Academics
John Cabot provides many ways to encourage students to develop their knowledge of and sensitivity to environmental sustainability. One way is through academic courses. These are meant to fully integrate with the wealth of other activities and projects available at the University: students clubs, community work, faculty-led trips, lectures and workshops, alumni networking and mentoring, the Triggering Change pitch, as well as the recently-created Certificate in Sustainability.
True to its liberal arts tradition, John Cabot takes a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainability, helping to develop a holistic vision that provides a broad approach to understanding and making sense of this complex topic. Courses are being added and the curriculum is evolving to accommodate greater flexibility and focus.
Courses
Environmental Archaeology and Paleoclimatology
In his class, Professor Jens Koehler analyzes how humans have been impacting the environment and the climate since prehistoric times. Students learn archaeological methodology and the tools used in the fields of geology and climatology that will allow them to discover, interpret and analyze statistics on environmental and climate research.
Below is a selection of courses that make meaningful contributions to social and environmental sustainability efforts:
ARCH/NS 310 Environmental Archaeology and Paleoclimatology
BUS 220 Business Communication
BUS 320 Public Relations
BUS/PL 325 NGO Consulting Lab
BUS 498 International Business Seminar
CMS 323 Media and the Environment
CMS 345 Ecocinema: Environmentalism and Film
CMS 375 AI and Critical Art Practices: Ethics, Aesthetics, Labor
CS/MGT 310 Technologies and Strategies for the Sustainable Enterprise
DJRN 380 Writing for Advocacy: Climate Crisis
EC 380 Environmental Economics
ETH/BUS 301 Business Ethics
EXP 1025 Climate Journalism: Combating Disinformation and Driving Change
MGT 345 Social Entrepreneurship
MGT/BUS 375 Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries
MKT 320 Integrated Marketing Communications
NS 202 Global Warming
NS 220 Food and Agriculture
NS 230 Energy and Environment
NS 290 Science and Urban Ecology
PH 325 Ethics of Emerging Technologies
PL 366 International Environmental Politics
PL/GDR 375 The Politics of Gender
PL/LAW 230 Human Rights
PL/LAW 325 Human Trafficking and Contemporary Slavery
PL/LAW 326 Globalization and Crime
PL/LAW 399-1 Special Topics in Law and Political Science: Human Rights and Business
PL/LAW 399-2 Special Topics in Law and Political Science: International Children's Rights
SOSC/GDR 310 Gender, Culture and Urban Spaces
SOSC/ITS 220 Italian Food Culture
SOSC/LAW 322 Green Criminology
Research Papers
This collection includes scholarly publications, working papers, and research outputs with a focus on sustainability.