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Специализация Arctic Climate, Environ. & Geographies of a Changing North
Sharpen Your Knowledge of the Changing Arctic. Master your knowledge of the Arctic, the rapid changes taking place, and their connections with Northern peoples, economies and geopolitics.
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Специализация Arctic Climate, Environ. & Geographies of a Changing NorthКолорадский университет в БоулдереЧему вы научитесь
Mastering Arctic geography.
Understanding the pronounced and interconnected changes unfolding in the Arctic.
Recognizing intimate connections between the changing Arctic, Northern economies, peoples, and geopolitics.
Appreciate the long history of the Arctic and its peoples
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This specialization starts with an in-depth look at the physical geography of the Arctic and its key climate features, including the ocean's floating sea ice cover, the Greenland Ice Sheet, and patterns of temperature, precipitation, snow cover and permafrost. We will then learn about the remarkable unfolding changes that are transforming the Arctic environment, how they are related to each other, and cascading impacts on terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Attention then turns to the growing economic, strategic, and geopolitical importance of the Arctic in the context of observed environmental changes in the region.
Проект прикладного обучения
This specialization will consist of in-video questions, short quizzes for each module, and a final project for each course. Projects include a set of mapping exercises to gain familiarity with the Arctic region and its climate, a poster designed to illustrate and explain connections between observed physical and ecological changes unfolding in the Arctic and how the Arctic system will likely evolve in the 21st Century, and a project of each student's choice to illustrate how the changing Arctic will affect them and their community.
Сертификат, ссылками на который можно делиться с другими людьми
Получите сертификат по завершении
Только онлайн-курсы
Начните сейчас и учитесь по собственному графику.
Гибкий график
Установите гибкие сроки сдачи заданий.
Начальный уровень
There are no recommended backgrounds for those taking this specialization, other than an interest in our planet's changing environment.
Прибл. 4 месяца на выполнение
Около 2 ч/неделю
Английский
Субтитры: Английский
Сертификат, ссылками на который можно делиться с другими людьми
Получите сертификат по завершении
Только онлайн-курсы
Начните сейчас и учитесь по собственному графику.
Гибкий график
Установите гибкие сроки сдачи заданий.
Начальный уровень
There are no recommended backgrounds for those taking this specialization, other than an interest in our planet's changing environment.
Прибл. 4 месяца на выполнение
Около 2 ч/неделю
Английский
Субтитры: Английский
Специализация включает несколько курсов: 3
The Arctic as a System
In this course you will first learn about the Arctic as a geographic region, the peoples the Arctic, and the long history of Arctic settlement and exploration. Attention then turns to key features of the Arctic environment – its climate and weather, features of the ocean, sea ice, lands and the Greenland Ice Sheet, and some of the rapid changes being observed.
The Changing Arctic: Present, Past, & Future
This course takes a detailed look at the remarkable changes unfolding in the Arctic environment, including the shrinking Arctic sea ice cover, shrinking land ice, thawing permafrost and cascading impacts on Arctic ecosystems. After a review of Arctic climates of the past, attention turns to the possible future of the Arctic’s climate and environment.
Arctic Change & the Nexus of Governance, Economics & Culture
In this course, you will learn how the changing Arctic environment is tied to the growing economic and strategic importance of the North. After setting the stage through a review of the peoples of the Arctic and how they are dealing with change, Arctic governance, economies national defense, attention turns to marine use of the Arctic, oil and gas exploration, mining, fisheries and tourism. The course ends with a survey of recent Arctic events.
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Колорадский университет в Боулдере
CU-Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence, with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies.
Часто задаваемые вопросы
Получу ли я зачеты в университете за прохождение специализации?
Can I just enroll in a single course?
Можно ли зарегистрироваться только на один курс?
Can I take the course for free?
Могу ли я пройти курс бесплатно?
Действительно ли это полностью дистанционный курс? Нужно ли мне посещать какие-либо занятия лично?
Сколько времени занимает получение специализации?
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
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