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Tag: G: Grand Challenge

KIN 375G: Exercise is Medicine

Explores the biological and physiological mechanisms related to physical activity and exercise-induced enhancement of physical and mental health.

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HLT 101G: Perspectives on Public Health in the 21st Century

This course is designed to introduce students to current and controversial public health topics.

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SUS 108G: Spaceship Earth: Communication and Sustainability

Through in-depth study of films, social media and readings students will explore the principles of sustainability and the communication challenges linking scientific evidence, public policies and individual behavior.

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THE 338G: Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Theatre

Exploration of ethical dilemmas raised by contemporary dramatic works and the history of theatre as a tool for social activism.

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PLS 132G: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society

Food is essential to life, and a foundation of civilization.

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PHL 110G: Love and Sex

This course considers the natures and ethics of love and sex by asking questions like: What is love? What counts as sex? What constitutes consent? What counts as infidelity? (Lec.

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HDF 205G: Money Skills for Life

An interdisciplinary framework to review important personal financial issues and to offer applicable tools to help students make good financial choices on earning, spending, borrowing, protecting, investing and saving money.

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HDF 318G: Health and Wealth

This course will draw from the disciplines of economics, public policy, public health, and consumer behavior to offer a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of health and wealth.

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HDF 130G: “This is Us”: Individual and Family Development

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Students in this course will learn about contemporary issues of human development, family systems, and cultural diversity based on the television show, This is Us.

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EDC 150G: 50 Million Strong

This course will explore the concepts of health and physical literacy to benefit the healthy development of the whole child to create a society of 50 million people strong.

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