Courses of Interest
Autumn 2009
Overview
These "Courses of Interest" are classes that sound interesting to us, and will most likely be an excellent addition to your schedule if you're trying to figure out what to take. None of these are Honors courses themselves, but they may be applicable towards the College Honors Core requirements through the Ad Hoc method. However, you must first get approval from an Honors adviser and the course instructor if you would like to take any of these courses as ad hoc (see an Honors adviser if you have questions about this). And don't forget about the Honors Program Electives Handbook.
Courses
CEP 498 A / URBDP 498 D: Ecosystems and Communities, from the Mountains to the Sound
Day/Time/Room: T Th 12:00-5:30 Gould 110
Credits: 5 (NW)
Instructor: Cynthia Updegrave
Outdoor classroom: visit an old-growth forest, the Cedar River Watershed and the Nisqually River, work on a farm, and kayak the Duwamish River Superfund Site in order to develop an understanding of the diverse ecosystems in the Puget Sound Bioregion, and investigate the health of its ecosystems and surrounding communities.
Map Environmental Justice issues in local communities in collaboration with Just Health Action, King County Departments of Public Health and Environmental Health, and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition. Academic activities will include an "Environmental Justice Street Walk" project with Just Health Action; a workshop in Government Publications to develop indicators in 4 arenas: social, economic, environmental, and health; a GIS tutorial with a King County Public Health GIS specialist; and the potential for collaboration with local communities to assess needs.