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Course Number<\/th>Course Title<\/th>Outcomes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
AFS 105G<\/td>Food from the Sea<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
AFS 132G<\/td>Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
AFS 132GH<\/td>Honors Section of AFS\/AVS\/PLS 132: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
APG 282G<\/td>Sapiens: The Changing Nature of Human Evolution<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
ARB 251G<\/td>Contemporary Culture of the Arab World<\/td>A3, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
AVS 132G<\/td>Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
AVS 132GH<\/td>Honors Section of AFS\/AVS\/PLS 132: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 181G<\/td>The Information Age: From Politics to Medicine<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 230G<\/td>Communicating Science through Data Visualization<\/td>C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 256G<\/td>Risking our Reefs: Human Impacts on Ecosystem Builders<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 282G<\/td>Sapiens: The Changing Nature of Human Evolution<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 425G<\/td>Marine Biodiversity: A Larval Perspective<\/td>B2, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BIO 482G<\/td>Evolutionary Medicine of Human Health and Disease<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BPS\/CHE 204G<\/td>Nanotechnology: It’s a Small World<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
BPS 205G<\/td>The Challenged Brain<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
BPS 208G <\/td>Tissue Engineering: To Precision Medicine and Beyond<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 104GH<\/td>Honors Section: Tackling Grand Social and Ecological Challenges<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 140G<\/td>The Power of Business<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
BUS 304G<\/td>Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation<\/td>C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
CMB 260G<\/td>Sequencing Our Genomes: From Ancestry to Disease<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
CMB 265G<\/td>Science and Pseudoscience<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
CMD 280G<\/td>The Real Reason for Brains<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
CMD 493G<\/td>Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Communicative Disorders<\/td>C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
COM 108G<\/td>Spaceship Earth: An Introduction to Systems<\/td>B4, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
COM 243G<\/td>Advertising and Consumerism<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
COM 243GH<\/td>Honors Section of COM 243G: Advertising and Consumerism<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
COM 321G<\/td>Social Media and Interpersonal Communication<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
COM 369G<\/td>Technologies and Music<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
CSC 120G<\/td>The Impacts of Technology on American Society<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
CSF 102G<\/td>Cyber Security Technology and Issues in a Global Society<\/td>B3, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
CVE 323G<\/td>Humanitarian Engineering<\/td>A1, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
CVE 323GH<\/td>Honors Sections of CVE 323: Humanitarian Engineering<\/td>A1, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
CVE 325G<\/td>Connecting Dots: The Water-Energy-Health Nexus<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
DSP 393G<\/td>Introduction to Predictive Analytics<\/td>B3, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ECN 399G<\/td>Nonviolent Economics<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
EDC 103G<\/td>Education and Social Justice<\/td>B4, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
EEC 234G<\/td>Introduction to Water Resources<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
EEC 345G<\/td>Sustainable Development, Trade, and the Environment<\/td>B4, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
EEC 350G<\/td>Sustainable Energy Economics and Policy<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
EEC 352G<\/td>Economics of Small-Scale Renewable Energy Systems<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
EGR 120G<\/td>Coastal Resilience: Adapting to Changing Coastlines<\/td>C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
EGR\/MAF 213G<\/td>Energy and Environment<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
EGR 316G<\/td>Engineering Ethics<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
EGR 316GH<\/td>Honors Section of EGR 316: Engineering Ethics<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ELE 108G<\/td>Cyber Physical Security<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ELE 369G<\/td>Technologies and Music<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ELE 403G<\/td>Launching a Technology Startup<\/td>B2, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 357G<\/td>Topics in Literature and Medicine<\/td>A3, B1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ENG 450G<\/td>Performing Race<\/td>C3, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
FRN 120G<\/td>Multicultural France through Film<\/td>A3, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
GEO 100G<\/td>Environmental Geology<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
GEO 234G<\/td>Introduction to Water Resources<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
GEO 305G<\/td>Global Climate Change<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
GEO\/NRS 405G<\/td>Indonesia: Biodiversity, Geology, Water Resources<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
GER 171G<\/td>German Film as Cultural Text (in English)<\/td>A4, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
GWS 210G<\/td>Queer Studies: Identities, Perspectives, and Social Justice<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
GWS 325G<\/td>International Women’s Issues<\/td>A2, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
HDF 130G<\/td>“This is Us”: Individual and Family Development<\/td>C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HDF 205G<\/td>Money Skills for Life<\/td>A2, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
HDF 318G<\/td>Health and Wealth<\/td>A2, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
HDF 352G<\/td>Adulting in the 21st Century<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HIS 115G<\/td>Sex and Western Society<\/td>A3, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HIS 119G<\/td>Vaccines and Society<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HIS 119GH<\/td>Honors Section of HIS 119G: Vaccines and Society<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HIS 308G<\/td>Between Eve and Mary: Women in the Middle Ages<\/td>A2, B1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HIS 353G<\/td>The Cold War: History and Current Implications<\/td>B1, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HLT 100G<\/td>Perspectives on Public Health in the 21st Century<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HLT 400G<\/td>Public Health: Social Justice and Advocacy<\/td>C3, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 131G<\/td>Honors in STEM and Communicate Effectively<\/td>A1, B2, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 183G<\/td>Honors in Diversity & Inclusion and Information Literacy<\/td>B4, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 216G<\/td>Honors Colloquium in Humanities and Cultural Competence<\/td>A3, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 224G<\/td>Honors Colloquium in Soc. Science and Civic Knowledge<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 226G<\/td>Honors Colloquium in Diversity and Social & Behavioral Sciences<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 230G<\/td>Honors Colloquium in STEM<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HPR 346G<\/td>Honors Seminar in Communicate Effectively and Integrate & Apply<\/td>B2, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
HSS 130G<\/td>The Problem of Hunger in the U.S.<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
ISE 261G<\/td>Waste Not, Want Not: Sustainable Lean Production<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
ISE 461G<\/td>Solar Energy Systems<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
KIN 375G<\/td>Exercise is Medicine<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
KIN 464G<\/td>Physiology of Aging<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
LAX 200G<\/td>Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Issues<\/td>C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
LIB 350G<\/td>Current Issues of the Information Age<\/td>B4, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
LTI 350G<\/td>Bias: Interrogating the Archive<\/td>B4, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
MAF 421G<\/td>Governing International Waters<\/td>C2, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
MUS 369G<\/td>Technologies and Music<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUT 212G<\/td>Public Health Nutrition<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUT 276G<\/td>Food, Nutrition, and People<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
NRS 234G<\/td>Introduction to Water Resources<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NRS 330G<\/td>The Biodiversity Crisis<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
NRS 330G<\/td>The Biodiversity Crisis<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
GEO\/NRS 405G<\/td>Indonesia: Biodiversity, Geology, Water Resources<\/td>A1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NRS 452G<\/td>Soil, Water, and Land Use Investigations<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUR 280G<\/td>Social Determinants of Health<\/td>C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUR 364G<\/td>Understanding Suicide<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUR 365G<\/td>Losses of Addiction in American Culture<\/td>B4, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUR 381G<\/td>Application of Genetics in Healthcare<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NUR 382G<\/td>Designing Innovations in Health and Healthcare<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
NVP 399G<\/td>Nonviolent Economics<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 103G<\/td>Impact of Global Change on Coastal New England<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 106G<\/td>You, Me, and Life in the Sea<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 108G<\/td>Living by the Ocean<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 120G<\/td>The World of Robots<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 123G<\/td>Climate Change and the Oceans<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 131G<\/td>Volcanoes and the Environment<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
OCG 200G<\/td>Extreme Weather<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 110G<\/td>Love and Sex<\/td>A3, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 110GH<\/td>Honors Section of PHL 110G: Love and Sex<\/td>A3, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 316G<\/td>Engineering Ethics<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 316GH<\/td>Honors Section of EGR 316: Engineering Ethics<\/td>A3, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 421G<\/td>Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHL 452G<\/td>Philosophy Of Science<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHP 203G<\/td>Understanding Cancer: Basics and Beyond<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHP 207G<\/td>Introduction to Safety and Quality in Health Care<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PHP 336G<\/td>Exploring Interdisciplinary Healthcare Solutions for Opioid Use Disorder<\/td>C1, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
PLS 132G<\/td>Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PLS 132GH<\/td>Honors Section of AFS\/AVS\/PLS 132: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society<\/td>A2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PSC 116G<\/td>Introduction to International Politics<\/td>A2, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
PSC 421G<\/td>Secularism and Islamism in the Modern World<\/td>A2, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
PSY 130G<\/td>The Problem of Hunger in the U.S.<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
PSY 205G<\/td>The Challenged Brain<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
PSY 276G<\/td>“High” Society: The Effects of Psychoactive Drugs<\/td>A2, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
SAF 400G<\/td>Reimagining Food Systems Through Agroecology<\/td>D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
SOC 475G<\/td>Global Perspectives on Reproduction<\/td>A2, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
SPC 319G<\/td>Negotiating Differences: Diversity & Inclusion in America’s Narrative<\/td>B1, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
SUS 108G<\/td>Spaceship Earth: An Introduction to Systems<\/td>B4, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
SUS 261G<\/td>Waste Not, Want Not: Sustainable Lean Production<\/td>A1, B4, G<\/td><\/tr>
SUS 461G<\/td>Solar Energy Systems<\/td>A1, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
THE 338G<\/td>Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Theatre<\/td>C1, D1, G<\/td><\/tr>
THN 364G<\/td>Understanding Suicide<\/td>A2, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
THN 365G<\/td>Losses of Addiction in American Culture<\/td>B4, C3, G<\/td><\/tr>
TMD 103G<\/td>Textiles, Fashion, and Sustainability<\/td>C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
TMD 326G<\/td>What is Good Design<\/td>A3, C2, G<\/td><\/tr>
WRT 321G<\/td>Writing Disaster: The Ethics of Representation<\/td>B1, C1, G<\/td><\/tr>
WRT 371G<\/td>Write Now: Race, Resistance, and Language Justice<\/td>B1, C3, G<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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