List of course
Summer Sessions

Department of Environment, Peace and Security

Lectures on:

• The concept of sustainable development
• Measuring sustainable development
• Conservation
• The tension between development and conservation
• Introduction to ESP
• Land degradation and conflicts
• Climate change and human security
• Environmental conflict management
• Water and security
• Sustainable ecotourism
• Environmental assessment
• Ethical issues in environment management
• Panel of former Environmental Ministers
• Guided field visits to:
  • Farms (organic agriculture, agroforestry, etc.)
  • Forests (management, conservation)
  • Conservation (private reserves, community reserves, national parks and buffer areas)
  • Agro/ecotourism sites (local, international)
  • Environmental organizations in the field and in town
  • Communities (indigenous, rural, urban-poor)
• Exercises in:
  • Landuse and ecological appraisal
  • Participatory approaches in community development
  • A large environmental conflict simulation game (1-2 days)
  • System thinking in environmental issues, including exercises and simulations

Department of Peace and Conflict Studies

Course

• War and Film

Other Courses

• Working with Diversity
• High Performance Teams
• Skills for Effective Leadership
• The Language and Culture of Costa Rican business
• Nonprofit Leadership – Maximizing Your Impact
• Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector
• Pedagogies for Peace – Getting Beyond Theory
• Teaching Approaches for the 21st Century
• Peace oriented school leadership