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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Special Education

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Social Science

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Student Success

  
  
  
  • ICS 110 International First Year Experience


    Helps international students who are new to WOU learn to manage their educational experience as well as help them identify resources on campus. Addresses the challenges of assimilation into American university life including declaring majors, understanding major requirements, choosing appropriate courses, being aware of campus resources, understanding general skill requirements needed for comprehending lectures and assignments, identifying their language strengths, acquiring study skills, understanding the student code of responsibility and using and citing sources correctly.
    Credits: 2
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.


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Sustainability

  
  • SUST 101 Sustainable World


    Introduces basic themes in sustainability including economic development, social inclusion, and environmental change. Interactions and dynamics of the world economy, the global society, and the Earth’s environment are explored. Various historical, current and emerging challenges facing humanity may be explored in a sustainability context, including but not limited to globalization; social and environmental equity and justice; climate change and other planetary boundaries; the dynamics of global capitalism, economic growth, and crises; growth and steady state economics; the rise of automation and the meaning of work; science, truth and society; and how various state and regional political-economic systems are associated with sustainability outcomes.
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.
    Exploring Knowledge: Social, Historic, and Civic Perspectives


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  • SUST 389 Land Systems and Sustainability


    Anthropogenic land uses over the past few decades have contributed to a substantial transformation of the earth’s lithospheric surface. Thus, sustainable land management measures and initiatives are necessary for ensuring socio-economic aspirations are balanced with ecological objectives. This course, from interdisciplinary perspectives, will use a combination of theories and frameworks from natural science, social science, and humanities to understand the complex feedbacks resulting from past and recent interactions between anthropogenic land uses and natural systems.
    Credits: 4
    Satisfactory Grading: Eligible for the Satisfactory/No Credit grade mode.
    Integrating Knowledge Science, Technology, and Society


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Theatre Arts

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

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