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  • BENN 5030: Intro to Civic Ldrship

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Homelessness, poverty, hunger, illiteracy, air quality, access to healthcare, academic success are some of the issues facing our communities. What are the root causes of these issues? Where do we even begin to address these large and complex challenges? This course has four purposes: 1) introduce students to the theoretical preparation necessary to engage in community work; 2) guide students through learning, discussions, and reflections on the power of collaboration and community movements; 3) facilitate an introspective understanding self, privileges, identities, talents, and power to create positive change in the world; and 4) help students dive into a long-term community engaged learning project that addresses an important community need. The course explores the diverse challenges facing our communities, and investigates the Social Change Model of Leadership. Over the course of the semester, students develop the civic competencies that are needed to make a meaningful contribution to a better world.
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  • BENN 5825: Comm Capstone Methods

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    In this course, students enrolled in the Bennion Scholars program and/or the Community Engagement Certificate will develop and leverage their civic values, skills, habits, and awareness, to meet genuine community needs in their own unique community-engaged capstone project. Students will learn tools and strategies to help build capacity so that individuals, families, and neighborhoods can thrive. Students will engage in mutually beneficial partnerships with faculty members and community organizations to design innovative solutions to issues facing their communities.
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  • BENN 5845: Create Disrupt Studio 1

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    The idea of scenario planning/strategic foresight comes from the perspective that, while the future is not predictable, it is also not predetermined. In this course, students will focus on scenario design for social change. Scenario planning is a discipline for encouraging creative and entrepreneurial thinking and action in contexts of change, complexity, and uncertainty. Students will gain an understanding of the history of scenario planning, ideal situations for using the strategy, the research required to undertake scenario planning, and the process for its implementation. Students will complete a set of scenarios related to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and just future.
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  • BENN 5929: Comm Engage Practicum

    3.00 - 6.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Students enrolled in the Community Engagement certificate and/or Bennion Scholars program will participate in a practicum experience to enact a community-engaged project, research, and/or programming. Building upon knowledge and experience gained from prerequisite courses, each student will engage in mutually beneficial partnerships to implement innovative approaches to issues facing their communities. Students taking the 3 credit course commit to working on their project for 50 hours and those taking the 6 credit course commit to working on their project for 100 hours over the semester
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  • BENN 5955: Create Disrupt Studio 2

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course is a continuation of BENN 4845 Creative Justice Capstone Studio I. Working collaboratively alongside community partners and within communities, students will use their prior research to authentically include a diverse range of participants in thoughtful, inclusive, and supportive creative experiences. Throughout the creative process, students will develop, iterate, implement, and reflect on potential solutions to mutually identified community challenges. These projects will involve diverse stakeholders, leverage the complexity of human relationships, critique belief systems, and disrupt power imbalances. By listening to all voices, using generative dialogue, and choosing a human-centric design process of co-creation, students will learn how creatives can be co-leaders of conditions in which just systems can emerge and flourish.
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  • BIOL 1010: Biology in 21st Century

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Understanding science is central to informing policies, driving innovations, and evaluating ethical considerations relevant to life on Earth. This course examines the interplay between science and society. The full spectrum of the human experience, from sex, gender, and health, to race, evolution, and environmental change will be explored. Case studies, short readings, and videos, relevant to life in the 21st century, will be referenced throughout the course.
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    General Education Course

  • BIOL 1030: Human Biology

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    An introduction to the biology of humans, including an examination of the evolution, function and form of the human body. This course is intended for non-majors.
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    General Education Course

  • BIOL 1120: Earth System Science

    3.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    Ice sheets are melting, biodiversity is being lost, and the climate is warming. An understanding of these processes and their relationship to imbalances in the components of the Earth system is fundamental for all citizens. The Earth system components, i.e. the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the cryosphere, the solid Earth, and the biota interact at various temporal and spacial scales and through positive and negative feedback mechanisms to determine the state of our planet. Major environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion and human threats to biodiversity indicate that the systems are out of balance. In this course, students will introduced to the physical processes that underlie global change using a systems approach. Courses with similar titles at the university are at a level too advanced for first-year students, focus on one component of the Earth System , e.g. the solid Earth, or focus specifically on the effects of/solutions to global warming and solutions. This course will provide an interdisciplinary overview of the integrated Earth System. Case study investigations and an active classroom environment will equip students with the critical thinking and quantitative skills to engage with modern environmental issues that span disciplinary boundaries. and solutions.
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  • BIOL 1610: Fund. of Biology I

    4.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This course introduces the essential concepts of biochemistry, cell biology, and genetics. Topics include biological macromolecules, mitosis, meiosis, DNA replication, transcription, translation, regulation of gene expression, and laws of inheritance. Taking MATH 1010 or a higher 1000-level MATH class is highly recommended for students in this class.
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  • BIOL 1615: Fund. of Biol Lab I

    1.00 Credits
    University of Utah

    This lab course introduces the scientific method through inquiry-based experiments focusing on cells, genetics, and biochemistry. Prerequisites: 'C-' or better in BIOL 1210 OR AP Biology score of 4+ or IB Biology score of 5 OR Corequisites: 'C-' or better in BIOL 1610.
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