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SOC 343 - Australian and New Zealand Culture 4 Credits
Students study environmental and social issues in Australia and New Zealand, while traveling in the regions and among the cultures associated with the issues. Specific sites visited during the course include the Sydney Opera House, the Blue Mountains, the Great Barrier Reef, the Bay of Islands, Mt. Cooke, and the Daintree Rainforest—the only Cultural and Natural World Heritage site in the world.
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Connections Discipline: Social Science or Experiential
Prerequisites: SOC 342 and Instructor Consent
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SOC 368 - Global Inequality 4 Credits
Students study the forms, causes and consequences of global inequalities. Globalization produces winners and losers, and this course explores those individuals, companies, and countries that benefit from globalization as well as those who are harmed by it. Additionally, the course will analyze how demographic trends play a role in the globalization process.
Connections Discipline: Social Science
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or Instructor Consent
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SOC 370 - Social Science Research Methods 4 Credits
Students study methods used in social science research, including surveys, interviewing, ethnography, participatory action, content analysis, and secondary analysis. Students also apply basic statistical concepts to real social issues through the use of computer-assisted statistical packages such as R and SPSS. Finally, students apply their new knowledge and skills by completing research projects and presenting them to the class.
Prerequisites: MTH 107
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SOC 374 - Human Rights and Social Justice 3 Credits
Through written texts, videos, and personal life stories, students explore how groups have been denied basic human rights. Additionally, students learn about the numerous methods groups have used to gain human rights. Finally, students research, using the case study method, one group and its struggle to achieve human rights.
Connections Discipline: Social Science
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or SOC 260
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SOC 381 - Undoing Racism 3 Credits
This course teaches students how to understand race and racism from a sociological perspective. American culture teaches us that we should not pay attention to race because it only makes inequality worse. This leaves us ill-prepared to interact with difference or understand inequality. In this course, students become familiar with the data that examine how race and ethnicity are tied to inequality and privilege, and they develop skills for dealing with racial / ethnic differences in a variety of contexts.
Connections Discipline: Social Science
Prerequisites: SCD 110 or SOC 111
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SOC 448 - Sociological Theory 3 Credits
Students survey sociological theory from pre-modern times to the present. The course emphasizes the contributions of classical theorists to contemporary sociological practice.
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SOC 472 - Advanced Justice Studies 4 Credits
Students read, discuss, and debate numerous theoretical perspectives concerning justice and apply them to specific topical areas related to the instructor’s expertise.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 or SOC 260
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SOC 481 - Qualitative Research Methods 4 Credits
Students learn research methodologies and analysis in a range of qualitative methods including ethnography, in-depth interviewing, focus group moderating, and content analysis. By reading theory, reviewing existing research, and developing hands-on skills through working on data collection and analysis, students gain a thorough understanding of the theory and practice of qualitative methodologies.
Prerequisites: SOC 111 and Junior Status or higher
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SOC 488 - Capstone in Sociology and Social Justice 4 Credits
This course provides students with the necessary skills to complete a social science research project of their choosing, with the guidance of the professor and other students in class. This is a seminar in which students read and discuss social science research.
Prerequisites: SOC 370
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WRI 224 - News Writing & Reporting 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the essentials of journalism necessary for any storytelling format: news and information gathering; constructing stories; editing and presentation; avoiding libel and other legal pitfalls. It drills students in basic skills and deadline reporting and writing.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or a 2-course Humanities, Social Science, or Humanities & Natural Science block
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WRI 260 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 Credits
This course is a workshop in writing poetry and short fiction. Students explore their creative potential in the genres through exercises, writing/revision of poems and stories, peer review, and reading the work of prominent poets and writers.
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WRI 273 - Writing the Environmental Essay 3 Credits
Workshop in writing the creative nature essay.
Prerequisites: ENG 110 , a Connections Block, or Writing Assessment Score of 3 or above
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WRI 361 - Creative Writing: Fiction 3 Credits
This course focuses on the study and practice of short story writing. Students are given in- and out-of-class exercises to facilitate story ideas; the course also involves small and large group workshops, with discussions of student work. At the end of term, students present their stories in a public venue.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 362 - Creative Writing: Poetry 3 Credits
In this workshop course, students practice the art and craft of writing poetry, as well as reading the work of established contemporary poets.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 363 - Writing Literary NonFiction 3 Credits
This course is a workshop in writing literary nonfiction. Reading, writing assignments, and discussion explore the wide mix of memoir, travel writing, literary journalism, and personal essay that comprises the genre of literary nonfiction.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 461 - Seminar in Fiction Writing 4 Credits
This seminar is an advanced workshop in fiction writing. Students write 3-4 medium length short stories (30-40 pages total), which are read and critiqued by the class as a whole. The course is a capstone option for Writing majors.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 462 - Seminar in Poetry Writing 4 Credits
This course is an advanced workshop in writing poetry and is a capstone option for writing majors.
Prerequisites: WRI 260
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WRI 489 - Senior Honors Thesis 3 Credits
Students complete a long scholarly or creative work with a thesis director. The thesis is presented to the College community in a public reading. Students may only take this course by invitation of the English Program Coordinator. This course is not a capstone option for Writing majors.
Prerequisites: Instructor Consent
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XENG 101 - Composition Tutorial 0 Credits
This tutorial provides supplemental instruction for students enrolled in Foundations in Nature blocks. Students complete writing exercises that complement assignments required in block courses, and through these exercises develop strategies for effectively engaging in the writing process as well as the knowledge required to accurately evaluate their own writing. Successful students acquire the confidence and skills required to continue improving their writing beyond the course.
Corequisites: Enrollment in Growing Connections or Superior Connections
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XHH 106 - Growing Connections Fall 1A: Agricultural Humanities 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 140-B022 Food for Thought: Reflecting upon Agrarian Life in America and HIS 120-B022 American Agricultural History Agricultural Humanities is part of a larger Growing Connections curriculum (4 courses in the fall with the option to continue in the winter/spring and beyond). This portion focuses on the historical context of agricultural production in the United States and offers a survey of literary responses to how humans grow food and imagine the countryside. The Agricultural Humanities block must be taken concurrently with the Sustainable Food and Agriculture block.
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XHH 115 - Superior Connections Fall 1: Lake Superior Lives and Stories 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 126-B004 Confluences and NAS 160-B004 Lake Superior Ojibwe (Superior Connections First Year Fall Semester) Students explore the unique sense of identity and place among the peoples and communities of the Lake Superior Region. They examine these relationships through the lens of history, memory, culture, writing, artistic expression, and human relationships to the natural environment.
Connections Discipline: Experiential
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XHH 130 - American Cultural Spirituality 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 102-B023 US History after 1865 and REL 241-B023 Religion in America Students will explore religious trends in America from 1865 to present day. Topics include how religion has served to affirm (and/or suppress) regional, racial, sexual, and ethnic identities in the 19th and 20th centuries, religion’s role in continuous US ideologies of “manifest destiny,” the social gospel movement’s reaction to the Guilded Age, spiritual responses to the Great Depression, and the religious motivation behind temperance movements. A special focus will be on Civil Rights-era spiritual themes, as well as the rise of the late-20th century Religious Right.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 135 - North American Contact Zone 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 101-B026 United States History to 1865 and NAS 211-B026 Native American History and Experience North American Contact Zones focuses on Native American and white cultural, legal, and militaristic encounters from contact through 1865. Both courses speak to themes of colonization, imperialism, treaties, and Indian removal, lifeways, resilience, and sovereignty.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 205 - Arts and Cultural Encounters 0 Credits
Connections Block: HUM 249-B010 Voices of the American West and NAS 211-B010 Native American History to 1838 Students explore a variety of cultural encounters and human interactions in Native American history and the American arts spanning the18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. They engage with themes, such as creative expression, human resiliency, colonialism, expansion, and the myths and realities of American history.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 210 - Asian Religions in Global Context 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 111-B006 History of World Civilizations to 1500 and REL 230-B006 Asian Religions and Philosophies In this block, students will study the content of various Asian religions and philosophies in the context of global history. In particular, students: connect the roots of each religion to the historical context that produced it; compare the doctrines and beliefs of various religious and philosophical systems; study the patterns of religious change across regions and times periods; trace the impacts of various religions on Asian political, economic, and social history; and juxtapose Asian religions and philosophies to Western religions and philosophies such as Jusiasm, Christianity, Islam and Western humanism.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 212 - World Religions
Connections Block: REL 229 Idea of God and REL 230 Asian Religions and Philosophies This block of religion courses provides a basic grounding in selected, major world religions. By engaging these traditions at the same time, the commonalities and contrasts are clarified and greater, contextual understanding results. Both courses will focus on the basic tenets, traditional and contemporary practices, as well as contemporary challenges within each tradition
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XHH 215 - Monotheism in Global Context 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 111-B011 History of World Civilizations to 1500 and REL 229-B011 The Idea of God In this block, students study the content of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and then explore the ways that these religious traditions were shaped by their historical contexts, and how, in turn, they had enormous impacts on Middle Eastern and Western political, economic, and social history. In addition, students trace the outlines of the interactions of these religions with Western humanism.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 220 - A-B positive (Art/Buddhism) 0 Credits
Connections Block: ART 111-B003 Drawing I and REL 231-B003 Buddhism This block connects the study of the Buddhist religion to the art of drawing. Buddhism has contributed to art history in myriad ways that utilize the art of the pen or brush. Students will have hands-on experience in studio with traditional drawing techniques as well as those influenced by Buddhism.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 225 - Ethics and Human Rights 0 Credits
Connections Block: PHL 225-B013 Ethics and REL 270-B013 Religion and Human Rights This block brings religion and philosophy into dialogue examining philosophical ethical theories and their application as well as religious sytems of thought on human rights.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 230 - Women of the World 0 Credits
Connections Block: NAS 250 Native American Women’s History and ENG 233 Women of the Third World
Students explore the diverse experiences and perspectives of women from around the world including Native American women and women in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 235 - Gender, Society, and Nature 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
This block traces the history of gender relations in Western Civilization over the past 250 years and aligns that history with current feminist theories and practices regarding the relationship of gender to environmental issues, conceptions of nature, and inequality.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 241 - The Middle East and the Muslim World 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 228-B002 Literature of the Arab World and HIS 263-B002 History of the Middle East In this block students explore the culture and history of the Middle East, and especially Arab Literature. The courses cover the rise of Islam and its affect on the culture of the Middle East, the nature of Western involvement in the region, and the roots of current conflicts in the area. Students also get a solid grounding in the ways that Islam shapes modern gender roles, conceptions of community and society, and governmental structures. Special attention is given to the role that oil has played in the region’s history and power politics.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 243 - Middle East & the Muslim World 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 263-B020 History of the Middle East and REL 330-B020 Islam In this block students explore the intersections of Middle East history and the religion of Islam. The courses cover the rise of Islam and its effect on the culture of the Middle East, the tumultuous Twentieth Century in the Middle East, and current problems in the Middle East today. They also cover the nature of the Muslim religion today, and the ways that Islam has interacted with historical events.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 261 - Gender and Environment 0 Credits
Connections Block: GWS 266-B001 Ecofeminism and HIS 209-B001 Gender in the United States Landscape This block examines critical moments and theories at the intersection of the construction of gender and nature in the United States over the past two centuries. Topics include conceptions of the body, the landscape, and power in American culture; women’s health, work, leisure, and consumer habits; ecofeminist politics; and gender as understood through physical space.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 269 - Contemporary Western Art and Philosophy 0 Credits
Connections Block: ART 232-B014 Contemporary Art History and PHL 282-B014 Contemporary Western Philosophy We survey trends and individual contributions to the development of Art and Philosophy from the late 1800’s to the present. We will explore the influences of historical, cultural, and technical developments on the development of Art and Philosophy.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 270 - Nature in History & Literature 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 318-B024 Nature Writers and HIS 241-B024 American Environmental History Through the lens of history and literary studies, students explore the many ways that Americans have depicted and acted on their believes about nature and the natural world. Readings of common texts and study of related movements and historical events provide students with an opportunity to differentiate between historical and literary approaches to understanding uniquely American attitudes toward nature.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 272 - 20th Century Culture & Conflict 0 Credits
Connections Block: HIS 270-B025 The Holocaust and HUM 235-B025 Arts, Letters, and The World War This block examines the complex interactions of culture and conflict in the early Twentieth Century, by contrasting great early Twentieth Century European art, music, poetry and fiction with the sequence of events leading up to the Holocaust. Both courses will pay special attention to the First World War and the ways that it shook European culture to its foundations, and created the groundwork for Nazism and the Holocaust to arise.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
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XHH 305 - Language, Literature, and Meaning 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 384-B007 Literary Criticism and PHL 330-B007 Philosophy of Language Students explore the nature of meaning from the perspectives of philosophy and literary criticism. Studying the schools of criticism and the philosophy of language, the class investigates the meaning/language connection, how language hooks onto the world, the sense/nonsense distinction, the role of context in meaning and understanding, connections between theory, criticism, and literature, and how theoretical approaches to the study of literature question and shape the making of meaning in literary texts.
Connections Discipline: Humanities
Prerequisites: Any ENG course
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XHI 105 - Energy, Design, andAesthetics 0 Credits
Connections Block: PHL 266-B100 Environmental Aesthetics and SCD 160-B100 Renewable Energy and Sustainable Design Students investigate the aesthetics of cultural and natural environments while studying principles of energy production and green building practices. Applying European, American, and Japanese models of aesthetics to human landscapes, students examine climate appropriate building designs and sustainable methods of energy production.
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XHI 200 - Superior Connections 2: Reading the Waters and Confluences II 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 229-B101 Reading the Waters and IDS 250-B101 Confluences II Building on experiences in first-semester Superior Connections blocks, students study literature of the Lake Superior Watershed as well as places and communities that they will visit during the May circumnavigation. Particular attention is given to the development of skills in critical reading, writing, speaking, and research.
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XHN 105 - Nature in Life and Literature 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B202 Concepts of Biology and ENG 211-B202 Humanity and Nature in Literature This two-course block addresses environmental issues and views of nature from the distinct perspectives of science and the humanities. Students acquire an understanding of the foundation in biology (genetics, water issues, etc.) as well as exposure to those same issues through the reading of appropriate literature (novel, play, short stories, essays, and poetry).
Prerequisites: ENG 110 or Connections Block
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XHN 110 - Exploring Meaning in the Universe 0 Credits
Connections Block: REL 258-B201 Religion and Nature and PHY 104-B201 Introduction to Astronomy This block examines the connection human beings have to “nature,” from local surroundings to the entire universe. Quite often this connection to, and understanding of, nature is viewed through the lens of various world religions. It is also the case that religion is sometimes shaped by scientific understanding. Religion and Nature takes the position that the current relationship championed by human beings and world religions has lead to irreparable harm. Introduction to Astronomy examines the relationship between science and religion and discusses the possibility that this relationship is not unidirectional.
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XHN 120 - B203 - Rock Solid Thinking
Connections Block: GSC 120 Physical Geology and PHL 270 - Philosophy of Science Acquire the knowledge and background to answer geologic questions and to appreciate the diversity of the physical landscape and the processes that shape it. Gain knowledge to appreciate the complexity of environmental problems. At the same time, learn about the history of science, its methods, its rise to prominence, and the challenges it has faced and which it faces today.
Connections Discipline: Humanities and Natural Science
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XHN 125 - Natural Hazards 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
This block examines natural hazards and disasters, exploring natural events and crises as geologic processes, as subjects of literature and film, and as social and environmental problems.
Connections Discipline: Humanities and Natural Sciences
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XHS 105 - The Structure of Disaster 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 160-B300 Natural Disasters in Literature and Film and SOC 225-B300 Social Problems Disasters come in many forms, seemingly striking out of the blue and leaving people to pick up the pieces. Many recent disasters, both social and ecological, illustrate the failure of social structures and institutions, in general and in responding to catastrophe. In this block we explore the social problems that underpin disaster, as well as literary and cinematic representations of disaster and apocalypse.
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XHS 109 - Film, Literature, and Society 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 160-B309 Natural Disasters in Literature & Film and SOC 111-B309 Introduction to Sociology This block examines the various ways in which cultural meanings shape social categories such as race, class, and gender, particularly with regard to contexts for natural disaster. We explore some of the many sources of these meanings, with a focus on contemporary literary and cinematic texts.
Connections Discipline: Humanities and Social Sciences
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XHS 115 - Developing Business Presentations 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
This blocked course will develop students’ public speaking skills for application in a professional business environment.
Connections Discipline: Humanities and Social Sciences
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XHS 117 - Developing Business Presentations II 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
This blocked course will develop students’ public speaking skills for application in a professional business environment.
Connections Discipline: Humanities and Social Sciences
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XHS 119 - Developing Business Presentations
Connections Block: BUS 228 Marketing Management and ENG 180 Public Speaking This blocked course will develop students’ public speaking skills for application in a professional business environment.
Connections Discipline: Social Science and Humanities
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XHS 200 - Collapse 0 Credits
Connections Block: ENG 234-B302 Science Fiction and Societal Collapse and SCD 215-B302 Collapse and Sustainability . Discussions of societal collapse capture the minds and hearts of scientists and artists alike. Scientists have studied past and present examples of societal collapse and sustainability. Likewise, science fiction writers have described marvelous utopian societies and created cruel and unforgiving worlds of complete chaos. In this block, the courses uncover empirical, science-based case studies and imaginary, fiction-based worlds found in scientific and humanist traditions. The block brings together fantasy and reality through discussions of collapse and sustainability, and through a creative thought experiment, challenges students to explore possible futures.
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XHS 205 - Groups and Counterculture 0 Credits
Connections Block: MUS 217-B305 Music in World Culture and OED 221-B305 Group Process What forces are at work within groups and how can we live and work successfully within them? Topics include group dynamics, leadership, power, conformity, communication, conflict, morality and ethics, diversity, subcultures and countercultures. Insights come from theories in sociology, psychology, leadership and education as well as from case studies in outdoor education, business, community organizing, juries, war, and music groups from around the world.
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XNI 105 - Growing Connections: Agriculture 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B500 Concepts of Biology: Food and Agriculture and IDS 141-B500 Sustainable Agriculture Synthesis Growing Connections: Agriculture is part of a larger Growing Connections curriculum (four courses in the fall with the option to continue in the winter/spring and beyond). Students investigate issues such as pesticide use, soil fertility, crop rotation, and nutrition in the classroom, the laboratory, and on weekly field trips to local farms and sustainable businesses.
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XNN 105 - Growing Connections Fall 1B: Sustainable Food and Agriculture 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B602 Concepts of Biology and CHM 103-B602 Chemistry of Food Sustainable Food and Agriculture is part of a larger Growing Connections sequence of courses (four courses in the fall semester with the option to continue in the winter/spring and beyond) that focuses on the history, theories, and practices of sustainable agriculture. This portion focuses on the biology and chemistry of food and agriculture in sustainable systems. Students in Growing Connections work closely with faculty mentors and regional farmers in classrooms, labs, and in the field to develop a comprehensive understanding of the role that agriculture plays in the lives of individuals and their communities.
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XNN 110 - Revenge of the Ecosystem 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B603 Concepts of Biology and CHM 105-B603 Chemistry in Social Context Students examine the impact of human activity on the environment and the resultant consequences for both human health and ecological sustainability. Particular attention is given to the chemistry and biology of our local watershed.
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XNN 125 - The Unsettled Earthscape 0 Credits
Connections Block: GSC 120-B600 Physical Geology and MET 270-B600 Oceanography This block examines processes that have given the Earth its current shape and how these processes might change the future shape of the Earth. Processes are studied from a geologic and oceanographic perspective and include: the circulation of water and air, volcanism, the rock cycle, nutrient cycling in the ocean, mixing of the ocean, waves, shorelines, tectonic activity, hurricane formation and movement, and sea floor and sediments.
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XNN 135 - In Search of Aliens 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
Participants in this block will join the current search for extraterrestrial life. To do this, students will be exposed to the basic building blocks of life as well as how we can conduct a search from the safety of our own planet.
Wellness Dimension: Natural Sciences
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XNN 140 - Mathematics of Life 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B609 Concepts of Biology and MTH 109-B609 Precalculus Mathematics Mathematics and biology are two large and complex fields of study; however, using one to explain the other makes each seem more connected to real word around us. Participants in this block integrate biological concepts with mathematics to aid in the exploration and contextualization of mathematical principles while quantifying important biological processes and phenomenon. Have you ever wondered how many cells there are in the world, how fast the human population will literally run out of room on the planet Earth, or why certain numbers appear repeatedly in nature? This block combines introductory biology with pre-calculus mathematics to answer these and many other questions. This course is ideal for freshman looking for a science block and helps prepare science students or anyone for a life appreciating the interconnectedness of biology and numbers.
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XNN 205 - Geologic-Ecologic Connections 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 234-B608 Ecology and GSC 222-B608 Sediments and Soils Participants in this block will develop a large-scale integrated appreciation for how geology, soil science, and ecosystem processes shape the world around us. Geology determines spatial landscape patterns, topography and soil parent material; this drives the development of soils and the processes that shape ecosystems. Soils and ecosystems further interact as soils promote and/or constrain ecosystem processes, while ecosystem processes influence soil development, morphology, and function. This block combines exposure to these interactions with a true understanding of how the natural world works; it is ideal for sophomores looking for advanced science blocks.
Prerequisites: BIO 115 or BIO 128 and GSC 107 , GSC 112 , or GSC 120
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XNN 305 - Connecting Hydrology with GIS 0 Credits
Connections Block: and
Students learn about the occurrence and movement of water in the atmosphere, over land, and in the ground. This block focuses on the processes of the hydrologic cycle and visualization and analysis using GIS. Students will experience common approaches to studying hydrology from the GIS community.
Connections Discipline: Natural Sciences
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XNS 105 - Response to Climate Change 0 Credits
Connections Block: and IDS 130-B700 Climate and Complexities of Societal Change Understanding global climate change requires knowledge not only of the scientific concepts involved but also of the complicating social factors. Citizens and leaders must understand the science behind the issue before they can make informed decisions; scientists must understand the social forces affecting their research. Working across the disciplines of biology and environmental studies, we will explore the responses of biological systems to current and past climate change, the societal and psychological impacts of the climate issue, and creative responses to concerns about the future of the environment and humanity.
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XNS 110 - Nature in Biology and Education 0 Credits
Connections Block: BIO 115-B702 Concepts of Biology and OED 105-B702 Introduction to Outdoor Education This block will introduce students to the fields of Biology and Outdoor Education using the theme of nature as a common thread. Students will be challenged to think both as a scientist and as an educator when looking at life, nature, and the relationship between humans and nature.
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XNS 115 - Animals and Minerals in Agriculture 0 Credits
Connections Block: GSC 107-B703 Geology and Agriculture and OED 222-B703 Exploring the Human/Animal Connection This block is about the connections between humans, animals, and the natural resources used in agriculture. It examines the human/animal connection in agriculture and how soil and water connects everything. It is also about the impacts of agriculture on humans, animals, and the environment.
Connections Discipline: Natural Sciences and Humanities
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XNS 200 - Earth Resources and Economics 0 Credits
Connections Block: GSC 233-B701 Earth Resources and BUS 226-B701 Essentials of Economics This block studies the economics and geology that drive extraction and use of mineral, energy, and water resources. Environmental impacts of resource use and economically realistic alternatives are covered in detail.
Prerequisites: Any 100-level GSC course
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XSS 105 - Sociology and Sustainability 0 Credits
Connections Block: SCD 110-B907 Introduction to Sustainable Community Development and SOC 111-B907 Introduction to Sociology This block introduces students to the basic principles of sociology and integrates these theories and concepts into a framework for understanding the concept of sustainable development. Students gain a strong understanding of the processes that shape human society and how social structure influences our perceptions of sustainability and our ability to develop sustainably. Throughout the course, particular emphasis is placed on understanding how social processes interact with ecological and economic processes to shape the world we live in.
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XSS 205 - Economic Geography 0 Credits
Connections Blook BUS 226-B905 Essentials of Economics and GSC 262-B905 World Regional Geography . Students develop their understanding of basic economics and this understanding informs their views of contemporary geographic issues, such as the distribution of goods and services, the production and allocation of natural resources, and how it affects different cultures and nations across the globe.
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XSS 210 - Growing Connections Fall 2: Growing Farms and Community 0 Credits
Connections Block: BUS 229-B903 Small Business Management and SCD 110-B903 Introduction to Sustainable Community Development Growing Farms and Community is the final block in the Growing Connections program. Students study small business management and sustainable community development to develop an understanding of the role that agriculture can play in sustainable communities as well as the practical skills required for developing business plans and managing the business aspects of a small farm or related enterprises.
Prerequisites: GSC 107 and REL 273
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XSS 215 - Superior Connections Fall 2: Communities of Lake Superior 0 Credits
Connections Block: SCD 225-B904 Sustainable Development in the Lake Superior Watershed and SOC 260-B904 Sociology in the Watershed Communities of Lake Superior is the final block of the Superior Connections program. Building on previous experiences in Superior Connections, students study communities and patterns of social life as a means to better understanding how communities are formed and how individuals function within them. Students also explore questions related to community health and sustainability.
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XSS 220 - Political Processes 0 Credits
Connections Block: PSY 250-B902 Political Psychology and SCD 230-B902 The Political Process Combining research and theory from psychology, political science, and sociology, students explore local, regional, and national political processes. Issues addressed include political socialization, public opinion formation, interest group and social movement activism, electoral processes, partisan politics, bureaucracy, and the policy process.
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XSS 225 - Making Sense of Misfortune 0 Credits
Connections Block: OED 272-B901 Accident Theory and Analysis and PSY 250-B901 Narrative Psychology. Why do bad things happen, and how do we make sense of them once they do? Theories in cognitive psychology, sociology, organizational science, and outdoor education inform the exploration of sensation-seeking, risk, accidents, and paradoxes in risk management. Theories in narrative psychology illuminate the role of narrative structure in human cognition and the process of sense-making, healing, storytelling, and narrative techniques in therapeutic practices.
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XSS 235 - Groups and Community 0 Credits
Connections Block: OED 2201-B908 Group Process and Leadership and SCD 110-B908 Introduction to Sustainable Community Development An understanding of group dynamics, leadership theories and facilitation techniques can help us be effective members and leaders of diverse groups and communities. In addition to human dynamics, a sustainable community must also consider natural and economic elements. The course in Group Process & Leadership lays the interpersonal foundation and the course in SCD further builds from this into an understanding of sustainable communities at both a micro and macro level.
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XSS 240 - Social Structures and Change 0 Credits
Connections Block: SCD 235-B909 Forces of Change and SOC 225-B909 Social Problems This block examines the relationship between the social problems of today and the successes and failures of past political and social movements. Students gain a strong understanding of the structural processes that shape contemporary social problems and examine the role previous generations have played in shaping institutions, hindered societal development, and/or fostered social, cultural, economic, and political change. Throughout the block, students acquire the intellectual tools necessary to identify social problems and how to work to alleviate those problems going forward.
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XSS 255 - Sustainable Communities 0 Credits
Connections Block: PSY 250-B900 Models of Sustainable Community Change and SOC 250-B900 Leadership in Community Change Sustainable communities require hard work and cooperation by committed community members. Sustainable communities also need the right social, economic, and political conditions to thrive. This block focuses on attempts by individuals, groups, and organizations from around the world who are trying to become more sustainable. By studying case study examples across the globe, students will have the opportunity to examine and understand how people attempt to achieve sustainable communities.
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