The following courses at the University of Pittsburgh currently include sustainability content.
- Sustainability Course Attribute Learning Outcomes
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Attention Faculty: For instructions on assigning sustainability attribute codes to your course, visit Assigning Sustainability Attribute Codes to Courses.
Courses across the University that have the Sustainability course attribute connect to some, if not all, of the following outcomes:
- Students will be able to explain sustainability as an integrated concept within the discipline or course, highlighting the interaction and tradeoffs between ecological, social and economic systems used to support human society.
- Students will articulate current issues and relate them to the Sustainable Development Goal(s).
- Students will propose/build solutions to sustainability challenges and articulate why they are more sustainable to a broad audience.
- Students will consider the ethical dimensions of decisions meant to improve sustainability, working together with other students in converging fields to foster conversation and collaboration between disciplines.
- Students will be able to consider sustainability at multiple scales in accordance with the problem.
- Anthropology
- Architectural Studies
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ARC 0110 - APPROACHES TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
- Biological Sciences
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BIOSC 0740 - YELLOWSTONE FIELD COURSE
BIOSC 1220 - ECOLOGICAL FIELD STUDIES
BIOSC 1221 - URBAN ECOLOGICAL FIELD LAB
- Business
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BUSSCM 1730 - MANAGING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
BUSENV 1765 - LEADERSHIP IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
- English Composition
- Computer Science
- English Literature
- Economics
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ECON 0360 - INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
ECON 0500 - INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
ECON 0530 - INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
- Engineering
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ENGR 0034 - ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVES OF THE RENAISSANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY
ENGR 1029 - INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING FOR HUMANITY
ENGR 1050 - PRODUCT REALIZATION
ENGR 1060 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP- ENGINEERING FOR HUMANITY
ENGR 1098 - INTERNATIONAL SENIOR DESIGN EXPERIENCE
ENGR 1283 - EXPLORATION OF ENERGY AND ELECTRIFICATION: BRAZIL
ENGR 1605 - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN IN ISLAND NATIONS: GUAM
ENGR 1900 - INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN
ENGR 1905 - CURRENT ISSUES IN SUSTAINABILITY
ENGR 1907 - SUSTAINABILITY CAPSTONE
ENGR 1909 - INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
- Chemical
- Civil and Environmental
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CEE 1340 - CONCRETE STRUCTURES 1
CEE 1410 - HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
CEE 1412 - INTRODUCTION TO WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
CEE 1433 - WATER RESOURCES DESIGN PROJECT
CEE 1503 - INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGRNG
CEE 1514 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
CEE 1523 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAB
CEE 1533 - ENVRL ENGR DESIGN PROJECT
CEE 1609 - LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TOOLS
CEE 1610 - ENGINEERING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CEE 1618 - DESIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
CEE 2346 - REPAIR AND RETROFIT OF STRUCTURES
CEE 2513 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMNT
CEE 2620 - ADVANCED GREEN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
- Electrical and Computer
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ECE 1701 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING
ECE 1750 - POWER ELECTRONICS CONVERSION THEORY
ECE 1774 - ADVANCED POWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
- Mechanical and Materials Science
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MEMS 1065 - THERMAL SYSTEMS DESIGN
- French
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FR 0075 - GLOBAL FICTIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
FR 1036 - GREEN FRANCE: SITUATED ECOLOGIES
FR 1077 - THINKING THE EARTH: THEORIES OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROM THE FRENCH-SPEAKING WORLD
- Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies
- Geology and Environmental Science
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GEOL 0060 - HISTORY OF THE EARTH
GEOL 0802 - GEOLOGY OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
GEOL 0840 - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
GEOL 0860 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
GEOL 0880 - INTRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
GEOL 1030 - THE ATMOSPHERE, OCEANS AND CLIMATE
GEOL 1050 - SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY
GEOL 1051 - GROUNDWATER GEOLOGY
GEOL 1055 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
GEOL 1312 - ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND POLICY
GEOL 1313 - COM ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS
GEOL 1330 - SUSTAINABILITY FLASH LAB
GEOL 1332 - ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY AND ACTION
GEOL 1335 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: AIR QUALITY
GEOL 1336 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: AIR QUALITY (W)
GEOL 1337 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: WATER QUALITY
GEOL 1338 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: WATER QUALITY (W)
GEOL 1339 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: MINING AND GAS DRILLING ISSUES
GEOL 1340 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: MINIING AND GAS DRILLING ISSUES (W)
GEOL 1341 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: PARKS AND FORESTS
GEOL 1342 - ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
GEOL 1445 - GIS, GPS, AND COMPUTER METHODS
GEOL 1446 - ADVANCED GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
GEOL 1460 - INTRODUCTION TO REMOTE SENSING
GEOL 1510 - AQUATIC AND SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOL 1515 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY
GEOL 1930 - YELLOWSTONE FIELD CLASS
GEOL 1950 - WYOMING FIELD STUDIES IN ECOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY
- Public and International Affairs
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PIA 2231 - CONTEMPORARY US ENERGY POLICY
- History
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HIST 1019 - CITIES IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- Honors
- Political Science
- Public Service
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Studio Arts
- Urban Studies
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URBNST 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO URBAN STUDIES
URBNST 0114 - URBAN SUSTAINABILITY
URBNST 0440 - AMAZONIAN CITIES: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Potential Cross-listed College of Business Administration/Katz Graduate School of Business Administration Courses
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BSPP 2111 - COMMERCIALIZING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
BSEO 2033 - MANAGING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
BSEO 2012 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
ENGR 2060 - SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP- ENGINEERING FOR HUMANITY