Interdisciplinary (ISDI)

The concept of sustainability is complex. Sustainable communities require careful assessment of the local culture, economics, and environmental realities at various spatial and temporal scales. Explores the application of sustainability to real-world issues. Explores multiple sustainability frameworks and indicators. Connects sustainability to topics like energy, water, food, transportation, and waste. Falls. (SSDI)

Investigates how society influences play and how individuals change the way society plays. Explores how play influenced fashion/shopping, music, taste, illusion, games, and public spaces. Investigates how the individual and society may support or add potential barriers to play. Students select topics to explore in the second half of the course such as toys, outdoor play, sports, and the media. Falls. (SSDI)