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Sustainability Leadership Minor

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  • Program Type: Undergraduate free-standing minor
  • Requirements for this program are current for Fall 2023
  • Required credits in this minor: 20 to 24
Sustainability leadership is an interdisciplinary minor. The program is administered on a rotating basis by 2-3 affiliated faculty and staff with oversight by the dean. The interdisciplinary field of sustainability leadership is designed for students who wish to promote environmental, social, and economic sustainability in their personal and professional lives. The minor provides an opportunity for students in any academic major to develop key competencies that will be the foundation for their growth as sustainability leaders in their civic and professional endeavors. Coursework in sustainability leadership requires a core course in environmental problems and policy that will provide students with a foundation for considering what "sustainability" means. Courses in communication, diverse perspectives and ethical issues, and the interconnectedness of systems build on that core. All students must also participate in co-curricular activities. These activities include a series of workshops about leadership skills and strategies and a community-engaged learning project that will provide practical experience in leadership and immersive experience in sustainability (that is, an opportunity to engage, observe and learn in depth about sustainability challenges and solutions related to the student's chosen theme). Students have several options within each category of requirements and in additional electives and, thus, they can choose how to further their understanding of sustainability and leadership in the areas of communication, ethics, human interactions, environmental issues, and more. Students explore the implications and intersections of sustainability and leadership within and across disciplines. The sustainability leadership minor works well with any major to prepare students for graduate study as well as various internship or career opportunities. In the core courses for the sustainability leadership minor, students will: * Describe human-environment interactions and related problems and policies. * Communicate about issues of sustainability to the public and diverse audiences. * Analyze and interpret multiple perspectives related to decision-making and leadership. * Reflect on personal and social contexts that lead to construction of belief, culture, and knowledge.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
  • via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)
Minor Requirements
Students must complete a significant amount of coursework in sustainability leadership at UMM but are also strongly encouraged to study abroad or on other campuses. In order to count study abroad toward the minor, all students must procure formal approval of coursework from the sustainability minor steering committee prior to departure. (Typically, no more than 6 credits from study abroad may count toward the minor.) Students who wish to make any exceptions or substitutions for minor requirements must petition and be approved by the program. Sustainability leadership is by nature interdisciplinary. No grades below C- may count toward the sustainability leadership minor. No courses may be taken S/N unless offered S/N only. A minimum GPA of 2.00 is required in the major to graduate. The GPA includes all, and only, University of Minnesota coursework. Grades of "F" are included in GPA calculation until they are replaced.
Required Courses
A minimum of 20 credits are required for the minor. Some courses may require completion of prerequisites. Students should review the prerequisites listed in the catalog or class schedule.
Policy
ENST 1101 - Environmental Problems and Policy [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
Communication
Courses fulfilling the Communication requirement provide students with opportunities to develop and practice skills and strategies for interpersonal or group interaction including those related to media and social change.
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
· CMR 2062 - Interpersonal and Group Communication [HUM] (4.0 cr)
· CMR 2311 - Media History and Society [SS] (4.0 cr)
· CMR 3311 - Social Uses of the Media [E/CR] (4.0 cr)
· HIST 2003 - Public History [HIST] (2.0 cr)
· POL 2461 - Diplomatic Negotiation [IP] (4.0 cr)
· PSY 3501 - Social Psychology (4.0 cr)
· PSY 3513 - Negotiation (4.0 cr)
· TH 2201 - Voice and Movement [ART/P] (4.0 cr)
Ethics and Interactions
These courses examine civic, moral, and political responsibilities in the context of environment, economics, and well-being.
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
· ENST 3112 - Climate Change and Moral Responsibility [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· IS 3253H - Honors: Honoring Native Treaties: Human Rights and Civic Responsibilities [E/CR] (2.0 cr)
· PHIL 2112 - Professional Ethics [E/CR] (4.0 cr)
· PHIL 2114 - Environmental Ethics [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· POL 3272 - Making Environmental Public Policy [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· PSY 3542 - Multicultural Psychology [HDIV] (4.0 cr)
Community Engagement
Activities fulfilling the Community Engagement requirement provide practical experience partnering or collaborating with sustainability-related organizations or groups.
Take at most 4 credit(s) from the following:
· IS 3104 - Sustaining Community: Stewardship, Leadership, and Social Change [E/CR] (4.0 cr)
· Other activities may include a discipline/advisor approved 3000-level directed study, service-learning designated course, extended volunteer service within a campus unit, or internship based on a real-world sustainability need, issue, topic if such activity includes a community engagement attribute, paper, and public presentation and/or publication.
Systems
These courses explore components, connections, perspectives, and boundaries related to social, economic, and environmental issues.
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
· BIOL 3131 - Ecology [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· ECON 3007 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· ECON 3008 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· ENST 3101 - Industrial Ecology (4.0 cr)
· IS 2039 - Understanding Cuba [IP] (2.0 cr)
· MGMT 3221 - Management and Organization Theory (4.0 cr)
· MGMT 3701 - Organizational Behavior [SS] (4.0 cr)
· PSY 3701 - Organizational Behavior [SS] (4.0 cr)
· SSA 3172 - Leadership in Sport Organizations [SS] (2.0 cr)
Morris Leadership Education and Development Program (MLEAD)
The goal of MLEAD is to provide students exposure to and reflection on issues including multicultural leadership, social change, group dynamics and development, and ethical leadership to increase leadership capacity and competency. MLEAD is taught by the Office of Student Activities, Conferences, and Special Events.
Additional Elective
One additional course (exclusive of any used to complete other areas in the minor) in ESci, EnSt, or with an ENVT general education designation to strengthen students' understanding of sustainability in relation to environmental issues. Possibilities are offered in a variety of disciplines and include CFAN 3520. Germany: Leading the Renewables Revolution (J-term study abroad, competitive admission; 3 credits).
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
· ANTH 3204 - Culture, Food, and Agriculture [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· ECON 3007 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· ECON 3008 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· ECON 3136 - Economics of the Green Power Transition: New Business Models and Regulatory Strategies [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· ENST 3001 - Water Resources Policy [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· ENST 3112 - Climate Change and Moral Responsibility [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· ENST 3xxx
· ESCI 3xxx
· FREN 3507 - Modern Studies: French for Sustainability [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· GEOL 3011 - Earth Resources [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· GEOL 3502 - Groundwater [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· HIST 3361 - An Environmental and Geographic History of the United States [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· IS 3053 - Irish Texts and Contexts [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· IS 3215H - Honors: Sagas before the Fall: Culture, Climate, and Collapse in Medieval Iceland [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· IS 3237H - Honors: The Power of Place: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Where We Live [ENVT] (2.0 cr)
· PHYS 3004 - Atmospheric Physics [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· POL 3272 - Making Environmental Public Policy [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
· SOC 3112 - Sociology of the Environment and Social Development [ENVT] (4.0 cr)
Recommended Electives
Although not required, additional coursework in written and oral communication is highly recommended. Several possibilities are listed below.
Take 0 or more credit(s) from the following:
· CMR 1042 - Public Speaking and Analysis [E/CR] (4.0 cr)
· CMR 2321 - Digital Media Production [HUM] (4.0 cr)
 
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ENST 1101 - Environmental Problems and Policy (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall & Spring
An introduction to the ways in which state, national, and international political systems deal with environmental issues and goals. The development of environmental governance, the regulatory and economic tools of environmental policy, and the impact of institutions, culture, social movements, and historical development.
CMR 2062 - Interpersonal and Group Communication (HUM)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Activities, assignments, and exercises related to interpersonal and group communication in private and public settings including dating, family, and work.
CMR 2311 - Media History and Society (SS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Examines the historical and on-going development of the relationship of media, culture, and the public. Traces and explores the developments of various communication technologies, their impacts and consequences, and their relationships to notions of "the public."
CMR 3311 - Social Uses of the Media (E/CR)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Participation in the planning, production, and performance of media projects designed to serve various publics, such as campus units or the community.
HIST 2003 - Public History (HIST)
Credits: 2.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Introduction to the many ways historians conduct research and present historical topics to public audiences. Public historians, who typically come from a traditional academic discipline, utilize their knowledge in such public settings as museums, archives, historic sites, historical societies, and federal agencies. Examine a number of themes ranging from oral histories and historical reenactments to websites and electronic media. Explore what is public history, who practices it, the role of audience, the tension between history and memory, and the ethical concerns that influence public history practice. Gain hands-on experience in facets of public history such as archival management and oral history.
POL 2461 - Diplomatic Negotiation (IP)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Discusses negotiation strategies and tactics and examines negotiation skills through a series of simulated negotiations and mock conferences. Diplomacy, negotiation styles, negotiation simulations, and mock conferences. [Note: no credit for students who have received credit for Pol 3461]
PSY 3501 - Social Psychology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Theories and research in the study of interpersonal behavior. Topics include prejudice, altruism, persuasion, group dynamics, and social influence. prereq: 1051 or Soc 1101 or instr consent
PSY 3513 - Negotiation
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Mgmt 3513/Psy 3513
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Same as Mgmt 3513. Examines the theoretical and applied aspects of negotiation. Topics include negotiation theory, strategy, skills and tactics, communication processes, global negotiation, and ethics. Use of negotiation simulations. prereq: 3501 or Mgmt 3221 or Psy/Mgmt 3701
TH 2201 - Voice and Movement (ART/P)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Spring
Explores the use of the voice and the body as means for expression in performance and everyday communication. Focus is on expansion and enhancement of vocal and physical skills through release of tension, posture, vocal exercises, and muscle extension. prereq: 1111, theatre arts major or minor or instr consent
ENST 3112 - Climate Change and Moral Responsibility (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Prerequisites: 4 cr of EnSt or #
Typically offered: Every Spring
Considers the moral responsibilities that citizens have regarding climate change. Includes: 1) tours and discussion of local green infrastructure; 2) panel discussions by professionals and practitioners from the community who will share their expertise; and 3) discussion of the most recent work on climate ethics. prereq: 4 cr of EnSt or instr consent
IS 3253H - Honors: Honoring Native Treaties: Human Rights and Civic Responsibilities (E/CR)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Examination of North American Indigenous treaties with Canada and the United States, the human rights concerns those treaties bring into focus, and the civic responsibilities the treaties entail. Includes both historical treaty issues, such as the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie and its implications for the ownership of the Black Hills, the 1851 Treaty of Traverse de Sioux and the Dakota War of 1862, and more current movements tied to treaty obligations. Survey of leaders and leadership styles in both historic treaty negotiations and contemporary indigenous rights movements. prereq: participation in Honors Program or instr consent
PHIL 2112 - Professional Ethics (E/CR)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
A critical examination of moral issues that arise in a person's professional life. Possible topics include affirmative action, autonomy in the workplace, ethical issues in advertising, corporate responsibility, coercive wage offers, distributive justice, and sexual harassment. Issues concerning race, gender, and women are included in selected modules.
PHIL 2114 - Environmental Ethics (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Survey of fundamental theoretical debates in environmental ethics. Major positions in environmental ethics such as anthropocentrism and deep ecology are canvassed. Specific topics include: speciesism, the tension between animal rights and environmentalism, geoengineering, de-extinction, and indigenous environmental approaches.
POL 3272 - Making Environmental Public Policy (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Exploration of the domestic and international politics of environmental and energy policy making. Focus on theoretical frameworks for policy making and political behaviors surrounding development of environmental and energy policies. Includes the applications of political dynamics and principles to specific areas of environmental and energy policy. Emphasis also given to politics of policy implementation. prereq: 1101 or 1201 or 1401
PSY 3542 - Multicultural Psychology (HDIV)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Psy 3541/Psy 3542
Typically offered: Every Spring
Theoretical and methodological approaches to multicultural psychology. Multicultural psychology is the systematic study of behavior, cognition, and affect settings where people of different backgrounds interact. Exploration of these interactions both within and outside of the United States. Topics may include worldviews, communication styles, acculturation, prejudice, white privilege, identity development, physical and mental health, and multicultural competencies. prereq: 1051
IS 3104 - Sustaining Community: Stewardship, Leadership, and Social Change (E/CR)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Study leadership theories, social action, and community engagement. Gain familiarity with local issues related to sustainability and environmental stewardship through participation in regional tours and engaging with guest speakers. In collaboration with stakeholders in the regional community, students design and implement a community-engaged learning project to address a regional community need. prereq: EnSt 1101 or instr consent
BIOL 3131 - Ecology (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Basic principles and models of behavioral and evolutionary ecology, population biology, community structure and function, and ecosystem dynamics. The laboratory emphasizes field work, techniques for characterizing local plant and animal communities, and a course-based research project. (two 65-min lect, one 180-min lab and field study) prereq: C- or better in Biol 2101, Stat 1601 or Stat 2601, or instr consent
ECON 3007 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Economic analysis of the causes and consequences of environmental pollution. Emphasis on the role of market failures as the root cause of pollution, and on regulatory approaches to solve those problems. Case studies of incentive regulation (emissions taxes & tradeable discharge permits) in practice, in the U.S. and beyond. prereq: 1101 (or 1111) or instr consent
ECON 3008 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
The economic analysis of sustainability, focusing on market designs to discourage over-exploitation of both renewable and exhaustible natural resources. Topics include markets for water, fisheries, and energy. prereq: 3007 or instr consent
ENST 3101 - Industrial Ecology
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Systems thinking in the context of industrial/environmental issues. Methods or frameworks including life cycle analysis and design for disassembly, guide an examination of product design, material choice, and flows of energy and resources into, through, and from industrial cycles. [Note: no credit for students who have received cr for EnSt 4101] prereq: 1101, Econ 1101 (or Econ 1111, 1112), Geol 1101, Stat 1601, or instr consent
IS 2039 - Understanding Cuba (IP)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
A two-week study-abroad course in Cuba led by two UMM faculty members from various disciplines on a rotating basis. Itineraries and syllabi vary depending on the coordinating faculty, but each iteration of the course includes experiential learning, classroom instruction, excursions, and guest speakers in Havana and other Cuban locations.
MGMT 3221 - Management and Organization Theory
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Theory, research, and practice of management. Planning, organizing, leading, controlling. Emphasizes goals, policies, procedures. Factors and human relationships necessary to achieve organizational success. Organizational structure/culture. Changing environment in which businesses operate. prereq: 2101, Econ 1101 (or Econ 1111) or instr consent
MGMT 3701 - Organizational Behavior (SS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Mgmt 3701/Psy 3701
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Same as Psy 3701. Uses the theories and research of the behavioral sciences to understand how organizations function at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Topics include stress in the workplace; group dynamics; power, leadership, and attribution theory. prereq: Stat 1601 or Stat 2601, jr or sr
PSY 3701 - Organizational Behavior (SS)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: Mgmt 3701/Psy 3701
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Same as Mgmt 3701. Uses the theories and research of the behavioral sciences to understand how organizations function at the individual, group, and organizational levels. Topics include stress in the workplace; group dynamics; power, leadership, and attribution theory. prereq: Stat 1601 or Stat 2601, jr or sr
SSA 3172 - Leadership in Sport Organizations (SS)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Grading Basis: A-F only
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Examination of theories and case studies of organizational leadership within sport. Students learn about additional theories and models of sport leadership and practice and develop their leadership skills. [Note: no cr for students who have received cr for Mgmt 3172] prereq: 2302
ANTH 3204 - Culture, Food, and Agriculture (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Examines food access, production, and consumption from an anthropological perspective. Emphasis on varying uses of and relationships to food including issues of sustainability, industrial food production systems, food as harmful or medicinal, religious meanings of food, social class, food marketing, gender, and nationalism. prereq: 1111 or Soc 1101 or Psy 1051 or instr consent
ECON 3007 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics I (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
Economic analysis of the causes and consequences of environmental pollution. Emphasis on the role of market failures as the root cause of pollution, and on regulatory approaches to solve those problems. Case studies of incentive regulation (emissions taxes & tradeable discharge permits) in practice, in the U.S. and beyond. prereq: 1101 (or 1111) or instr consent
ECON 3008 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics II (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Every Fall
The economic analysis of sustainability, focusing on market designs to discourage over-exploitation of both renewable and exhaustible natural resources. Topics include markets for water, fisheries, and energy. prereq: 3007 or instr consent
ECON 3136 - Economics of the Green Power Transition: New Business Models and Regulatory Strategies (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Examines "Utility 2.0" business models and new regulatory approaches that aim to encourage rapid de-carbonization of the electricity system. prereq: 1101 (or 1111)
ENST 3001 - Water Resources Policy (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Even Year
An examination of fundamental contemporary water resource challenges. Units on water quality (e.g., drinking water) and quantity (e.g., irrigated agriculture) encourage critical evaluation of local, national, and international water resources policy in the contexts of environmental quality, human health, and technology. (two 100 min discussions) prereq: 1101 or Pol 1201 or Pol 1401 or instr consent
ENST 3112 - Climate Change and Moral Responsibility (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Prerequisites: 4 cr of EnSt or #
Typically offered: Every Spring
Considers the moral responsibilities that citizens have regarding climate change. Includes: 1) tours and discussion of local green infrastructure; 2) panel discussions by professionals and practitioners from the community who will share their expertise; and 3) discussion of the most recent work on climate ethics. prereq: 4 cr of EnSt or instr consent
FREN 3507 - Modern Studies: French for Sustainability (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
France's engagement with sustainable development with regard to biodiversity, food systems, renewable energy, and air and water quality, especially as these intersect with social and economic disparities. The course draws upon UMM's unique institutional strengths and prepares students with the tools and skills they need in order to work in the sustainability sector in a global, bilingual setting. prereq: (or coreq) 3011 or instr consent
GEOL 3011 - Earth Resources (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall
Geology of mineral (base metals, precious metals, and non-metals), energy (fossil fuels, uranium, and alternatives), and other (water and soil) resources; overview of techniques for resource identification, delineation, and extraction; discussion of issues (e.g., environmental, political, and social) surrounding resource identification, extraction, and use; global resource distribution, historical trends, and future outlook. prereq: any 1xxx or 2xxx Geol course or instr consent
GEOL 3502 - Groundwater (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
The origin, occurrence, and availability of groundwater, aquifer geology and groundwater resources, chemical character of groundwater and groundwater pollution, groundwater wells and well design, and groundwater as a geologic agent. (3 hrs lect, 3 hrs lab and field trips) prereq: 1101 or instr consent
HIST 3361 - An Environmental and Geographic History of the United States (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
A broad examination of how humans interacted with their natural world throughout American history. Combined emphasis on cultural ecology (the study of how various cultural groups shaped the American landscape) with political ecology (the role of the nation's political economy in driving environmental change). Possible topics include: the Columbian Exchange, European and American Indian conflict, Thoreau and the creation of an environmental ethic, the slaughter of the bison as an ecological tragedy, urbanization and environmental racism, conservation as a political movement and the development of environmental policy, eco-feminism, American religion and the environment, the politics of global climate change. [Note: no credit for students who have received cr for Hist 2361]
IS 3053 - Irish Texts and Contexts (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Summer
This study abroad course explores the intimate relationship between Irish literature and the spaces in which it developed, from the geographical features that gave prehistoric Irish myths their shape to the large estates that produced poets like William Butler Yeats. The course involves three weeks of travel to many different locations throughout Ireland.
IS 3215H - Honors: Sagas before the Fall: Culture, Climate, and Collapse in Medieval Iceland (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Exploration of the literary and physical record of society in Viking-age Iceland from its settlement during the Medieval Warm Period, through centuries of environmental degradation and changing religion, to the onset of the Little Ice Age and the end of the Icelandic free state. prereq: participation in Honors Program or instr consent
IS 3237H - Honors: The Power of Place: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Where We Live (ENVT)
Credits: 2.0 [max 2.0]
Prerequisites: participation in the Honors Program or #
Typically offered: Periodic Spring
Goes beyond the image and myth of Lake Wobegon in examining the past and present of West Central Minnesota. An intensely interdisciplinary focus on environmental, social, political, and economic change and how modern global forces play out in this specific setting. Community leaders and experts play an active role in lecture and discussion. prereq: participation in the Honors Program or instr consent
PHYS 3004 - Atmospheric Physics (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Introduction to atmospheric physics with an emphasis on thermodynamics. Atmospheric thermodynamics including gas laws, phase transitions, laws of thermodynamics, two-component systems, atmospheric stability; radiative transfer including atmospheric optics and remote sensing; some aspects of atmospheric chemistry such as aerosols, chemical cycles, traces gases; cloud microphysics including nucleation and growth; and atmospheric dynamics including equations of motion for fluid flow; applications to weather systems. (4 hrs lect) [Note: no credit for students who have received cr for Phys 2301] prereq: 1092 or 1102, Math 1102
POL 3272 - Making Environmental Public Policy (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Spring Even Year
Exploration of the domestic and international politics of environmental and energy policy making. Focus on theoretical frameworks for policy making and political behaviors surrounding development of environmental and energy policies. Includes the applications of political dynamics and principles to specific areas of environmental and energy policy. Emphasis also given to politics of policy implementation. prereq: 1101 or 1201 or 1401
SOC 3112 - Sociology of the Environment and Social Development (ENVT)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Fall Odd Year
Introduces students to the sociological study of the environment and social development. Examines the impact of international environmental and development efforts on individuals at the local level. Focuses on grassroots environmental activism and social development work. Explores and discusses power relations and systems of inequality within the context of environmental and social development efforts. prereq: 1101 or instr consent
CMR 1042 - Public Speaking and Analysis (E/CR)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Course Equivalencies: CMR 1042/CMR 1052
Typically offered: Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer
Public address theories, practices, and analysis.
CMR 2321 - Digital Media Production (HUM)
Credits: 4.0 [max 4.0]
Typically offered: Periodic Fall & Spring
Basic theories and practice: equipment, procedures, and skills associated with planning, writing for, and producing mediated messages. Lectures, studio projects, class critiques.