Sustainability Dimension Representation of Sustainable Development Goals Reflected in the BS Biology Program Outcomes through Keyword-Based Analysis

This descriptive documentary study examined the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) reflected in seven BS Biology program outcomes at Centro Escolar University, Manila. An SDG Mapping Matrix used keywords adopted from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and sustainability dimensions adopted from the Stockholm Resilience Centre. Correspondences were binary-coded, counted, and classified. Four outcomes yielded matches: research in PO1 corresponded to SDG 9; community in PO2 to SDG 11; medical in PO3 to SDG 3; and work in PO6 to SDG 8. Each goal occurred once. Social and economic dimensions each accounted for two occurrences, or 50%; none was assigned to the environmental dimension. The findings indicate limited explicit alignment under the adopted keyword procedure. Environmental language appears in the outcomes, so the absence of mapped environmental SDGs does not establish the absence of environmental sustainability. Systematic outcome review, complemented by expert judgment, qualitative content analysis, and stakeholder consultation, is recommended to examine explicit and implicit sustainability connections.