Courses with Sustainability Content

Assigning Sustainability Attribute Codes to Courses

Faculty now have the ability to assign Sustainability-focused and Sustainability-related attribute codes to courses. This enables students to filter and identify classes with sustainability content and is very useful to students pursuing the Undergraduate Certificate in Sustainability.

The Mascaro Center is working to fill this reservoir with the broadest and most complete listing of sustainability options available to our students. At this time, we ask that faculty consider whether their course(s) meets the sustainability targeted content below and if so, to please take the critical step of submitting your course for review and approval within Curriculog. 

REQUIREMENTS

Sustainability-focused: A sustainability focused course addresses sustainability as an integrated concept throughout, highlighting the interconnectivity between all three pillars: social, economic, and environmental dimensions.

Sustainability-related: A sustainability related course or program incorporates sustainability as a distinct component, or concentrates on the interconnection between two of the three pillars: social, economic, and environmental dimensions.  

Course Characteristics: 

• Course material is connected to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal(s) (SDGs).
• Addresses sustainability as an integrated multidisciplinary concept, highlighting the interaction and tradeoffs between ecological, social and economic systems.

Curriculog Instructions

1. Visit curriculog.pitt.edu.
2. Scroll down and click on "Log-in using your university credentials," and then click "Login" on the top right corner of the new screen.
3. Go to "My Proposals," then click "New Proposal".

4. The options are listed in groups of 10 in alphabetical order. Click the "Next 10" button six (6) times to get to the MCSI option as seen below:

5. Click the "Start proposal" check mark to begin. 

6. Complete all of the required fields, making sure to save as you go along. 

7. Once complete, click "Validate and Launch Proposal" to submit. 

If you have any questions, please email MCSI@pitt.edu.

ARC 0110

ARC 0300

ARC 1320

HONORS 1540

BIOSC 1160

BIOSC 1610

BIOSC 1310

BIOSC 1400

BUSSCM 1730

BUSENV 1765

BUSMKT 1431

BUSSPP 1740

CS 0090

ECON 0360

ECON 1360

ECON 0530

ENGR 1050

ENGR 1060

ENGR 1900

ENGR 1905

ENGR 1907

ENGR 2905

ENGR 3210

CEE 1412

CEE 1609

CEE 1610

CEE 1618

CEE 1503

CEE 1514

CEE 1533

CEE 2346

CEE 2513

CEE 2620

CEE 3501

CEE 3502

ECE 1701

ECE 2795

ECE 3776

MEMS 1065

MEMS 1087

MSE 2011

ENGLIT 1005

FR 1036

FR 1077

FR 0075

GSWS 1450

GEOL 0060

GEOL 0802

GEOL 0820

GEOL 0860

GEOL 1030

GEOL 1051

GEOL 1052

GEOL 1055

GEOL 1060

GEOL 1309

GEOL 1313

GEOL 1330

GEOL 1332

GEOL 1333

GEOL 1335

GEOL 1336

GEOL 1337

GEOL 1338

GEOL 1339

GEOL 1340

GEOL 1341

GEOL 1342

GEOL 1445

GEOL 1446

GEOL 1460

GEOL 1515

PS 1542

HIST 1019

HIST 1695

HONORS 1540

PS 1536

PS 1542

RELGST 1519

SOC 1445

SA 1340

URBNST 0010

URBNST 0114

BSPP 2111

BSEO 2033

BSEO 2012

ENGR 2060

ENGR 1098

The first part of the course is focused on preparing students for an intensive, 4-5 day study tour in-country that will occur during the Thanksgiving and/or Semester break. The second part is the actual in-country trip. The final part of the course is focused on reflections of that study-tour and a better understanding of issues facing engineers when they have a global work experience. 

For additional information contact Dr. Dan Budny at budny@pitt.edu  

SYLLABUS

Instructor:
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Associate Professor, GSPIA and Department of Economics

The Global Energy Policy course applies tools from economics, science, and policy analysis to address energy issues.  First, we systematically examine various energy sources in the US/EU/developing countries including oil, gas, nuclear, hydro, biofuels, solar and wind. Specifically, we explore methods to estimate the benefits and costs (economic, environmental, health, political) from various energy sources. We discuss how market forces, market failures, lobbying, and government policies influence the gaps between private and social costs of energy. Second, we examine incentive policies for the adoption of renewable energy (e.g., cap & trade, carbon tax, renewable portfolio standards, pull-push innovation policies), barriers to their adoption (infrastructure, storage, and intermittency), and overall benefits from restructuring towards a greener economy. Third, we address incentive policies to increase energy efficiency (e.g., fuel economy standards, rebates, LEED certification). Fourth, we examine the role of international trade, investment, technology transfer and climate policy in increasing energy efficiency and renewable energy worldwide. Fifth, we examine the geopolitics of energy sources (e.g. US, EU/Russia, China/Africa, Central Asia & Middle East). We discuss the growing recognition that investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy can mitigate national security concerns stemming from fossil fuel dependency.
Open to masters-level and doctoral students and senior undergraduates 

For further information, please contact suzanc@pitt.edu

SYLLABUS

Instructor:
Shanti Gamper-Rabindran
Associate Professor, GSPIA and Department of Economics

The Global Environmental Policy course applies tools from economics, science and policy analysis to address environmental issues.  First, we address the inter-linkages between economic development and environmental protection. We explore methods to estimate the benefits from environmental services and the costs from environmental degradation (e.g., hedonics, integrated assessment). Second, we address the root causes of environmental problems (market failures such as externalities, public goods;   government failures, and asymmetrical power). Second, we examine policy tools to address environmental problems (e.g. regulations, tradable permits, taxes, payment for environmental services, voluntary approaches, information disclosure). Third, we examine the link between international trade and the environment (e.g., technology transfer and WTO disputes e.g. Shrimp-Turtle, Asbestos, Reformulated Gasoline) and international treaties (e.g. the Basel Convention, the Montreal Protocol, the Kyoto Protocol). Fourth, we discuss the challenges presented by climate change, including food security, water security, the spread of infectious diseases and extreme events. We discuss efforts to address climate change adaptation and mitigation and the recognition that climate change represents national security challenges.
Open to masters-level and doctoral students and senior undergraduates

For further information, please contact suzanc@pitt.edu