Cross Listing Course Form (4/9/14)
I: Criteria
To qualify for consideration for cross listing, all courses must:
- be requested by both departments or programs;
- count as credit toward an existing major, minor, or certificate program;
- not be experimental or have a reserved variable content course number (x90-X99)
- carry the same title (both parent and sibling courses) and, if possible, carry the same course
number;
- be implemented within comparable course levels, e.g., (U), (UG), or (G);
- be offered under an existing rubric.
Under no circumstances will a course have more than three crosslistings.
II: Summary of courses requested for crosslisting
Requesting Dept / Program (must be
Resource Conservation
department of parent course)
Parent Course Prefix and Number
NRSM 449E
Sibling Course(s) Prefix (Pre CCN) and
Number
Course Title
CCS 449E
Climate Change Ethics & Policy
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Date
Requestor:
Dane Scott
Phone/ email :
X6632 /
dane.scott@mso.umt.edu
Parent Program
Laurie Yung
Chair/Director:
Sibling Program Chair(s) Steve Running
/ Director(s)
Dean(s):
James Burchfield
Approve *
X Yes  No
XYes  No
 Yes  No
X Yes  No
 Yes  No
*Signatory Comments (required for disapproval):
IV. Rationale
Do these courses need to be cross listed to fill an external requirement?
If YES, define external requirement and attach
documentation.
If NO, complete narrative: In 500 words or less explain why only cross-listing this course serves
the need for delivering academic content. You must identify how both the parent and sibling
units contribute to the cross-listed course’s content and how cross listing contributes to the
respective units’ missions of serving students. The narrative must also identify additional reasons
for cross listing such as a specialized need for advertising to prospective students, sharing
resources across departments (equipment, space, instructors, etc.), or mutual contribution to
course content.
NRSM 449E Climate Change Ethics & Policy serves a critical need within the Climate Change Studies
minor program. It is one of only several society-area course offerings, and the only course that covers the
ethical dimensions of climate change. Identifying this course within the listing of courses within the
Climate Change Studies minor will help student recognize it as a possible course to meet their minor
requirements. In return, a crosslisting with CCS helps to populate and diversify student enrollment within
the Climate Change Ethics and Policy class. The ASCRC has previously approved this course for
crosslisting with CCS.
V. Syllabus
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Climate Change Ethics and Policy
NRSM 449E/CCS 449E
Instructor: Dane Scott
Office: Mansfield Center. MLIB 464
Phone: 243-6632
Email: dane.scott@mso.umt.edu
Office hours: TTR: 2:30-3:30
Goal:
 For students to understand the central concepts of Western ethical theories and be able to relate
them to climate change policies.
Objectives:
 Demonstrate a basic understanding of various concepts and theories of justice Demonstrate an
understanding of the roles of justice in deliberations aimed at:
(1) Mitigating green house gases
(2) Adapting to the consequences of global climate change
(3) Reducing the impacts of climate change through geoengineering
 Deliberate with other students to create an online document that contains a well written, and wellsupported argument that reaches a carefully considered conclusion on a specific aspect of climate
change policy.
 Become adept at using Mediawiki to create online documents.
Texts:
 Michael Sandel, Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?
 Most of the readings will be posted as PDFs or links on the course web site:
http://wiki.umt.edu/odccss/
Tests & Assignments:
 Two tests (in class and take-home sections) on basic concepts and theories of justice and climate
change (50 %)
 Attend 2 outside lectures on climate change and write a 1-page (250-300-words) critical response
to the lecture (10 %)
 Final Project
a. Online Deliberation Center (ODC) project (40%)
b. Alternative assignment: Research papers will be approximate 2,500 words (8 pages) (40%)
Schedule
Week 1
8/28: Introduction
8/30: UNESCO, “The Ethical Implications of Climate Change,” pages 7-20
Week 2
9/4: UNESCO, “The Ethical Implications of Climate Change,” pages 21-38
9/6: Sandel, Chapter 1, “Do the Right Thing” (J)
McKibben, “Ethics, Rights, and Responsibilities”
Week 3:
9/11: Shue, “Global Environment and International Inequality”
9/13: Sandel, Chapter 2, “The Greatest Happiness Principle / Utilitarianism”
Week 4:
9/18: Ron Sandler, “The Value of Species and the Ethical Foundations of Assisted Colonization”
Class will not meet at the regular time. You are expected to attend visiting speaker, Ron Sandler’s talk,
"Climate Change and the Ethics of Species Preservation,"(12:00-1:10, UC Theater)
9/20: Singer, “One Atmosphere”
Week 5
9/25: Sandel, Chapter 3, “Do We Own Ourselves / Libertarianism”
9/29: Sandel, Chapter 4, “Hired Help / Markets and Morals”
Week 6
10/2: Naomi Klein, “Capitalism vs. the Climate” http://www.thenation.com/article/164497/capitalism-vsclimate
Germot Wagner, “Naomi Klein is Only Half Right”
http://grist.org/climate-change/naomi-klein-is-half-right-distorted-markets-are-the-real-problem
10/4: Film: “Cool It”
Bill McKibben’s review of Cool It, http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2007/oct/11/can-anyonestop-it/
Week 7
10/9: Sandel, Chapter 5, “What Matters is the Motive / Immanuel Kant”
10/11: Sandel, Chapter 6, “The Case for Equity / John Rawls”
Week 8
10/16: Caney, “Climate Change, Human Rights and Moral Thresholds” PDF
10/18: Sandel, Chapter 8, “Who Deserves What / Aristotle”
Week 9
10/23: Test #1
10/25: Jamieson, “When Utilitarians should be Virtue Theorists”
Week 10
10/30: Class will not meet at the regular time. Special evening lecture: Jane Long and Nancy Tuana,
“Second Thoughts on Geoengineering: Ethics and Governance” 12:00-1:10 PM, UC Theater.
11/1: Caney, “Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change” PDF
Week 11
11/6: No Class, Election Day
11/8: Broone, “The Ethics of Climate Change”
Week 12
11/13: Bear, et al. “Greenhouse Gas Development Rights”
11/15: Anthony Leiserowitz, “Risk Perception and Behavior”
Gardiner, “A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics, and the Problem of Moral
Corruption”
Week 13
11/20: Bear, “Adaptation to Climate Change: Who Pays Whom?
Paavola & Adger, “Fair Adaptation to Climate Change”
11/22: No Class, Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 14
11/27: Root & Goldsmith, “Wild Species Extinction”
Minteer, “Move it or lose it? The Ecological Ethics of Relocating Species under Climate Change”
11/29: Keith, “Engineering the Planet”
Robock, “20 Reasons Why Geoengineering is a Bad Idea”
Research Projects Due
Week 15
12/4: Sandler, “Solar Radiation and Non-Human Species”
12/6: Preston, “Solar Radiation Management and Vulnerable Populations”
Week 16 (Finals)
Test #2, Thursday, 12/13, 10:10-12:10
VI. Justification for third crosslisting:
In 500 words or less describe the extenuating circumstances making a third course necessary.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit signed original, and electronic file
to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.