate page on Sustainability.
Contact
Sara Kassam, Sustainability Manager
Email: greenthing@uel.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8223 4047
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