Sustainability education and a new master’s degree, the master of sustainability science: the Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS) at the University of Tokyo |
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Authors: | Motoharu Onuki Takashi Mino |
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Institution: | (1) Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS), Division of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City Chiba, 277-8563, Japan;(2) Department of Socio-Cultural Environmental Studies, Division of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5, Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa City Chiba, 277-8563, Japan |
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Abstract: | The University of Tokyo started its Graduate Program in Sustainability Science (GPSS), offering a master of sustainability
science degree, in 2007. The GPSS curriculum consists of: (1) knowledge and concept oriented courses, which cover sustainability-related
subjects from a holistic viewpoint; (2) experiential learning and skills oriented practical courses, which offer practical
exercises to acquire the skills and sensibility required of future leaders; and (3) the Master’s thesis, for which students
are encouraged to address complex sustainability problems through a transdisciplinary approach. Sustainability science is
not a discipline that can be defined simply by the subjects it deals with, but is an academic field characterized by core
principles that include holistic thinking, transdisciplinarity, and respect for diversity. The GPSS has been designed so that
students may gain the capacity to understand and practice these principles. The present paper describes how the GPSS has defined
sustainability education and designed its curriculum accordingly. |
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Keywords: | Sustainability education Sustainability science Diversity Transdisciplinarity |
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