Building on initial efforts of ISEES, the UMN now has a new undergraduate minor in Sustainability Studies. Since 1996, the Institute has sponsored a number of symposia, seminars and courses that address sustainability issues. See below for information about courses developed through past and ongoing efforts of the Institute.

 

Frameworks of Sustainability: Sustainable People, Sustainable Planet
Fall 2006
Instructors: Todd Arnold and Lisa Disch
Tu/Th 3:35-4:50, 135 Blegen Hall, UMN West Bank
ESPM 3480/Pol 4210

Course syllabus

Sustainable Aquaculture
Spring 2006
Instructor: Anne Kapuscinski
M/W 4:30-5:45, 490 Hodson Hall, St. Paul Campus
FW 5455

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Population, Equity and Environmental Change
Spring 2004
Instructor: Lisa Disch, Political Science
Tu/Th 2:00-2:50 Population, Equity and Environmental Change
POL 4210/5210 and NRES 5480

Course website

Creature Features: Wildlife in Film
Spring 2003
FW 1901 (2 cr.), Registration #63398
Instructors: Dr. Anne R. Kapuscinski and Dr. Emily E. Pullins
Tuesdays, 6:00-8:30p.m. -- Bell Museum 3, East Bank Campus

Course website

Biosafety Science and Policy
Spring 2005
 NRES 5482/ENR 5042 (3 cr.), Registration #63980
Instructor: Dr. Anne R. Kapuscinski and Dr. Emily E. Pullins
Mondays, 3:00-6:00p.m. -- 326 Green Hall, St. Paul Campus

Course syllabus from 2005

Course website from 2003

Population, Environment and Sustainability
Spring 2002
NRES 5480 (3 cr.), Registration #60730
Instructor: Dr. Blake Ratner
Thursdays, 5:30-8:15 p.m. -- 203 Green Hall, St. Paul Campus

Course syllabus

Sustainability Science Seminar: Focus on Rio+10 Earth Summit, 2002
Spring 2002
NRES 3000 Colloquium (1 cr.), Registration # 60936
NRES 5000 Colloquium (1 cr.), Registration # 64546
Instructors: Dr. Bruce Vondracek, Dr. Emily Pullins, and Jon Rosales
Thursdays, 4:05-4:55 p.m. -- 19 Green Hall, St. Paul Campus

Spring 2001
Population, Environment and Sustainability
 NRES 5480, Section 1; 3 cr.
Instructor: Dr. Blake Ratner
6 students enrolled

Course syllabus

Spring 2001
Safety First: Active Governance of Genetic Engineering for Environment and Human Health
NRES 5480, Section 2 (3 cr.); FW 4701 (2 cr.)
Instructors: Dr. Anne R. Kapuscinski, Dr. Emily Pullins

Course syllabus

Winter 1999
Course Development: Epistemologies and Methods for the Study of Human-Environment Interactions
DSSC 8311: Seminar; 1 cr.
Instructor: Dr. George Spangler
5 enrolled
Course syllabus not available.

Spring 1998
Population Growth, Consumption Patterns and Sustainability
DSSC 8311: Seminar; 2 cr.
Instructor: Dr. Anne Kapuscinski
14 enrolled, 5 external participants, 9 faculty involved
Course syllabus not available.

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