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ENVS 210Future Studies

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0.50
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When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

In this introduction to futures thinking, students will learn to apply robust methods for understanding emerging shifts impacting our volatile world and explore possible alternative outcomes of those changes. Through the lens of a defined topic area we will apply a holistic approach to gathering relevant information, process that information into plausible future scenarios, and use that new knowledge to develop strategic responses for building resilience. Students will work individually and in groups using active learning approaches to imagine new possibilities and craft tangible outcomes.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08154790 / 60Online or by arrangement
LEC 701215612 / 9999Online or by arrangement

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  • Do NOT take this course!!! The description for this course is a complete lie. You think you are taking a fun course about the future, but it is the most boring, confusing course I have taken in university. I thought this course was online asynchronous (like every other online course at UW), but it is online SYNCHRONOUS, meaning you have to sit for 3 hours in a boring zoom lecture, not learning anything interesting or fun. Instructions were very unclear and also not posted on learn or anywhere so mostly you have to talk with your group mates about what is actually going on and what the prof even wants for the assignments. There is mostly group work in this course and no one wants to engage…

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