2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A minimum of 18 credit hours: | ||
| Required Foundational Courses | ||
| FREC 2124 | Forests, Society & Climate (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| GEOG 1524 | Introduction to Earths Climate (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | 3 |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select one course from four different content areas for a total of three courses: Please note that one of the courses must be at a 3000/4000 level. | 9 | |
| Physical/Natural Sciences | ||
| Agriculture, Global Food Security and Health (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Forest Soil and Watershed Management (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking ( 5A ) ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
| Climate History: Past, Present, and Future (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Oceanography (Not a Pathways course) | ||
| Science, Techology, and Environment (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Environment and Ecosystems | ||
| Forest Ecosystems (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Water, Environment, and Society (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Environmental Justice (Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Polar Environments (Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse ( 1A ); Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) 1 | ||
| Earth Resources, Society, and Environment (Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Humans Dimensions and Policy | ||
| Leadership for Global Sustainability (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Global Science and Technology Policy (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Energy and Society (Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities ; Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 11 - Intercultural and Global Awareness) | ||
| Methods | ||
| Digital Planet (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking ( 5F ) ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning) | ||
| Environmental Data Science (Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking ( 5A ) ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning) 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Required Capstone | ||
| FREC/IS/PSCI 4174 | Climate Change and the International Policy Framework (Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse ( 1A ); Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences ; Pathways Outcome 10 - Ethical Reasoning) 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites, corequisites or other registration restrictions. Please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor for more information.
NOTES:
Complete a minimum of 18 credit hours.
Pathways Core Concepts:
If= Foundational Discourse
la = Advanced/Applied Discourse
2 = Critical Thinking in the Humanities
3 = Reasoning in the Social Sciences
4 = Reasoning in the Natural Sciences
5f= Foundational Quantitative and Computational Thinking
5a =Advanced/Applied Quantitative and Computational Thinking 6 = Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts
7 = Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States
Pathways Integrative Concepts:
IO = Ethical Reasoning
11 = Intercultural and Global Awareness
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