Teaching Resources
Course Syllabi
Ranging from introductory general education to upper-division courses, the attached syllabi are available for students, faculty, and the general public to explore.
ENST 150: Environmental Issues in Society
This course is an interdisciplinary study of environmental issues and challenges, examining their scientific, social, cultural, political, and ethical aspects. It explores the environmental and social impacts of modern industries and lifestyle; the roles of different actors and institutions; and environmental debates. It continually weaves in justice-based concerns and intersectional analysis of the environmental issues we cover, as well as requires students to explore our personal responsibilities and roles in environmental and social problems.
ENST 442: Global Climate Change: Policy and Society
The goal of this course is to take an interdisciplinary “deep-dive” into global climate policy and practice. In doing so, we will examine and critically assess various global treaties, governmental and non-state approaches and voluntary policies aimed at mitigating and adapting to global climate change. And we will do so in the vein of keeping an optimistic view of finding solutions and assessing novel ideas posed outside of government efforts.
ENST 499: Global Climate Negotiations: Policy Research and Communication
This classroom-to-field course will introduce and immerse students into the principles, strategies and practice of qualitative field research, justice-based policy analysis, and effective climate communication using the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations as our investigation site. Throughout the process, students will design and implement their own research protocols, observe live negotiations, interview key stakeholders, and ultimately relay their observations and analysis to lay audiences in a format of their choosing.
Climate Simulators
Curated for students, policymakers, and the general public, these interactive simulations allow participants to explore the necessary speed and level of actions that nations must take to address global climate change. These tools have been implemented by the GCL to educate local high school students on climate policy issues as well as by Professor Gibson in a number of her courses. On this page you can find corresponding classroom activities for these simulators.
C-ROADS
Dividing participants into 6 different world regions, this model helps people to understand the long-term impacts of national and regional greenhouse gas emission reductions at the global level
EN-ROADS
This simulator tasks its user with adjusting 18 different indicators to find the most impact climate solutions by exploring cross-sectoral approaches to addressing climate change,