Undergraduate Catalog

GENS 101 Grand Challenges

This course highlights science and engineering approaches to interdisciplinary, real-world applications, especially addressing Grand Challenge problems facing humanity. The course introduces aspects of problem solving, from the formulation of questions and problems to the testing of hypotheses and trial solutions. Students work collaboratively on project-based activities as they discuss ethical issues; social, economic, and environmental aspects of sustainability; and the technicalities of Grand Challenges.

Credits

4

Offered

Fall Spring