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Art and Design: Games and Playable Media
– ARTG 143: Ecofutures
GE: PE-E
Social and artistic movements have created strategies which can envision futures beyond the horizon of the imagination of capitalism.
Biology: Ecology and Evolutionary
– BIOE 165 – 01: Marine Conservation Biology
GE: –
Initially undertakes an in-depth comparison of the biology and conservation of marine versus terrestrial ecosystems.
Coastal Science and Policy
– CSP 242 – 01: Public Policy and Conservation
GE: –
Introduction to political and economic approaches to policy analysis, with particular reference to natural resource scarcity, property rights, and environmental conservation.
– CSP 290B – 01: Coastal Science and Policy Capstone Project
GE: –
Second of three independent research courses during which students work closely with partner institutions and faculty co-mentors to generate alternative, interdisciplinary-based solutions to coastal sustainability problems.
– CSP 291 – 01: Coastal Science and Policy Capstone Seminar
GE: –
Topics by quarter include, but are not limited to: fall–project progress and challenges, midterm report preparation (due winter term); winter–sharpen capstone’s theory of change, outcomes and communications; spring–prepare capstone deliverables, final written/oral reports, rehearse public-facing presentation.
Earth Sciences
– EART 12 – 01: Introduction to Weather and Climate
GE: SR
Many meteorological phenomena are familiar to us: clouds, fog, rain, snow, wind, lightning, and severe storms. Climate is the sum of weather over long periods and is changing due to mankind’s activities.
– EART 121 – 01: The Atmosphere
GE: –
Course focuses on understanding basic atmospheric weather and climate phenomena starting from the fundamentals of physics and chemistry.
– EART 148 – 01 Glaciology
GE: –
Introduction to the role of snow and ice in the dynamics of the earth surface system. Snow deposition and metamorphosis. Heat and mass balance at snow and ice surfaces. Flow of glaciers, ice sheets, and sea ice. Methods of climate reconstruction. Ice age theories.
Environmental Studies
– ENVS 25 – 01 Environmental Politics, Economics and Justice
GE: PE-E
Introduces the policy and economic dimensions of some pressing environmental challenges. Case studies may include, biodiversity conservation, waste, water, climate change, among other topics.
– ENVS 80B – 01 Climate Change Science and Solutions
GE: PE-E
A broad overview of the impacts of human activities on the global climate system.
– ENVS 100 – 01 Ecology and Society
GE: –
Introduction to environmental issues in an interdisciplinary matrix. Focuses on three issues at the intersection of ecological questions and social institutions: agroecology and sustainable agriculture; population growth, economic growth, and environmental degradation; and biodiversity conservation and land management.
– ENVS 120 – 01 Conservation Biology
GE: –
One of our biggest challenges as a society is to protect our planet and its biodiversity while we fulfill the demands of a growing human population.
– ENVS 141 – 01 Ecological Economics
GE: –
Application of economic analysis to natural resource policy and management. Topics include welfare economics, property rights and externalities, natural resource valuation, exhaustible and renewable resources, and sustainable development.
– ENVS 145 – 01 Green Cities
GE: –
Are cities an environmental savior or an engine of pollution? This course considers what makes a truly green city and analyzes innovative urban policies in areas such as energy, transportation, buildings, and waste management.
– ENVS 149 – 01 Environmental Law and Policy
GE: –
Surveys a wide range of topics in environmental law, including state and federal jurisdiction, administrative law, separation of powers, state and local land use regulation, public land and resource management, pollution control, and private rights and remedies.
– ENVS 150 – 01 Coastal and Marine Policy
GE: –
Examines key legal, policy, and institutional frameworks that govern the use and stewardship of coastal and marine areas and resources.
– ENVS 154 – 01 Amazonian Cultures and Conservation
GE: CC
The Amazon rainforest in South America is one of the most biologically and culturally diverse biomes on the planet, playing a critical role in the global carbon cycle and hemispheric hydrological systems. Its survival is threatened by oil, mining, agribusiness, logging and other forms of extraction — activities that perpetuate violence, dispossession and environmental injustice against Indigenous peoples.
– ENVS 240 – 01 Public Policy and Conservation
GE: –
Introduction to political and economic approaches to policy analysis, with particular reference to natural resource scarcity, property rights, and environmental conservation.
History of Art and Visual Culture
– HAVC 142 – 01 Contemporary Art and Ecology
GE: PE-E
Investigates contemporary art and the politics of ecology. Examines the intersection of art criticism, politico-ecological theory, environmental activism, and postcolonial globalization, considering geopolitical areas diverse as the Arctic, Nigeria, Bangladesh, India, Europe, and the Americas.
Latin American and Latino Studies
– LALS 141 – 01 The Underside of Green Energy Transitions in the Americas
GE: PE-E
Explores the discursive, socio-ecological, economic, logistics, political, and cultural dimensions of specific “renewable energy industries” and “critical minerals,” attentive to the resulting “sacrifice zones.”
Legal Studies
– LGST 149 – 01 Environmental Law and Policy
GE: –
Surveys a wide range of topics in environmental law, including state and federal jurisdiction, administrative law, separation of powers, state and local land use regulation, public land and resource management, pollution control, and private rights and remedies.
– LGST 150A – 01 Coastal and Marine Policy
GE: –
Examines key legal, policy, and institutional frameworks that govern the use and stewardship of coastal and marine areas and resources. Primary focus is on the U.S., although attention is also devoted to international laws and institutions.
Merrill College
– MERR 41 – 01 Pandemics and Planetary Health
GE: PE-H
Examines global health events through our own personal experiences and foundations in public health, environmental health, social theory, and governance, generating insight about how infectious disease spreads within our communities and across geographic boundaries. A focal objective is to explore lessons from present and past pandemics to inform future actions and responses within our global and local communities.
Ocean Sciences
– OCEA 1 – 01 The Oceans
GE: SI
An interdisciplinary introduction to oceanography focusing on biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes. Covers topics such as origins and structure of planet Earth and its oceans, co-evolution of Earth and life, plate tectonics, liquid water and the hydrologic and hydrothermal cycles, and much more.
– OCEA 80B – 01 Our Changing Planet
GE: PE-E
Interdisciplinary scientific perspective on Earth system, focusing on human impacts on global environment. Introduces concepts of Earth system science and explores topics such as global warming, ozone depletion, pollution, deforestation, and future climate change.
Writing
– WRIT 2 – 28 Rhetoric and Inquiry
GE: C
– WRIT 2 – 29 Rhetoric and Inquiry
GE: C
– WRIT 2 – 30 Rhetoric and Inquiry
GE: C