RWC Curriculum for Trainees

Curriculum

Click here to see an example of the RWC program curriculum for Master’s students:

Master's Student RWC Roadmap

Click here to see an example of the RWC program curriculum for Ph.D. students:

Ph.D. Student RWC Roadmap

Course Descriptions:

Community Engaged Scholarship (CE 543; 1 cr.) – This rotating topics class for 1 credit course will provide students with an introduction to the Certificate and its requirements, a theoretical and methodological overview of community-engaged scholarship, and guidance to develop a community-engaged scholarship proposal.

Native Science, Tribal Environmental Policy and Collaboration (SOE 539; 3 cr.) – Introduction to historical and contemporary Tribal environmental perspectives, issues, knowledge, practices, and values with an emphasis on water systems and ecosystem management. (Starting Fall 2025, SOE 539)

Integrated Solutions Experience (ENGR 530; 3 cr.) – Using teamwork and problem-solving skills through guided participation, the course works towards solutions to real, client-generated projects delivered to clients in the form of high-level, professional reports and presentations.

Community Engaged Scholarship Experience (SOE 592; 3 cr.) – A capstone course including in-depth review and discussion of a student’s community engagement experience.  Students interested in this certificate should plan to take SOE 592 after a significant portion of their engagement has been completed.

Integrated Water Resources Science and Management (SOE 535; 3 cr.) – Introduction to the physical, social, and cultural drivers that shape how water is managed within the larger environmental and human landscape.

Leadership Development Course (HD 505; 2 cr.) – Interdisciplinary approaches and expertise in intercultural communication, management, team building, conflict resolution, consensus building, networking, and project management.

Environmental Health Seminar (Biol 589; 1 cr.) – Interdisciplinary seminar on major topics in the field of environmental health through sociological and biological perspectives. Seminars focus on environmental health issues related to humans, including health inequities, and to health of agricultural animals and wildlife within the One Health Framework.

If you wish to join the RWC Program and earn the RWC Certificate, please check out the certificate, and consider applying here.