Questions about the courses or the DSSC minor program? Contact Karen Brown at [email protected].
Fall 2024
DSSC 8111: Ways of Knowing
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development
Course Schedule: Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their first year of the program should enroll in DSSC 8111. ICGC Scholars from earlier cohorts who have not yet taken Ways of Knowing due to scheduling conflicts should also enroll in this seminar.
DSSC 8211: Doctoral Research Workshop
Credits: 3
Instructor: Dr. Karen Brown, ICGC
Course Schedule: Thursdays, 10:30am-1:00pm
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their third year, or in the year prior to their dissertation research year, should enroll in DSSC 8211 in Fall semester.
DSSC 8310: Topics in Development Studies and Social Change
Section 1: Social-ecological Analysis of Ecological Restoration in the Global South
Credits: 1
Instructors: Dr. Forrest Fleischman and Dr. Pooja Choksi
Course Schedule: Tuesdays, 2-3:40pm, 1st Half of Semester
Who takes this class? ICGC Scholars in their second year of the program should enroll for a minimum of 2 credits of DSSC 8310. DSSC 8310 is a variable credit course, typically offered for one credit. Students are welcome to enroll in multiple sections of DSSC 8310, and must complete at least two credits.
Course Description
Millions of hectares of land are being restored or are earmarked for restoration in this UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030). From monoculture tree plantations to grassland revival and agroforestry, 'ecological restoration' has taken many forms with the goal of remaking global landscapes to store more carbon, as well as to provide benefits such as protecting biodiversity and improving the livelihoods of rural people. However, there is substantial debate about how these goals can best be accomplished, what their impacts might be and whether serious trade-offs can be avoided. As more restoration projects are initiated around the world, restoration scientists and practitioners alike realize the complexities of restoring land, beginning with the question of just what a restored land should appear like. This seminar will provide students an understanding of the different meanings 'restoration' has taken on, the different methods of restoration, the complex drivers of ecological restoration projects, and their associated trade-offs related to human wellbeing, biodiversity conservation and carbon outcomes. The seminar is partly project based, where students can pick up basic data analysis skills through group and individual assignments and work towards one project of their choosing using open-access data from restoration projects.
Spring 2025
DSSC 8112: Scholarship and Public Responsibility
Credits: 1
Instructor: Dr. Ana Forcinito, Department of Spanish & Portuguese
Course Schedule: Fridays, 10:00am-11:30am
Who takes this course? ICGC Scholars in their first year of the program should enroll in DSSC 8112.
ICGC Scholars from earlier cohorts who have not yet taken DSSC 8112 due to scheduling conflicts should also enroll in this seminar.
DSSC 8310: Topics in Development Studies and Social Change
Section 1: TBD
Credits: 1
Instructor: TBD
Course Schedule: TBD
Who takes this class? ICGC Scholars in their second year of the program should enroll for a minimum of 2 credits of DSSC 8310. DSSC 8310 is a variable credit course, typically offered for one credit. Students are welcome to enroll in multiple sections of DSSC 8310, and must complete at least two credits.
Course Description
Abstract forthcoming