| College of Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Housing - Everyone Needs a Place
to Live |
CIE 444 |
This course provides a student
with the opportunity to explore the various technological, environmental,
economic and societal aspects of providing housing for people in various
locations around the world. Included in the course are discussions of what housing
means to different people, sustainability, energy issues, etc. Students also
have the opportunity to design their own house. |
| Global Environmental Change |
ESCI 405 |
Human activity rivals nature as
an agent of change in the global environment. Explores evidence of
environmental degradation in Earth's crust, hydrosphere, and atmosphere;
considers prospects for future sustainable human health, diversity, and
economic development. Problem solving through critical analysis of
environmental variables. Special fee. Lab. |
| Environmental Pollution and
Protection: A Global Context |
ENE 520 |
Introduces environmental science
and engineering and the anthropogenic causes of environmental change.
Emphasizes the causes, effects, and controls of air, water, and land
pollution. The political, ecological, economic, ethical, and engineering
aspects of environmental pollution and control are discussed. Field trips.
Writing intensive. |
| Introduction to Sustainable
Engineering |
ENE 751 |
This course begins with
exploration of the precept that we live in, and must design engineering works
for, a world with a finite supply of natural resources and with limited life
support capacity. Tools for sustainability engineering are the focus of the
course, which includes life cycle analysis and life cycle impact analysis,
the metrics and mass and energy flow analyses used in the field of industrial
ecology, and environmental management systems. |
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| College of Liberal Arts |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Sustainability in New England and Beyond (Introduction to American Studies) | AMST 501/ENGL 595 | This class double double-duty as an intro to the methods of American Studies and to the topic of Cultural Sustainability. American Studies uses historical analysis, cultural criticism, ethnolgoy and rleated disciplines to study "The United States" - as an "imagined commuinty" sharing a particular history and political identity, and as a "contact zone" where a variety of regional, ethnic, and other cultures meet, cooperate and struggle. These methods are also ideally suited to the study of cultural sustainability -- both the sustainability of particular cultural groups and practices and the "culture" (values, ethics, beliefs) required to make our local environments, and indeed teh planet, sustainable. READ MORE. |
| Geography of Population and
Development |
GEOG 685 |
A regional approach to the study
of population geography with concern for the interaction between the focus of
economic growth and the components of population change and development.
Considers the environmental impact of developing trends in the developed and
developing worlds and the relationship of these trends to sustainable growth
and population patterns. Writing intensive. |
| Ecology and Values |
PHIL 450 |
Focuses on historical and
contemporary philosophies of nature and their effects on human interaction
with the environment. Issues include obligations to future generations and to
animals, plants, and ecosystems; moral limits on consumption and reproduction;
and the existence of objects of intrinsic value. Specific topics may include
species loss and biological diversity, population growth, changes in the
atmosphere, energy use, and sustainable development. |
| Politics of Global Resources |
POLT 567 |
International politics from the
perspective of the exhaustibility of global resources and the expansion of
global demand. Concentrates on issues including population, food, energy, the
environment, security, and human rights. Global interdependence and the
appearance of new institutional frameworks of global public policy making.
Writing intensive. |
| Comparative Environmental
Politics and Policy |
POLT 751 |
Environmental politics and
policy across national boundaries and at different levels of governance.
Comparison of the U.S. and European Union environmental policies to build a
foundation for comparisons across national boundaries and sub-national
authorities. Students improve their understanding of how and why comparative
methods are used to gain insight into politics and policymaking. Central
concepts and debates addressed include the roles of expertise,
sustainability, precautionary principle, the use of market mechanisms in
policy, environmental justice, policy devolution and flexibility,
environmental performance assessment, NGO roles, activism, and social
movements. A range of theoretical approaches and historical and contemporary
events and case studies, evaluating the claims and explanatory power of
various concepts and theories. Includes ethical issues emerging from the
theory and practice of environmental politics. Writing intensive. |
| Think Globally, Act Locally: The
Individual in Community Context |
PSYC 444A |
Introduces students to the field
of community psychology through both classroom work and service learning.
Broadly, the course aims to help students consider questions such as: What is
community? How is individual development influenced by larger community
variables? What makes a strong community and what is our role in promoting
changes to help our communities become more effective? Students will explore
these questions through consideration of current community problems (for
example, interpersonal violence, poverty) and through 20 hours of service
learning during the semester. Writing intensive. |
| Environment and Society |
SOC 565 |
Environmental and Society
focuses on the complex interactions between human communities and the natural
world. The course considers the interconnected ways that social systems, the
built environment, and related techologies produce environmental changes, and
in turn how shifts in resources, air, water quality, climate, biodiversity,
and ecosystems force societies to adapt. |
| Environmental Sociology |
SOC 665 |
Interactions between society and
the physical environment, including environmental constraints, population and
economic growth, social impacts of resource development, large-scale
environmental change, and the social bases of environmental attitudes, behavior,
and politics. Writing intensive. |
| Communities and the Environment |
SOC 730 |
People and the natural
environments in which they live fundamentally structure communities around
the globe. Economic change, expanding development , and human migration are
transforming social and environmental conditions in both rural and urban
settings, altering the identities of many communities as well as their
relationships with the natural world. The importance of these emerging social
and environmental issues has made them a focus for social science inquiry.
This course exposes students to a range of sociological concepts, theories,
and research approaches related to the study of communities and environmental
issues. Some of the substaintive themses that are covered include: population
dynamnics and environmental change; social capital and social networks;
political economy and comunity development; collective action and social
movements; science, technology, and environmental risks; and environmental
racism and justice. The principal assignment for the course will be a
research project where students investigate a community or environmental
issue of their own interest. |
| Social Change and Development |
SOC 741 |
Examines theoretical and
empirical work on social change and development, and explores on-the-ground
efforts to alleviate poverty and stimulate equitable development. Reliance on
key concepts of class, culture and politics; attention to the role of technology
and the importance of the environment. Focuses on social change in America
from 19th century to the modern post-WWII era and on change and development
in developing countries throughout the world. Permission required. |
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| College of Life Sciences and Agriculture |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Our Changing Plant |
BIOL 520 |
Ecosystem interrelations and
factors critical to maintain sustainability will be addressed in this course.
Environmental issues such as water usage, pollution, and treatment; air and
soil quality; fossil fuels and alternative energy sources will be presented.
Not for credit if credit earned for ENE 520. |
| Contemporary Conservation Issues
and Environmental Awareness |
NR 435 |
Explores the impacts of
technology and human activity on our environment and natural resources. Key
conservation issues are used as examples of past and present biological,
social, and environmental conflicts. Writing intensive. |
| The Real Dirt |
NR 444B |
Explores sustainable
agriculture, regional and local food supply and systems, land ethics and
agrarian thought as a natural resource and environmental conservation issue.
Focusing on northern and central New England, the course uses the teaching of
Aldo Leopold and includes hands-on study of UNH's new initiatives in
sustainable and organic agriculture and the on-campus food system. A visit to
University farms is included. Writing intensive. |
| Environmental Conservation and
Sustainable Living Internship |
NR 601 |
Practical internship and field
experience in a location removed from the University milieu to give the
environmental conservation student a dimension and insight into sustainable
resource management systems not available in the campus experience. Prereq:
permission. Cr/F. |
| Environmental Policy, Planning,
and Sustainability in New Zealand |
NR 662 |
Introduces students to politics
in New Zealand. Investigating policy pathways and planning forms part of the
curriculum. Students assess scope of legislation, including the Resource
Management Act (1991), for the economic and socio-political environment in
New Zealand. Government obligations to the Treaty of Waitangi, and customary
uses of resources are included as part of this course. Students are exposed
to diverse perspectives of local authority planners and policy makers, local
iwi (tribes), the Department of Conservation, and community groups. Students
examine case studies involving the resource consent process at several levels
of decision-making. Case studies provide a comprehensive overview of the
interactions between the environment and people and their cultural and
socio-economic needs. Prereq: junior/senior; permission. |
| Applied Directed Research in New
Zealand |
NR 663 |
Working closely with faculty,
student teams investigate selected ecological, resource management or policy
issues. All projects have scientific and societal relevance, and contribute
to ongoing/existing projects in the region. Students use the scientific
method to design and carry out their projects. Development of rigorous field
investigations, experimental design, data analysis, and scientific writing
are emphasized. Students prepare a research report and present their findings
in a seminar that includes stakeholders and people from the local community. |
| Ecological Sustainability and
Values |
NR 701 |
Deeper more fundamental
philosophical questions, including spiritual values questions, are being
asked concerning the ecological/environmental challenge of our time; its
causes and resolution. Aspects of this challenge--environmental education,
energy, food, agriculture, and natural resources--analyzed with ethics and
values approaches. Students develop ways of responding to problem
identification and resolution. Writing intensive. |
| Endangered Species Seminar |
NR 710 |
Provides students with an
interactive class of student presentations and guest lectures by
endangered-species biologists. Emphasizes on biological, sociological,
economic, and political factors that influence endangered-species policy.
Prereq: basic ecology/biology; permission. Special fee. |
| Sustainable Living |
NR 784 |
Concepts of sustainability are
explored in a learning-community format. The importance of human
communication, sense of place and time, and the health and longevity of the
human species as part of natural systems is emphasized. Students develop
measures for sustainable living, including ecological foot-printing, and gain
an understanding of system conditions necessary to move toward sustainable
living. Two required field trips. Special fee. |
| Systems Thinking for Sustainable
Living |
NR 785 |
Introduces systems thinking from
a sustainable living perspective. The course is a collaborative inquiry using
a problem-solving approach. After studying different types of systems and
learning a variety of tools useful in systems analysis, we ask "In what
ways can systems thinking be employed to understand and begin to resolve the
complex problems that face us as we move toward living within limits of
natural systems?" |
| Introduction to Ecogastronomy |
NUTR 698 |
This interdisciplinary course is
an introduction to the principles and practices of Ecogastronomy that will
build a foundation for understanding the connections among agriculture, food
production, ecology, ethics, cuisine, nutrition and health within the
framework of sustainability. The course includes guest lectures, class
discussion, film reviews, field trips and food tastings. The course uses the
Blackboard course management system and Course Participation System (CPS, or
"clickers"). |
| Organic and Sustainable Food
Production |
PBIO 405 |
Introduces systems involved in
organic food production with emphasis on sustainability of our food
production. Scientific and biological principles relating to organic food
production. Role of organic food production in our local communities. Special
fee. |
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| College of Health and Human Services |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Building a
Culture of Peace |
RMP 444 |
Peace is more
than just the absence of war. A culture of peace incorporates respect and
dignity for all persons, stewardship of natural resources, a striving toward
justice and equality, the non-violent resolution of conflicts,
non-hierarchical decision-making and participatory community life. Students
in this course explore the origins and concepts of peace culture. Students
experience the elements of a culture of peace as they are empowered to create
a peace culture within the classroom and as they share peace culture with a
broader community through service learning projects. |
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| Thompson School of Applied Science |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Local Food for Local Tables:
Enriching and Sustaining New Hampshire's Restaurants, Tourism, and Small
Farms |
FSM 222 |
Focuses on how to connect local
food production with the New Hampshire restaurant and tourism industry using
community partnerships to benefit small farms and local economies. Explores
current practices, evolving trends, and emerging food movements in a variety
of national and international farm-to-table models, and examines how these
may apply to New Hampshire. Guest speakers provide additional depth, with
field trips used to illustrate specific topics. |
| Environmental Issues and Society |
SSCI 203 |
2 Credits. Course focuses on
contemporary environmental problems and their relationship to society.
Students examine the nature and extent of specific problems, such as
pollution or global warming, and review current thinking about causes,
possible interrelationships, and proposed solutions. 2 lec. |
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| Whittemore School of Business and Economics |
| Course Name |
Course # |
Course Description |
| Corporate Social
Responsibility in a Global Economy |
ADMN 444 |
An in-depth
exploration of the relationship between the modern corporation and democratic
values. Among industrialized democracies, corporate concentrated economic
power privileges those who strategically control the firm and have direct
claims on the firm's surplus. This surplus generates new wealth which raises
living standards over time. Also explores the tension between the rights of
the private/civil sector and the reach of government. Writing intensive. |
