Education for SDGs: Specific Courses on Sustainability
King Salman International University offers a range of specific courses focused on sustainability and the SDGs. These courses cover topics such as environmental science, sustainable business practices, renewable energy, and social justice. By providing specialized education in these areas, the university equips students with the knowledge and skills needed to drive sustainable development in various sectors.
Sustainable development goals inform the conceptual design of KSIU programs. The following table demonstrates how each program caters for the vision informing UN SDGs for the Millennials citizenship that is the driving force for KSIU vision for quality education in South Sinai.
| SDG | Related Program |
| SDG1
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| SDG2
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| SDG3
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| SDG4
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| SDG5
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| SDG6
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| SDG7
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| SDG8
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All programs at KSIU |
| SDG9
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| SDG10
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All KSIU progrms |
| SDG11
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| SDG12
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| SDG13
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| SDG14
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| SDG15
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| SDG16
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All KSIU programs |
| SDG17
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All KSIU programs |
- Courses related to sustainable development goals:
All of KSIU curricula are reinforced by sustainable development goals, especially, quality education SDG4. Additionally, KSIU provides environmental-related courses which are related to SDGs 12, 13, 14, and 15 as shown in the following table.
Table1. Environmental-related courses in different faculties.
| Course name | Course code | ||
| Faculty of Dessert agriculture | |||
| 1 | Principles of the Desert Environment | PPD212 | |
| 2 | Environmental Properties of Soil | PPD446 | |
| 3 | Environmental Impact Assessment | ABE436 | |
| 4 | Environmental Aspects of Technology | ABE438 | |
| 5 | Environmental Control Engineering in Agricultural Building | ABE439 | |
| 6 | Environment & bio security in animal production | APD414 | |
| 7 | Environment & Poultry Farms | APD429 | |
| Faculty of Basic Science | |||
| 1 | Principles of Ecology | ENV211 | |
| 2 | Environmental biotechnology | ENV316 | |
| 3 | Climate Change and Sustainability | ESD217 | |
| 4 | Oceanography BIO333 | BIO333 | |
| 5 | Fisheries BIO335 | BIO335 | |
| 6 | Biology of coral reefs | BIO336 | |
| 7 | Marine botany | BIO341 | |
| 8 | Marine phycology | BIO342 | |
| 9 | Marine parasitology | BIO442 | |
| 10 | Environmental Biology | ENV111 | |
| 11 | Introduction to ecology | ENV311 | |
| 12 | Marine molecular ecology | ENV312 | |
| 13 | Field methods in ecology | ENV314 | |
| 14 | Coral reef restoration | ENV315 | |
| 15 | Marine field study | ENV411 | |
| 16 | Environmental hazard models | ENV412 | |
| 17 | Conservation biology | ENV413 | |
| 18 | Marine geographic information systems | ENV414 | |
| 19 | Renewable energy & sustainability | CHE241 | |
| 20 | Environmental sustainability | CHE436 | |
| 21 | Environmental Analytical Chemistry | CHE336 | |
| 22 | Environmental Analysis | CHE433 | |
| 23 | Hazardous waste management | CHE435 | |
| 24 | Well Logging & Formation Evaluation | ERS327 | |
| Faculty of Pharmacy | |||
| 1 | Basic and Clinical Toxicology | PPT404 | |
| 2 | Industrial Pharmacy | PPH306 | |
| 3 | Applications of nanotechnology in pharmacy | PPH512 | |
| 4 | Current GMP | PPH509 | |
| 5 | Biotechnology | PMB405 | |
| Faculty of Veterinary medicine | |||
| 1 | Conservation of biodiversity and natural reserves. | VET200 | |
| 2 | Management of animal waste. | VET206 | |
| 3 | Conservation Strategies for Preventing Animal Extinction. | VET400 | |
| 4 | Climatic Changes and Sustainability | ESD217 | |
| Faculty of Engineering | |||
| 1 | Theory of photovoltaic and solar cell | ELE273 | |
| 2 | Economics of Energy Generation, Transmission & Operation | ELE371 | |
| 3 | Energy Resources | MEC255 | |
| 4 | Renewable Energy Resources interfacing | MEC452 | |
| 5 | Wind Storage | MEC453 | |
| 6 | Energy & Environment | MEC463 | |
| 7 | Design of Electric System in Buildings and smart homes | ELE385 | |
| 8 | Sustainability of Construction and Building Physics | CIV218 | |
| 9 | Nanotechnologies for Energy & Environment | MEC475 | |
| 10 | Energy and Environment | MEC463 | |
| Faculty of Computer Science | |||
| 1 | Societal and Ethical Issues in Information Technology | CSE321 | |
| Faculty of Social Science | |||
| 1 | Climate Change and Sustainability | ESD217 | |
| 2 | Strategic Environmental Management | ESD116 | |
| 3 | Challenges of Sustainable Development | ESD117 | |
| 4 | Global Environmental Policy | ESD316 | |
| 6 | Environment & Sustainable Lifestyles | ESD412 | |
| 7 | Intro Environmental Studies: Humanities | ESD112 | |
| 8 | Introduction to Environmental Science Laboratory | ESD113 | |
| 9 | Energy & Environmental Technology | ESD115 | |
| 10 | Environmental Ethics | ESD114 | |
| 11 | Environmental Disasters & Urban Issues | ESD123 | |
| 12 | Gender Mainstreaming in environmental Disaster | ESD126 | |
| 13 | Environmental Science Fieldwork Experience | ESD211 | |
| 14 | Environmental & Ecological Monitoring | ESD214 | |
| 15 | Independent Study in Sustainable Development | ESD215 | |
| 16 | Environmental Statistics & Computation | ESD219 | |
| 17 | Meteorological & Environmental Measurement | ESD312 | |
| 18 | Environmental Administration | ESD314 | |
| 19 | Environmental Internships | ESD317 | |
| 20 | Advanced Topics in Environmental Sciences | ESD320 | |
| 21 | Quantitative Techniques for Envi omental Disaster | ESD327 | |
| 22 | Marine Environmental Policy | ESD413 | |
| 23 | Writing in Environmental Report | ESD415 | |
| 24 | Special Topics in Environmental Science | ESD416 | |
| 25 | Urban Environmental Pollution & Human Health | ESD424 | |
| 26 | Advance Environmental Impact Analysis | ESD428 | |
| 27 | Sustainable Development & Environmental Issues | APS117 | |
| 28 | Environmental Problems Management | GCS217 | |
| Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality | |||
| 1 | Sustainable Tourism | TOS242 | |
| 2 | Hotel & Resort Environmental Management | HOM215 | |
| 3 | Current & Future Trends in Tourism & Recreation | TOS441 | |
| 4 | CSR & Ethics in Events | HOM479 | |
| Faculty of Architecture | |||
| 1 | Design of Water Sports Facilities | ARC326 | |
| 2 | Environment & Sustainability | ARC361 | |
| 3 | Green Architecture | ARC363 | |
| 4 | Green Architecture Design Studio | ARC264 | |
| 5 | Introduction to Environmental Behavior Studies | ARC151 | |
| 6 | Sustainable Urban Development | URB372 | |
| 7 | Green & Water Elements Design | URB332 | |
| 8 | Environmental Impact Assessment | URB371 | |
| Faulty of Art and Design | |||
| 1 | Design Culture | VCD012 | |
| 2 | Interior Architecture 4/ Education & Healthcare | IDA314 | |
| 3 | Interior Architecture 5/ Hospitality | IDA415 | |
| 4 | Principals of Art and Environmental Design | IDA 019 | |
| 5 | Systems & Environmental Control | IDA413 | |
| 6 | Botanica: Imaging the Green Planet | TAD335 | |
| Faculty of Technological Industries | |||
| 1 | Environmental Sciences | CTP313 | |
| 98 | Total | ||