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This page presents a selection of examples of these curriculum proposals, though it does not constitute an exhaustive list of the subjects that address these topics.
The institutional documentation outlines curriculum proposals on sustainable design and construction, biotechnology, corporate social responsibility, and human development.
The 2025 institutional curriculum survey identified 138 different courses with substantive content on sustainability, equivalent to 155 entries when counted by program.
The selected examples are part of the university's curriculum and address environmental, social, and economic challenges from various disciplines.
School of Architecture
Renewable Energy
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Design and calculation criteria for solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal energy systems for the generation of thermal and electrical energy applied to architectural projects.
Environmental Management
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Environmental permitting processes, National Strategy for Sustainable Cities, Environmental management tools applied, including land-use planning: Environmental permit applications.
School of Management and Social Sciences
Sustainable Business Division
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Climate change, SDGs, the doughnut economy, social triangulation, planetary boundaries, materiality matrix, ESG strategy, sustainable business models.
Accounting and Finance for Sustainable Development
- Level: Graduate
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Covers information on sustainability as it relates to social performance and social responsibility, as well as the measurement and disclosure of the impacts of environmental management in accounting.
School of Communication
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: This course addresses the ethical, social, and environmental dimensions of professional practice and the challenges associated with corporate social responsibility, organizational sustainability, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Social Innovation and Sustainability
- Level: Graduate
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Focuses on identifying opportunities for social innovation, designing sustainable solutions, and assessing their social and environmental impact. It incorporates inclusion, responsible business models, and collaboration among stakeholders.
School of Design
Industrial Technology 2
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Life-cycle analysis of materials and low-impact manufacturing processes.
Fashion Design 3
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: This course addresses sustainability by developing upcycling projects based on the reuse of textile waste to create new products with commercial viability, thereby promoting the circular economy and collaboration between businesses and educational institutions.
School of Engineering
Renewable Energy Generation and Smart Grids
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Examines wind, solar, and hydroelectric power generation, smart grids, and demand management. Integrates regulatory, technological, economic, and governance aspects of the energy system.
Bioremediation
- Level: Grade
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Use of biological systems for wastewater treatment and/or ecosystem restoration. Waste management, water resources, and the circular economy.
Institute of Education
Seminar: Contemporary Educational Issues
- Level: Graduate
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Discusses inequalities, rights, educational gaps, and ethics.
Society and Institutions
- Level: Graduate
- Year of enactment: 2025
- Content related to sustainability and sustainable development: Analyzes territory, community, equity, and citizenship. It aligns with the social dimension.