Sustainability Related Courses Being Offered Spring 2016:
SUST 346: Politics and Climate Change
WF 3-4:15
Roxanne Qualls
This course is an in depth review of climate change, its impact, and international, national
and local efforts being undertaken to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of
climate change.
SUST 401 Sustainable Development: Institutions, Policies and Applications
TR 2:30-3:45
Chatterjee
Drawing on interdisciplinary fields such as anthropology, geography and management
studies, this course will address histories, negotiations, complex governance structures, and
politics surrounding global pursuits for sustainable futures.
Notice: the 3 courses below are 1 credit each, can be taken sequentially, or 1 or 2
can be taken individually:
SUST 453 / BUAD 653: Transformative Sustainability Leadership
W 6-8:30 Jan. 13 - Feb. 10 (1 credit)
Steve Melink (CEO of Melink Corp)
Course will focus on the importance of leadership in educating and inspiring people
inside and outside their organizations to realize the strategic advantages of
sustainability and clean energy for the betterment of business and the world.
SUST 454 / BUAD 654: Strategy and Goal-Setting in Sustainability
W 6-8:30 Feb. 17 - Mar. 23 (1 credit) (No class Mar.9)
Len Sauers (Senior VP for Global Sustainability, P&G)
Course will focus on how a company can design a sustainability strategy and a set of
specific goals to create positive business opportunities for companies while mitigating
negative impacts such as waste, resource scarcity and climate change.
SUST 455 / BUAD 655: Climate Change Leadership-- Cincinnati
W 6-8:30 Mar 30 – Apr. 27 (1 credit)
Larry Falkin (Director of Cincinnati’s Office of Environment & Sustainability)
Course will focus on methods to lead a community to be resilient in the face of
Cincinnati's climate change realities, with an emphasis on what local government
responses are already in place and what other private and public sector responses could
be developed.
PHIL 392 Philosophy of Nature (E/RS Elective)
MWF 1-1:50
Adam Konopka
This course examines the historical developments of the concept of nature in the Western
philosophical tradition. Through a close reading of influential texts from early modern
science, ancient Greek philosophy, German phenomenology, and American
transcendentalism, students analyze competing conceptions of nature. Particular focus will
be given to the evaluative features inherent in nature and the relationship between cultural
achievements and the natural world. The course culminates in an engagement with current
debates in the philosophy of ecology.
ECON 421: Economics, Environment & Policy
TR 10-11:15
Bertaux
Analysis of concepts and models concerning economics and the environment, with
applications to policy questions. Project work will focus on particular natural resources or
ecosystem services.
BIOL 398 Environmental Studies Seminar: Water Resources
TR 11:30-12:45
Blair
An exploration of the current state of freshwater resources used by humans. This will
include an historical examination of the techniques used for water purification and
distribution as well as new technologies and conservation measures that are being
considered as the resource becomes increasingly scarce.
BIOL 120/136: Ecology and People (lecture and lab)
BIOL 120 (Lecture) 5:30-7:20 PM Thursday
BIOL 136 (Lab) 11:00-12:50 Wednesday or 1:00 – 2:50 Wednesday
Blair
An analysis of critical environmental issues that affect our world today. The course explores
the scientific basis as well as the economic, political and social context of environmental
problems.
ENGL 205: Can Books Save the Earth?
MWF 1:00-1:50PM and MWF 2:00-2:50PM
Ottum
Drought, floods, mega-storms, raging fires: environmental disasters are happening
everywhere these days with even more devastation projected in the future as climate
change advances. In the face of these enormous and frightening problems, what can books
do? This section of ENGL 205 examines how writers and other artists respond to
environmental change. We’ll explore how art can inspire positive change, drawing on
poetry, fiction, visual art, and film.
Other courses students may be interested in this Spring:
ECON 341 Economics of Developing Countries
MWF 11-11:50
McManus
MGMT 322 Managing Sustainability
Sat, 7 week course, time and dates TBA
Instructor TBA
ECON 305 Microeconomic Analysis
TR 1-2:15
Lang
MGMT 333 Global Supply Chain Mgmt
T 6-8:30 PM
Cunningham
POSC 372 International Political Economy (Env.Policy seminar or ECOS elective)
W 4 - 6:45 PM
Malik
BIOL 260 (3) & 261 (1) Environmental Science lecture & lab
TR 8:30-9:45 lecture
R 1:30-4:20 lab
McIntosh
HIST 554 Urban History, Geography, and GIS (ECOS elective)
W 5:30-8:00
Fairfield/Murphy
MGMT 309 Change Management
W 6-8:30 PM
Kilbourne