Course Description
This is a 1 unit colloquium designed specifically for graduate students in the Global Change GIDP PhD Minor, although students in any global-change related discipline may enroll. The course’s focus is the acquisition of a basic “Global Change Toolkit,” i.e., the foundational background, vocabulary, and communication skills necessary for successful engagement in advanced interdisciplinary scholarly research on global change issues.
Course Objectives
- To review major themes and initiatives in global change research
- To identify and interact with global change researchers on campus and beyond
- To develop professional skills for communicating global change research across disciplines
- To assemble a personal “toolkit” of global change terms, references, resources, contacts, and skills tailored to your global change research area and future professional goals
