FYW-1295 Systems Thinking in Public Health and Sustainability

Students will be introduced to the three core themes of systems thinking: conceptual modeling, network science, and complexity theory. Students will apply these themes to analyze complex socio-environmental systems in health and/or sustainability, for example by mapping interactions between factors causing or affected by obesity. Analyses will be conveyed through reports constructed via peer- and instructor-led revisions that emphasize the use of evidence and appropriate college level writing. 4 credits.