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Dartmouth offers many undergraduate and graduate courses encompassing issues of the environment, polar science diplomacy, Arctic Indigenous Knowledge systems, inclusive governance, and the consequences of rapid environmental change on the North and our planet.

Courses in anthropology, engineering, Native American studies, earth sciences, environmental studies, ecology and evolutionary biology, and Russian provide in-depth courses on the scientific, political, social and cultural challenges emerging from climate change. Our associated Arctic and Polar faculty may also have courses available in this space.

The Practice of Science Policy & Diplomacy

ENVS 62 introduces students to the global landscape, emerging ideas, and the art and practice of science policy and diplomacy in the U.S. and internationally. Professor Melody Brown Burkins. Please consult ORC or department website for terms this course is offered.

Arctic Environmental Change

ENVS 80.01 examines the connections between science and the human dimensions of rapid environmental change. The course emphasizes the importance of science communication in the policy process and will culminate with a collaborative case study that integrates climate change, resource.

 

Imaging Polar Geographies

GEOG 70.04/INTS 80.05 provides a broad introduction to the physical geography of the polar regions, and the methodologies used to study how and why they are changing. This course emphasizes the versatility of remote-sensing applications, including satellite- and drone-based analyses, as well as the usefulness of historical expedition photography and Indigenous knowledge and oral histories as sources of polar knowledge.