Spring 2027

Core Competencies of Sustainability

Core Competencies of Sustainability introduces real-world pragmatic skills in sustainability, covering ecological footprinting, lifecycle assessment, resource use, and integrated engineering practice.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.54 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Calculate and analyze carbon and ecological footprints

  • Compare and evaluate different sustainability frameworks

  • Analyze sustainability issues and/or practices using a systems-based approach, utilizing life-cycle thinking and assessment

  • Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge of resource consumption, and how sustainable development can fuel innovation

  • Characterize sustainability as a global challenge associated with social inequity and requiring engineering/science leadership, multiple perspectives and solutions

  • Synthesize course lessons as they relate to engineering applications and decision making

  • Assess the relevant professional competencies and how sustainability could affect those choices

Source: UW Guide

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  • Graduate/professional standing
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  • Graduate/professional standing

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.54 GPA, 69.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Ecological footprinting
  • Lifecycle assessment
  • Resource use
  • Integrated engineering practice
  • Engineering applications in chemical engineering, buildings, product design, and energy

Skills

  • Calculating and analyzing carbon and ecological footprints
  • Comparing and evaluating different sustainability frameworks
  • Analyzing sustainability issues using a systems-based approach and life-cycle thinking
  • Explaining the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of resource consumption
  • Characterizing sustainability as a global challenge requiring engineering/science leadership
  • Synthesizing lessons for engineering applications and decision making
  • Assessing professional competencies in relation to sustainability

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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