UNILWYL 1150

UNILWYL 1150

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

A growing body of evidence points to the positive benefits derived from spending even short periods of time in natural settings, including: reduced levels of stress, blood pressure, and pulse, and increased memory, ability to concentrate, and improved mood. Through supervised walks in natural settings, critical reflections, and prescribed readings, this course helps students develop closer relationships with nature, so that they will add time in nature to their regularized routines. This can then lead them to an increased awareness of their roles in positively impacting both human and natural communities.  NOTE: to comply with current university safety restrictions, all walks will be held on the Cornell campus.

When Offered Fall.

Course Attribute (CU-CEL, CU-SBY)

Comments This is a Learning Where You Live course.

Outcomes
  • Better articulate who you are as cultural individuals and as organisms in the complex web of nature.
  • Quantify how time spent in natural settings contributes to holistic self-care and can improve overall well-being.
  • Explain to others how competing forces of competition and cooperation are ever-present in the natural world, and how these relate to your life of a student.
  • Explain how similar are human and natural communities, and how they can affect positive changes in both.
  • Recognize how nature is all around us, both on campus and at nearby sites.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one field studies. Combined with: PLSCI 1125

  • 2 Credits Sat/Unsat

  • 19019 UNILWYL 1150   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    This is a Learning Where You Live course. No remote access for this course, as the department has deemed it impossible for students to satisfactorily meet learning goals if enrolled remotely.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

  • 19020 UNILWYL 1150   FLD 801

  • Instruction Mode: In Person Transition to Online
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.