NSCC's
Year-Long Focus on Sustainability:
Equity + Economics + Environment
Fall 2009,
Winter 2010, Spring 2010,
Courses in general that contain sustainability issues
in the curriculum
Fall 2009
Coordinated Studies course
Sustainability (Equity)
“Beginnings: Connecting Learning, Identity and Culture” (10 credits)
10:30 am -1:50 pm, MWF
Faculty: Diana Ma (English Composition and Literature) and Karen Stuhldreher
(Women Studies/Humanities)
This
10-credit, team-taught Coordinated Studies course combining credit
in Literature, Composition and Women Studies is especially
designed for students new to college or returning after a long
absence. We will
approach the theme of “Beginnings” by asking what and how you
need to develop at the beginning of your college experience,
particularly focusing on the academic skills of reading, writing,
speaking, and critical thinking that will help you be successful
in college. We will explore significant “beginnings” of our
own identities and values, asking how they have been shaped by the
society and cultures we live in and how they are reflected in
literature.
In addition, we will look at how our beliefs and values
affect the way we see the world.
Fulfills some of the following AA Degree requirements, depending on which course you register for: US Cultures; Composition; Communication; Individuals, Cultures and Societies; VLPA; and Integrated Studies
Register for two of the following 5-credit classes:
1210 ENGL& 101.C1 Composition (5 cr)
or:
1211
ENGL 291.C1 Literature by
Women (5 cr)
OR:
1510
HUM 105 .C1 Intercultural Communication (5 cr)
or:
3570 WMN 200.C1 Introduction to Women Studies (5 cr)
C2. "Beginnings: Leadership, Culture and Identity" (Evening Class)
10 credits, MW 5:30 - 9:40 PM CC2153
Faculty: Margot Boyer, English, and Jane Lister Reis, Communication
This 10-credit, team-taught Coordinated Studies course combining credit in Literature, Composition, and Communication is especially designed for students new to college or returning after a long absence. We will practice the academic skills of writing, reading, problem solving, critical thinking, and communicating in small groups and across cultural differences.
In our rapidly-changing and interdependent societies, we must learn to work together, practicing the collective leadership skills that allow us to solve real problems in our communities and in our world. To this end, we will examine how our identities have been shaped by the stories and values of our own cultures, and cultivate an appreciation of the multicultural heritage that makes US democracy unique.
Within this larger context, we will approach the theme of “Beginnings” by asking what skills you need to be successful in college and as a life-long learner. We'll explore the roots of our own identities and values, and discuss how they have been shaped by the society and cultures we live in. By reading and talking about the stories of others, and writing about our own stories, we'll cultivate a critical understanding of how our own experience shapes what we see in the world around us.
This course fulfills some the following A.A. degree requirements : Composition, VLPA, US Cultures, Communication and Integrated Studies
Register for any two of the following five-credit classes:
1215 ENGL&101. C2 Composition (5 cr) Boyer
OR:
1216 ENGL 258.C2 Literature of American Cultures (5 cr) Boyer
OR:
1115 CMST&230.C2 Small Group Communication (5 cr) Lister Reis
OR:
1512 HUM 105.C2 Multicultural Communication (5 cr) Lister Reis
Individual Courses
Sustainability (Economics)
9434.D1
Sustainable Business (Bus 186, fully online-5 credits) -- Can be
used as an elective for Associate of Arts students
Faculty: James Braden
This course examines the relationships between business, social
and economic development and the environment. How emerging
technologies of biomass, hydrogen, wind, solar, photovoltaics,
geothermal, hydropower, ocean and tidal power are reshaping
energy utilization and management for businesses and the
communities in which they operate. An exploration of Natural
Capitalism that enables organizations to increase profitability
and efficiency, while becoming more environmentally and socially
responsible; Cradle-to-Cradle Design for waste free consumption;
and emerging global sustainability guidelines, with practical
applications to present/future careers in sustainable
business. For online course
information,
http://www.virtualcollege.org/course/cc_0902.htm#Business
Sustainability
(Environmental)
Oceanography 100 (fully online-5 credits)
Faculty: Gwyneth Jones
http://www.virtualcollege.org/course/cc_0902.htm#Oceanography
Sustainability
(Environmental)
Introduction to Sustainability (SUST 101, 5 credits)
Faculty: Katie Barndt
M-F, 11 -11:50 am
In this course, students will be able to re-envision their future by exploring what it means to be a “sustainable” society and to propose creative solutions to our current environmental, social and economic challenges.
Sustainability
(Environmental)
“Environmental Issues &
Problems” (ENV 150, 5 credits)
Covers natural principles governing operation of the environment including interactions between humans and the environment, emphasizing attitudes and actions to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
Winter 2010
Coordinated Studies Courses
Sustainability (Equity)
“Hope in the Dark: Examples of Activism” (10 credits)
10:30-1:50 pm, MWF
Faculty Team: Margot Boyer and Karen Stuhldreher
Select any two courses: English 101 and 102, Literature (ENGL 265), Women
Studies (WMN 200)
We live in uncertain times, yet people everywhere are working for social change
and sustainability. As citizens of a democracy, what shall we do? “Hope in the
Dark” will examine past movements and current struggles to heal our world.
Through stories and art, we’ll learn how citizens have changed their society,
and consider what we can do, now.
Sustainability
(Economics)
“The World of Work: From Africa to Wall Street” (10-12 credits)
Fully online
Faculty: Omara Abe and Thomas Cook
Select any two courses: Anthropology (106, 113, 130) and Economics (100, 202,
240)
This fully online course will apply cultural, social and economic aspects to study the world of work. Students will explore and understand both common and diverse elements when people work in different venues such as a native village of Africa or a modern corporation in America. The theme will entertain questions about diversity of production methods, colonization, exploitation, international trade, developing nations, technology's impact, income distribution, organizational behavior, ethical issues, and the future world of work.
Linked Course
Sustainability (Environmental)
“Environmental Science & Policy” (10 credits)
ENV 150 and POL 102
Faculty Team: Jill Lane and Katie Barndt
These linked courses offer an introduction to American Government, utilizing
major legislative and regulatory environmental issues as examples. The
environmental science of such policies will be taught in conjunction. Students
will gain an understanding of how humans interact with the environment and
determine actions necessary to maintain a healthy human-environment ecosystem.
Case studies will be utilized to gain perspective.
Individual Course
Sustainability (Environmental)
Oceanography 100 (fully online, 5 credits)
Faculty: Gwyneth Jones
Describes the ocean in terms of physical,
chemical, geological, and biological processes; human influence upon the ocean's
natural equilibrium processes. Intended for non-science majors. Transfer class.
Check www.virtualcollege.org for
more course information.
Coordinated Studies Course
Sustainability
(Environmental)
“Earth, Sea, Sky: The Science for a Sustainable Planet” (hybid, 10
credits, 6 hours online)
M-Th, noon-1:50 pm
Faculty Team: Ann Murkowski and Kalyn Owens
Choose any two courses: CHEM 110, BIOL &100 and ENV 150
In this hybrid course we will use the scientific process to investigate the
interactions between natural and social systems, and study how those
interactions affect the challenge of sustainability: meeting the needs of
present and future generations while substantially reducing poverty and
conserving the planet’s life support systems. Through scientific experimentation
and discussion we will examine issues of global climate change, ocean
acidification and toxins in our environment.
Fulfills the following requirements depending on the courses you choose:
Individuals, Cultures and Societies, The Natural World (Lab), Global Studies (ENV
150), and Integrated Studies
Individual Course
Sustainability (Environmental)
Oceanography 100 (fully online-5 credits)
Faculty: Gwyneth Jones
Describes the ocean in terms of physical, chemical, geological, and biological
processes; human influence upon the ocean's natural equilibrium processes.
Intended for non-science majors. Transfer class. Check
www.virtualcollege.org for more
course information.
Sustainability
(Environmental)
Environment and Human Rights (PHIL 220, Fully online, 5-credits)
Faculty: Tom Kerns
This ethics course explores ways in which environmental issues can be addressed when viewed through a human rights lens. The course looks at specific human rights norms such as the rights to security of person, to health, to inviolability of the home, to a safe workplace, to a healthy environment, and the right of mothers and children to special consideration, etc.
Courses in General (that contain issues of sustainability in the curriculum)
BIOL 125 (5 credits) “Biology of the Pacific Northwest”
Discover fundamental principles of biology and ecology through readings, experiments and field trips. This online course fulfills the lab science requirement.
BUS 186 (5 credits) “Sustainable Business”
This course examines the relationships between business, social and economic development and the environment. How emerging technologies of biomass, hydrogen, wind, solar, photovoltaics, geothermal, hydropower, ocean and tidal power are reshaping energy utilization and management for businesses and the communities in which they operate. An exploration of Natural Capitalism that enables organizations to increase profitability and efficiency, while becoming more environmentally and socially responsible; Cradle-to-Cradle Design for waste free consumption; and emerging global sustainability guidelines, with practical applications to present and future careers in sustainable business
ENV 150 (5 credits) “Environmental Issues & Problems”
Covers natural principles governing operation of the environment including interactions between humans and the environment, emphasizing attitudes and actions to maintain a healthy ecosystem.
ENV 170 (5 credits) “Energy & Resources: Now & Future”
Study of energy and other resources, including simple descriptions and definitions, personal needs and uses and worldwide production and consumption now and in the future. Includes energy and resource alternatives.
GEOL& 110 (5 credits) “Geology & the Human Environment”
Focus on the effects of geologic processes and materials on human activity and vice versa. Emphasizes awareness of geologic aspects of our everyday environment including problems, formulation, and evaluation of solutions. Lab included. Up to three field trips may be required.
HIST 230 (5 credits) “U.S. Environmental History”
From pre-Colombian era to present. Focuses on how different groups of Americans have shaped their environments and on how the environment has shaped cultures, societies and economies in North America from before the arrival of Europeans to the present. Explores how and why attitudes toward the environment have changed. Provides historical context to facilitate understanding debates over environmental issues.
PHIL 220 (5 credits) “Environment, Ethics and Human Rights”
This course addresses ethics and human rights standards in general as well as the relevance of these norms and instruments for environmental concerns. It examines ways in which ethical principles and international human rights norms apply to specific environmental and sustainability issues. Addresses applicable norms and principles as well as practical measures human rights organizations have taken to effect change.
SUST 101 (5 credits) “Introduction to Sustainability”
An introduction to the concept and principles of sustainability, includes science, technology, economic, political and social factors.