education
Understanding the need for today’s students to be well educated in environmental issues, the Sustainability Alliance is working to develop new educational programs that infuse sustainability-related topics throughout the university’s curriculum, increasing the understanding and engagement of Case Western Reserve graduates from all areas of study—training the next generation of thought leaders to develop and champion practices that will have a lasting effect on the well-being of humanity.
As a sampling of sustainability-related courses that will be offered in
Fall 2009, see this list:
| COURSE | TITLE | INSTRUCTOR | DAYS | TIME | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL 114 | Princliples of Biology (non-majors) | staff | MWF | 11:30-12:20 PM | |
| BIOL 351 | Principles of Ecology | Drewa | M/W/F | 9:30-10:20AM | |
| ECON 367 | Energy Economics and Engr Solutions | Gary Murphy | MWF | 10:30-11:20 | |
| ECON 368 | Environmental Economics | Susan Helper | MW | 12:30-1:45 | |
| EECS 342 | Introduction to Global Issues | Mihaljo Mesarovic | Th | 6:00-8:30 PM | |
| ESTD 398 | Seminar in Environmental Studies | Peter McCall | W | 5:00-7:00 PM | |
| GEOL 321 | Hydrogeology | Gerald Matisoff | MW | 12:30 - 1:45PM | |
| HSTY 342 | Water (XListed as POSC 342) | John Broich | Th | 3:00-5:30PM | |
| HSTY 346 | Guns, Germs, Steel | John Broich | M | 2:00-4:30PM | |
| HSTY 391 | Food in History | Alan Rocke | TTh | 10:00-11:15AM | |
| HSTY 452 | History of American Technology | Peter Shulman | M | 4:00 - 6:30 PM | |
| PHYS 491 | Modern Physics for Innovation | Ed Caner | tba | tba | |
| POSC 388 | The Politics and Policy of the Global Environment | Jessica Green | MWF | 11:30 AM-12:20 PM | |
| SOCI 113 | Critical Problems in Society | David Warner | T TH | 10:00-11:15 | |
| SOCI 377 | Population Dynamics & Changing Societies | David Warner | W | 3:00-5:30PM | |
| USNA 220 | Suburban Landscapes: Nature, Technology, Culture | Erika Olbricht | TTh | 10:00-11:15AM | |
| USNA 235 | Exploring a Sense of Place | Elizabeth Banks | MW | 9:00-10:15 AM | |
| USNA 237 | Landscape History & Conservation | Erika Olbricht | TTh | 2:45 - $:00PM | |
| USNA 241 | Urban Transportation | Isaac Greber | TTh | 4:30-5:45PM | |
| USNA 243 | CWRU's Carbon Footprint | Linda Robson | TTh | 1:15-2:30PM | |
| ECIV 361 | Water Resoources Engineering | Aaron Jennings | MWF | 10:30-11:20 AM | |
| EMSE 201 | Intro Materials Science | Mark DeGuire | MW | 12:30-1:45PM | |
| EPBI 484 | Geographic medicine &Epidemiology | Daniel Tisch | TTh | 4:30-5:45PM | |
| EVHS 429 | Introduction to Environmental Health | Dorr Dearborn | tba | tba | |
| EVHS 435 | Environmental Health Law and Policy | staff | tba | tba |
Additionally, all undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve complete a capstone project in their senior year, many of which are related to the Allaince mission. Contact your major advisor to explore options!