Sustainability Course Repository

The objective of this course is to develop an integrated knowledge of the corporate governance mosaic, which aims to balance managerial autonomy and corporate accountability. This course Introductionduces students to the responsibilities of and interactions among key governance actors, including shareholders, board of directors and its subcommittees, managers, external and internal auditors, the capital markets, and the broader regulatory environment. Topics will be addressed using current readi...

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This is a survey course designed to Introductionduce students to the powers and limitations of administrative agencies and the legal and political mechanisms which regulate them. Emphasis will be placed on coverage of a broad range of topics rather than upon detailed analysis of any particular area. The course's function in the curriculum is to serve as a building block for advanced courses in particular regulatory areas. Students will gain a basic familiarity with the structural and procedural ...

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Despite a century or more of seemingly monumental legal reforms (such as Brown v. Board of Education outlawing school segregation along color lines) and social changes, everyday headlines make plain that the U.S. constitutional commitment to 'Equal Justice Under Law' remains illusory for many persons, and for some entire groups. When examined from a systems analysis, current events reveal the 'systemic' and interconnected nature of a variety of daunting and seemingly intractable legal and social...

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The American Indian Law Journal (AILJ) is an academic collaboration among students, faculty, and practitioners. AILJ is designed to fill a critical gap in the amount of current scholarship available to those interested in the rapidly developing field of Indian law. AILJ employs an innovative online format and was granted provisional status in 2011. Indian law concerns a wide range of legal issues, including tax, property, contracts, gaming, and environmental law.

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In this course, students are Introductionduced to basic concepts, methods, and applications of cultural anthropology. Ethnographic case studies demonstrate human cultures and encourage a culturally relative understanding of and appreciation for diverse societies and their values. Special attention is paid to how globalization impacts human cultures and how the work of anthropologists can be applied to solve contemporary social problems.

Read more about ANTH-2120 : Cultural Anthropology

What is the origin of humans and what sets us apart from other primates? Humans have pondered this for countless generations. The answers are at the core of anthropological inquiry. In this course, we will explore biological and archaeological evidence of human origins. This hands-on, activity focused course provides students with a framework for thinking critically about human origins, the relationship between biology and culture, and a deeper understanding of the diversity of human nature.

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This course is an Introductionduction to Native American religions and spirituality. It focuses on the development of rituals and beliefs, including myths and stories and how they are integrated into organized traditions, sacred spaces and social-political structures. The course will examine prehistorical to historical developments, with particular interest in contemporary issues of Indigenous rights and efforts at renewal. Regional as well as particular Indigenous practices will be studied.

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This course explores the cultural and ecological aspects of the relationship between human beings and their physical environments. Special attention is given to case studies of human- environment interactions in the Pacific Northwest, including indigenous (Native) relationships with the natural environment and contemporary discussions of sustainability, consumption, environmental education, ethics, food and agriculture.

Read more about ANTH-3610 : Culture, Ecology and Geography

This course examines the field of global health through the theoretical and methodological lens of medical anthropology. The field of global health is defined by its commitment to understanding the manifestations and patterns of illness around the world as well as the social, political, and economic forces that place certain individuals and populations at increased risk of morbidity and mortality. The course stresses the need to conceptualize health problems and their proposed solutions in terms...

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This course examines the ways in which diverse cultures represent, customize, conceptualize and organize biological reproduction. How is reproductive activity related to other cultural institutions such as the family, religion and law? Which forms of reproductive activity are culturally sanctioned and which forms are punished? What is the relationship between reproduction and other legitimating cultural activities? The course also explores variations on the concept of reproduction at the macro l...

Read more about ANTH-4220 : Culture & Reproduction