Natural Science 0245 - Climate Action: Advancing Hampshire's Climate Action Plan

In this Supported Project seminar, which is part of the Climate Action (CA) series of learning opportunities, students will take on projects to advance Hampshire College's new Climate Action Plan. This course provides a structured, collaborative environment for students to pursue projects alone or as part of a project team. Students will design, refine, and implement projects to further Hampshire's climate action strategies and goals, such as improving composting, increasing energy use awareness, or designing educational programming. Through this process, students will develop the skills to complete an action-oriented independent project in preparation for Division III. Skills include writing an effective project plan, clear and compelling communication, engaging in constructive feedback, and working ethically in community context. Completion of this course fulfills the Div II Supported Project Requirement. There are no prerequisites, but registered students will be expected to submit a brief project interest form by December 15th Keywords:Climate action, sustainability, entrepreneurship, project, environment This course could be used to fulfill the Division II Project requirement.

Environments and Change Library Materials:Students will be doing some research using library databases and available e-resources and journals Students should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time