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ARCTIC 401 is a unique class taught by a different visiting research chair each year. Learn about one of the most rapidly changing regions and increasingly important parts of the world.
ARCTIC 401: The Arctic – Environmental Change and Challenges (5 cr.), T/Th, 2:30-4:20 p.m., Andrew Medeiros, 2025 UW Fulbright Canada Visiting Chair in Arctic Studies
Taught by 2024-25 Fulbright Canada Visiting Research Chair in Arctic Studies, Andrew Medeiros, this course introduces the Arctic through an examination of the challenges faced by northern peoples. Emphasis is placed on the causes and consequences of global environmental change, and interactions with ecological processes and challenges for the human environment. Inuit perspectives of ecological knowledge will enhance discussions on planning and development in a warming future. Principles of ecosystem management and emergent challenges for a sustainable future will also be addressed.
Counts towards the Arctic Studies minor.