Civil And Environmental Engr 578: Senior Capstone Design

The application of theoretically and academically acquired knowledge to a civil and environmental engineering problem in as near “real-world” as possible.

Civil Soc & Community Studies 335: Communicating with Key Audiences

Comprehensive communication strategies for individuals, families, and communities.

Civil Soc & Community Studies 400: Philanthropy and Civic Engagement

Explores philanthropy and civic engagement through giving time, money and effort to a public purpose. Learn the philanthropic process including creating a giving plan, as well as exploring strategic and creative ways to give that promote civil society and engagement. Develop plans for assessment and evaluation of philanthropic giving.

Civil Soc & Community Studies 570: Community Based Research and Evaluation

Theoretical, critical, and analytical understanding and application of the conscious and systematic use of data, inquiry and analysis for community, organization and program diagnosis, intervention and evaluation in various community-based and nonprofit organizations.

Computer Sciences 402: Introducing Computer Science to K-12 Students

Work in teams to lead Computer Science clubs and workshops for K-12 students at sites in the Madison area. Design and lead activities to help K-12 students learn computational thinking and computer programming.

Counseling Psychology 395: Supporting Young Children Experiencing Homelessness in School

Explore school-based supports for young homeless children. Focus on the potential of one-on-one mentoring relationships to aid young children’s adjustment to school and helping to foster resilience both in and outside of school. Learn about homelessness, mentoring, and emotionally responsive teaching.

Counseling Psychology 620: Special Topics in Counseling and Guidance

Instruction and/or practice in specialized counseling approaches, strategies, and techniques; working with various populations of clients served by counselors.

Counseling Psychology 620: Intro to Community-Engaged Scholarship

Instruction and/or practice in specialized counseling approaches, strategies, and techniques; working with various populations of clients served by counselors.

Educational Policy Studies 580: Participatory and Community-based Research and Evaluation

Teaches the goals, purposes and methods associated with community-engaged, participatory research and evaluation, including the following: 1) the political and philosophical underpinnings of the approach, and specifically of participatory action research (PAR); 2) qualitative research methods; 3) examples of community-engaged, participatory studies.

Environmental Studies 317: Community Environmental Scholars Program Seminar

Provides opportunities for students in the Community Environmental Scholars Program to analyze the connections among environmental issues and community engagement. Requires work with community-based environmental and/or sustainability-related organizations. Student cohorts design and lead classes and projects and have opportunities to host guest speakers and environmental leaders. Emphasizes the professional skills needed to work effectively individually, in teams, in internships, and in professional positions.

Environmental Studies 403: Flood Risk and Adaptation

Specific topics will vary, within the scope of environmental studies.

Environmental Studies 403: Special Topics in Environmental Studies

Specific topics will vary, within the scope of environmental studies.

Environmental Studies 900: Flood Risk and Adaptation

Special topics selected with each offering.

Environmental Studies 900: Seminar

Special topics selected with each offering.

Environmental Studies 972: Conservation Planning

Prepare to plan, monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation projects and programs. Learn systematic and adaptive processes of conservation planning.

Forest and Wildlife Ecology 550: Forest Ecology

Introduction to major abiotic and biotic factors that influence forest ecosystem composition, structure, and function. Reviews important processes that influence structure and function of forest ecosystems. Uses basic ecosystem concepts to elucidate influence of anthropogenic (including forest management) and natural disturbances on forest ecosystem structure and function.

Geological Engineering 479: Geological Engineering Design

A practical problem in an area of geological engineering (such as development of a geologic resource or design of a structure in soil and/or rock) is selected, and then the principles and processes of design and analysis are applied to the solution of the problem.

Integrated Science 240: Service Youth in Stem

Teaches students about community engagement experiences, focusing on building community partnerships, understanding organizational missions and community needs, assessment of informal science outreach experiences, and issues related to scientific literacy and access to science.

Integrated Science 341: Service with Youth in Practicum

Apply communication, cultural competency, and leadership skills to work with community partners in a service learning practicum. Work with underrepresented students in the Madison metropolitan area in elementary after-school science clubs, and critically reflect on the ties between their academic and community partnerships, and differences between campus and community culture. Work with different community partners than they did in previous Service with Youth in STEM courses. This practicum combines the service experience with an in-class component to prepare to provide opportunities to critically reflect upon the ties between academic preparation and community partnerships, and on their experiences in varied community settings.

Integrated Science 840: Mentored Practicum in STEM Public Service

Develops community-engagement in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) through a mentored public service experience. Provides opportunities to refine and implement skills necessary to work with a community partner to implement and evaluate a project that is mutually beneficial in process and product. Places emphasis on professional development within a selected pathway (direct service, community engaged teaching, policy and governance, or social entrepreneurship/corporate social responsibility). Includes time to meet within specialized pathways and as a full cohort throughout the implementation of the practicum experience.

Interdis Courses (C A L S) 473: Health Impacts of Unmet Social Needs

Engage in service learning through direct work with patients in the Community Resource Navigator Program. Develop a better understanding of how social determinants of health equity affect peoples’ lives. Partner with patients to identify social and legal services, assist patients in connecting to needed resources, follow up with patients to be sure that the connection was made and evaluate the quality of the resources provided. Reflect on experiences in the clinic and further explore how social location impacts health, legal and social service delivery. Working directly in local primary care clinics will provide the opportunity to communicate directly with the health care team to problem solve barriers patients are facing in accessing resources for their social needs.

Journ And Mass Communication 445: Creative Campaign Messages

Introduction to the creative aspects of message development for advertising, public relations, and other strategic communications.

Journ And Mass Communication 463: Digital Media Strategies: Creative Campaign Messages

Provides an overview of digital media from an objective, strategy, and tactical planning perspective within strategic communication media and promotion campaigns.

Kinesiology 325: Group Development and Behavior Management

Provide students with opportunities and experiences to learn and participate in the development of groups. Provide students with strategies and experiences in the management of behaviors and techniques to maintain a safe and productive teaching environment.

Kinesiology 362: Adapted Physical Education Community Engagement

A community-based experience in the Adapted Physical Education. Assist, lead, and teach participants in a physical activity program, community recreation activity, or other events that are specific to individuals with disability. Emphasis placed on the adaptation of physical education and physical activities to the needs of individuals with physical, intellectual, emotional, or sensory disabilities.

Kinesiology 373: Methods and Practicum of Teaching 6-12 Physical Education

Practice in planning and teaching sport concepts and skills. Builds on the planning for learning and instruction foundation. Centered on the Tactical Games, Sport Education, Fitness Education, and Personalized Instruction models and focuses on students developing teaching competencies rather than learning specialized sports skills. Adapt instruction within tactically similar sports.

Kinesiology 516: Physical Activity for Diverse Abilities

Develop knowledge of diverse populations and the ability to promote physical activity and well-being for a lifetime. Apply knowledge of barriers and the use of inclusive techniques to develop meaningful experiences and programs.

Landscape Architecture 373: Mindfulness in Restorative Environments

Explore the intersection of nature-based mindfulness practices and design of restorative outdoor environments that support health and well-being in public places, including school gardens, botanical gardens, and campus natural areas, with a focus on sensory engagement and sense of belonging. Design and co-design restorative environments and features through a participatory planning process with community partners.

Landscape Architecture 375: Special Topics: Adapted Physical Education Community Engagement

Exploration of special issues or problems in landscape architecture. Topic and faculty vary.

Landscape Architecture 560: Plants and Ecology in Design

Explores the process of plant selection and placement in the landscape. The desired landscape will be ecologically appropriate to the setting, sustainable, functional in response to goals, and aesthetically pleasing. Acquire an awareness and understanding of the physical characteristics of plant materials and a sensitivity to their needs based on past and present. Emphasis on the recognition of the philosophy of planting design as a dynamic and changing spatial art and science, the relationship between environment and plants, application of design composition principles to plant selection and placement, and functional and utilitarian uses of plants; i.e., the opportunities and constraints for plants in the designed landscape.

Landscape Architecture 563: Designing Sustainable and Resilient Regions

Exploration of broad scale design issues to develop synthesis and design skills. Uses spatial form and bioregional cultural, ecological and environmental concepts to solve land use and conservation problems. Regional design requires advanced techniques for inventory, analysis, and design to help in understanding complex trends, policy and design impacts, hazard mitigation, design intervention suitability, design guidelines, and systems level design. These techniques help us explore the relationships between regions and sites, especially regional implications of site design decisions and site design impacts on regional characteristics and systems.

Landscape Architecture 610: Landscape Architecture Capstone I

Develop a comprehensive design and planning proposal that defines a real-world client’s needs, program, goals, and objectives from a regional to site scale. Covers project research, site visits, literature review, precedent studies, inventory and analysis mapping, and programmatic development studies.

Landscape Architecture 668: Restoration Ecology

Restoration is an approach to the conservation of native species, plant communities, and ecosystems. It is an interdisciplinary global enterprise practiced by private and public sector professionals and dedicated volunteers of all ages. Covers both the theory and practice of restoration ecology and examine the current opportunities, challenges, and controversies that underlie the field. The goal may be to preserve nature, but restoration is a fundamentally human enterprise-it is accomplished for and by people. Therefore we cover information from ecology, sociology, and the humanities.

Latin Amer, Carib & Iberian St 440: Spanish: Immigration Law Clinc

An examination of specific topics related to the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian region. Topics vary each semester, but may include specific themes in history, literature, media, political science, sociology, culture, politics, social work, and agriculture.

Library & Information Studies 520: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums (TLAM) History & Context

An introduction to – and practical experience with – tribal libraries, archives and museums, with a special emphasis on Indigenous Knowledge and the tribal cultural institutions of the western Great Lakes and Wisconsin Native Nations.

Music 608: Music Community Engagement

Actively participate in a diverse exploration of community. Create collaborative music engagement projects and evaluate the impact of the project’s implementation. Opportunity to increase self-awareness, enhance creative capacity, and cultivate music career aspirations.

Pharmacy Practice 625: Pharmacy Practice Experiences III

Integrates didactic learning with active participation in a wide-variety of patient-care activities under the supervision of a pharmacist preceptor including medication reconciliation, patient consultation, complex medication reviews, documentation, therapeutic drug monitoring and calculations. Continued exposure to the Pharmacist Patient Care Process (PPCP), which is a framework for providing patient care in a pharmacy practice setting.

Physical Therapy 541: Navigating Social Complexities in Health Care

Explore conceptual frameworks that support patient-centered care and critically examine the influence of social factors on health outcomes.

Public Affairs & Public Policy 881: Benefit-Cost Analysis

Presents the welfare economics underpinnings for evaluating the social benefits and costs of government activities. Issues such as uncertainty, the social discount rate, and welfare weights will be discussed; case studies from the environmental, social policy, and agricultural areas will be studied.

Public Health 780: Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Evidence-based approaches to public health needs and issues and community health improvement. Features problem-based learning with a focus on emerging issues and opportunities to work with community-based public health practitioners.

Rehab Psych & Special Educ 630: Internship in Rehabilitation or Special Education

Practicum experience in state or community agencies or in public school programs serving individuals with physical, cognitive, emotional, learning, social or behavioral problems.

Rehab Psych & Special Educ 890: Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling – Supervised Practicum II

Supervised experience in clinical rehabilitation counseling practice (intermediate).

Social Work 400: Field Practice and Integrative Seminar I

An approved generalist field seminar and social work community agency placement. Seminar and placement require a minimum of 16 hours/week. The first course of the two-semester generalist field sequence.

Social Work 420: Poverty and Social Welfare

Nature and dimensions of poverty in the U.S. Individual and social consequences of poverty. Historic and contemporary approaches. Poverty and social welfare policy and programs.

Social Work 800: Field Practice and Integrative Seminar III

An approved advanced practice social work field seminar and placement.

Social Work 835: Advanced Social Work Practice in Mental Health

Focuses on the core practice theories, conceptual frameworks, and intervention skills necessary for social work practice in mental health.

Urban And Regional Planning 912: Planning Workshop

Selected problems in planning to emphasize the interdisciplinary character of planning practice and to give opportunity to apply socioeconomic analysis, physical planning, and implementation techniques.