Courses

Impact Courses

Courses in social impact and sustainability, as well as social justice and world issues, are available at Michigan Ross and the larger University of Michigan.  The lists below provide up-to-date courses currently being actually offered at the college, for both undergraduates and graduate students. 

2022-23 Academic Year

Ross School of Business

Michigan Ross MBA Course List

Functional AreaCourse Name with LinkAffiliated SchoolCourse No.Term Offered
ManagementSocial Intrapreneurship: Leading Social Innovation in OrganizationsRoss School of BusinessMO 637Fall 23 (B)
ManagementPositive Leadership and Organizing Ross School of BusinessMO 557Fall 23 (B)
ManagementLeading People and Organizations Ross School of BusinessMO 503Fall 23 (B)
Social EntrepreneuershipHealthcare Startups: Understanding Needs and Creating Ventures in HealthcareRoss School of BusinessES 620Fall 23 (B)
EconomicsHealth Care Markets and Public PoliciesRoss School of BusinessBE 608Fall 23 (B)
StrategyEquity AnalyticsRoss School of BusinessSTRATEGY 615 Fall 23 (B)
Law / Public PolicyBusiness Law and Ethics Ross School of BusinessBL 533Fall 23 (B)
StrategyStrategies for Sustainable Development I: Competitive Environmental StrategyRoss School of BusinessSTRATEGY 564Fall 23 (A)
ManagementLeading a Good Life Ross School of BusinessMO 620Fall 23 (B),Fall 23 (A)
EconomicsEnergy Markets and Energy PoliticsRoss School of BusinessBE 527Fall 23
ManagementPositive LeadershipRoss School of BusinessEMBA 651Fall 23
ManagementBusiness Leadership in Changing Times Ross School of BusinessMO 611Fall 23 (A),Fall 23 (B)
CommunicationPositive Business CommunicationRoss School of BusinessBCOM 530Fall 23
Law / Public PolicyInnovation in Global Health DeliveryRoss School of BusinessTO 563, STRATEGY 562Fall 23 (A)
StrategyBusiness in SocietyRoss School of BusinessSTRATEGY 680Fall 23 (A)
Social EntrepreneuershipBusiness Strategies for the Base of the PyramidRoss School of BusinessBA 612Fall 23 (B)

Michigan Ross BBA Course List

Functional AreaCourse Name with LinkAffiliated SchoolCourse No.Term Offered
StrategyEquity AnalyticsRoss School of BusinessSTRATEGY 415 Fall 23 (B)
ManagementLeading a Good Life Ross School of BusinessMO 320Fall 23
OtherDeveloping Global CompetencyRoss School of BusinessMO 319Fall 23 (B)
ManagementPositively Leading People and Organizations Ross School of BusinessMO 302Fall 23
StrategyBase of the Pyramid: Business Innovation and Social ImpactRoss School of BusinessBA 445Fall 23
CommunicationPositive CommunicationRoss School of BusinessBCOM 430Fall 23
Social EntrepreneuershipThe Economics of SustainabilityRoss School of BusinessBE 401Fall 23
Law / Public PolicyBusiness Law and EthicsRoss School of BusinessBL 300Fall 23
Law / Public PolicyLegal Aspects of DEI in the WorkplaceRoss School of BusinessBL 415Fall 23
StrategyBase of the Pyramid: Business Innovation for Solving Society's ProblemsRoss School of BusinessSTRATEGY 445Fall 23

University of Michigan (campuswide)

Graduate Impact Course List

Course SubjectCourse Name with LinkCourse No.Affiliated SchoolTerm Offered
HealthIntroduction to Health InformaticsSI 542, BIOINF 668, HMP 668, LHS 668School of InformationFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAdvanced Topics in Social WorkSW 713School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionEvaluation in Social WorkSW 700School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace & SexualitySOC 595School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGender and ArchaeologyANTHRARC 683 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace Gender EmpireANTHRARC 685 School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGender Law and PolicyLAW 670School of LawFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionPrinciples for Transition: Power over, Power withEAS 565School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Impact Assessment EHS 572, EAS 572School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
HealthPsychosocial Factors Impacting Environmental And Occupational HealthEHS 585School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthIntegrated Approaches In Environmental HealthEHS 604School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthExposure Science And HealthEHS 601School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthInfectious Disease And Emergency Response In CommunitiesEHS 592School of Public HealthFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityFluvial EcosystemsEAS 520School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
HealthProfessional Perspectives in Environmental HealthEHS 604School of Public HealthFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentReal World Perspectives on Poverty SolutionsSW 503 (001)School of Social WorkFall 23 (A)
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionEngaging Social Justice, Diversity, and Oppression in Social Work SW 505 School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentEssentials of Social Welfare Policy SW 508School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthRoots of InequitiesHBEHED 679School of Public HealthFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentBehavior and Environment: Transitional Thinking for the New NormalEAS 560, URP 544, SW 710School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
HealthPathophysiology Of ObesityNUTR 639School of Public HealthFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainable Food SystemsEAS 528, ENVIRON 462, NUTR 555, URP 427, URP 527School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityFoundations of Sustainability and Development: Grand Challenges EAS 501 (062)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityFrontiers of Environmental Justice EAS 501 (089)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityClimate Change Science and Solutions EAS 501 (091)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityThe Science and Practice of Social Change EAS 510School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityClimate Change vs Everything Else EAS 519School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnergy Justice EAS 525School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityIndigenous Sustainability & Environmental Justice PHIL 529, EAS 529School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityUrban Sustainability EAS 537School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentUnderstanding US Society and Institutions: Cultural Knowledge for Effective CommunicationELI 560School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySlavery and the Built Environment: The Plantation ECON 741 (003), EAS 731 (003), EDUC 717 (003), HS 741 (003), LAW 741 (003), PUBHLTH 741 (003), PUBPOL 710 (003), SI 605 (003), SW 741 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityClean Energy and Climate Change LawLAW 410School of LawFall 23
HealthUnderstanding And Improving The US Healthcare SystemPUBHLTH 626School of Public HealthFall 23
OtherUN Human Rights Practicum LAW 836School of LawFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityWater Wars/Great LakesLAW 634School of LawFall 23
HealthEvaluation and Research Methods for Health Informatics and Learning SystemsSI 648School of InformationFall 23
HealthEconomics Of Health Management And Policy IHMP 660School of Public HealthFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace and the LawLAW 518School of LawFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Law and PolicyLAW 679School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationHuman Development and Schooling EDUC 721, PSYCH 723School of EducationFall 23
OtherFrameworks for Understanding Social Impact Organizations SW 662School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSocial Impact Leadership and GovernanceSW 665School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionContemporary Cultures in the United StatesSW 620School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCritical Muslim StudiesAMCULT 601 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionNetworked Disability CulturesAMCULT 610 (002), COMM 610 (002), DIGITAL 610 (002), ENGLISH 610 (002), FTVM 610 (002), SI 610 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCritical Race Methodologies EDUC 732School of EducationFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAccess and Equity in Higher EducationEDUC 760School of EducationFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationTopics Higher & Continuing Education (LGBTQ+ in Higher Education) EDUC 771 (001)School of EducationFall 23 (A)
Children, Youth, and EducationTopics Higher & Continuing Education (Feminist Pedagogies Across Higher Education) EDUC 771 (003)School of EducationFall 23 (B)
HealthBehavioral, Psychosocial and Ecological Aspects of Health, Mental Health and Disease SW 600School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthApplied Assessment Skills in Integrated Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse SW 601School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthInterpersonal Practice Interventions in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (Adults)SW 602School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthInterpersonal Practice Interventions in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (Children, Youth, Transitional Youth, and Families) SW 603School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthAdvanced Evidence-Informed Interpersonal Practice with Families SW 604School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthMental Health Disorders in Adulthood SW 606School of Social WorkFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationMental Health and Mental Disorders of Children and Youth SW 612School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionResearch-Informed Practices to Prevent Substance Abuse in Racial and Ethnic Minority AdolescentsSW 618School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionPrevention and intervention strategies with racial microaggressionsSW 659School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSocial Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) Individuals and CommunitiesSW 614School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentRace, Difference, and Social Justice in the American CityURP 583College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityClimate Adaptation PlanningURP 610College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentSkills and Strategy for Community ChangeURP 586, SW 653College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFeminist and Critical Intersectionality Approaches to Community Change SW 658School of Social WorkFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityAdvanced Energy SolutionsAUTO 533, MECHENG 433College of EngineeringFall 23
OtherValues & EthicsPUBPOL 580Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentImmigration and the Reshaping of European/American PoliticsPUBPOL 750.003Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRacial Foundations of Public PolicyPUBPOL 750.005Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionU.S./Latinx Policy PerspectivesPUBPOL 750.007Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
HealthPublic Policy Approaches to Social Disparities in HealthPUBPOL 750.010Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTopics: Gender, Race, and Employment PolicyPUBPOL 750.012Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAsian American Queer and Trans Critique and CultureWGS 698 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionBlack Women's History: Classics and New DirectionsWGS 698 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationTrauma BasicsEDUC 540, SW 540, HS 540School of EducationFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGender and Popular MusicTHEORY 560School of Music, Theater, and DanceFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDisability/CultureRACKHAM 580, ARCH 609, ENGLISH 528, KINESLGY 505, PMR 580, SOC 580, EDUC 580, WGS 590, SW 572Rackham School of Graduate StudiesFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentDesign Activism + Social JusticeARCH 506 (003)College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainable SystemsARCH 515College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentDesigns on Justice: Architecting Social ChangeARCH 603College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionExploring WhitenessEDUC 623School of EducationFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe Community College: Student Success and Equity in the U.S. Community CollegeEDUC 563School of EducationFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationPower, Privilege, and the Politics of Difference in Higher Education EDUC 672School of EducationFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentPower, History, and Social ChangeSOC 560School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTheories of FeminismWGS 530School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionEquity Practicum: Pedagogies of Public EngagementENGLISH 630School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthVaccine In Public HealthEPID 513School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthInvestigating Public Health IssuesPUBHLTH 500School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthHealth, Evidence, And Human RightsEPID 663School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthFood Security, Policy, And ProgramsNUTR 593School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthEvolutionary Nutrition: Implications For Human HealthNUTR 610School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthIssues In Public Health EthicsHBEHED 610School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthGlobal Public HealthHBEHED 617School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthFamilies And HealthHBEHED 629School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthChild Health And DevelopmentHBEHED 634School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthCommunity Organization For Health EducationHBEHED 640School of Public HealthFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionProseminar Course in Afroamerican StudiesEAS 501, AAS 600 (002)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEcology: Concepts and ApplicationsEAS 509School of Environment and SustainabilityWinter 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Policy, Politics and Organizations EAS 562School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityAdvanced LCA Methods & Tools EAS 610 School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnergy Generation and Storage Using Modern MaterialsESENG 505, MECHENG 571College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnergy Infrastructure SystemsCEE 567, ESENG 567College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityGreenhouse Gas ControlCEE 564, ISD 535, ESENG 535College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainability Finance: Investment Model for Green Growth EAS 576, CEE 588, CHEME 590College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental and Water Resources Engineering SeminarCEE 881College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityPolitical Ecology I: Environmental Violence EAS 577School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Justice EAS 593School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySocial Research Methods for Environment and Sustainability EAS 641School of Environment and SustainabilityWinter 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionWorking with Latinx Families SW 711School of Social WorkFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationWorking with Transitional Age Youth SW 712School of Social WorkFall 23
OtherSocial Media & Social Change SW 751School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentJuvenile and Adult Justice System SW 725School of Social WorkFall 23
HealthFamilies and Health (Public Health) SW 727School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentAdvanced Topics in Community Change SW 759School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionBlackness & UniversalityAAS 601, ANTHRCUL 658School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySocial Vulnerability and Adaptation to Environmental ChangeEAS 567School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityGlobal Wildfire ProblemEAS 677 (056)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEconomics and Environmental Justice EAS 677 (022)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityResilience Solutions: Climate Adaptation from Global to Local EAS 677 (041)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23 (A)
Environmental SustainabilityPolicy and Planning for Urban Resilience and Climate Action EAS 677 (089)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityResilience Solutions: Climate Adaptation across Sectors of the Economy EAS 677 (241)School of Environment and SustainabilityFall 23 (B)
Environmental SustainabilityIntroduction to Socially Engaged DesignENGR 599 (500)College of EngineeringFall 23
Environmental Sustainability,HealthWater Quality ManagementEHS 570School of Public HealthFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionImmigrant Justice LabLAW 626School of LawFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Law and Sustainability ClinicLAW 930School of LawFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Law and Sustainability Clinic SeminarLAW 931School of LawFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentLow-Income Taxpayer Clinic LAW 933School of LawFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentLow-Income Taxpayer Clinic LAW 934School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationChild Advocacy Clinic LAW 910School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationChild Advocacy Clinic Seminar LAW 911School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationPublic-Sector Structural Reform in K-12 Education Practicum LAW 998School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationPublic-Sector Structural Reform in K-12 Education Practicum Seminar LAW 997School of LawFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentAdvocacy for Underdogs: Policy, Politics, and Justice LAW 803School of LawFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCivil Rights LitigationLAW 807School of LawFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCivil Rights Litigation InitiativeLAW 901School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationChild Advocacy Clinic LAW 910School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationCivil-Criminal Litigation Clinic LAW 920School of LawFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDoing Inclusive HistoryHISTORY 628School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthSeminars in Healthcare Systems EngineeringIOE 813College of EngineeringFall 23
HealthNutrition And Public HealthPUBHLTH 511School of Public HealthFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentInterdisciplinary Problem Solving: Land use and the regulation of materials supply chainsECON 741 (001), EAS 731 (001), EDUC 717 (001), HS 741 (001), LAW 741 (001), PUBHLTH 741 (001), PUBPOL 710 (001), SI 605 (001), SW 741 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationInterdisciplinary Problem Solving: The Human Trafficking LabECON 741 (002), EAS 731 (002), EDUC 717 (002), HS 741 (002), LAW 741 (002), PUBHLTH 741 (002), PUBPOL 710 (002), SI 605 (002), SW 741 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherHuman Trafficking Clinic LAW 951School of LawFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationChild Welfare System SW 627School of Social WorkFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationContexts of Life-course Development: Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood SW 630School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentTheories and Principles of Socially Just Policies SW 638School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentTheories and Practices of Community Change: Concepts, History and ApproachesSW 650School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionImmigration, Forced Migration, and Transformative Social Work Practice SW 682School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionOrganizing for Social and Political ActionSW 652School of Social WorkFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainable Energy SystemsPUBPOL 519, EAS 574, RCNSCI 419Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentPublic Management: Police Reform as Strategic ManagementPUBPOL 586Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentPublic Management: External Control of Police OrganizationsPUBPOL 587 (001)Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationCausal Inference in Education Policy Research: K-12PUBPOL 712Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentSocial Activism, Democracy & Globalization: Perspective of the Global SouthPUBPOL 717Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23

Undergraduate Impact Course List

Social CausesCourse Name with LinkCourse NumberAffiliated SchoolTerm Offered
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSocial Media, and the Politics and Culture of Human RightsAAS 103 (007)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionNonviolence: From Montgomery to the WorldAAS 104 (004)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGoodKid/MaadCity: US Urban IdentityAAS 104 (008)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to African Diasporic Studies: Global BlacknessAAS 202School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLaw, Race, and the Historical Process, IAAS 250School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionHoop Dreams: Race and Basketball in AmericaAAS 290 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23 (A)
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace and Ethnic RelationsAAS 303, SOC 303 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRefugees of Unjust Worlds: Globalization, Gender and NationAAS 304 (001), ANTHRCUL 357 (002), WGS 304 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAfrican American Social ThoughtAAS 321 School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Environment Politics: Race, Class, and GenderAAS 322, ENVIRON 335 School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAnother Country: Reimagining Blackness in the U.S.AAS 338, ENGLISH 379, WGS 343 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Governance and African DevelopmentAAS 357School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentTopics in Black World Studies: From the Underground to MotownAAS 358 (013), RCSSCI 250 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace in 21st-Century American FictionAAS 358 (015)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGlobal Perspectives on Gender, Health, and ReproductionAAS 365 (001), WGS 365 (001), ANTHRCUL 357 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionConfronting InequalityANTRCUL 357 (004)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCaribbean Literature: Caribbean Women WritersAAS 384, AMCULT 376, ENGLISH 384School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionBlack Intimacies in the U.S.AAS 438, HISTORY 439, WGS 439School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentExploitation and the Environment: Conservation, Extraction, and Uneven DevelopmentAAS 495School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionBlack Popular Culture as Citizenship and Social Justice WorkAAS 498 (007)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentAmerican Carceral State: Origins and ImplicationsAAS 558School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthHealth Sciences Scholars Program: Perspectives on Health and Health CareALA 160School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSocial Identity, Social Inequality & Social Media: An Introduction to Intergroup RelationsALA 170School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentDefining Critical Global IssuesALA 210School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentLiving Well in College and BeyondALA 240School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityCritical Issues for Climate SolutionsALA 250School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionPracticum in Facilitating Intergroup DialoguesALA 321, PSYCH 311, SOC 321School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentOrganizing for Global JusticeALA 470School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentLeadership and Facilitation in Community BuildingALA 471School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentAdvanced Leadership and Facilitation in CommunityALA 472School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Latina/o StudiesAMCULT 213 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Asian/Pacific American StudiesAMCULT 214 (001), ASIANPAM 214 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Native American StudiesAMCULT 217, NATIVEAM 217School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Women's StudiesAMCULT 240, WGS 240School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAmerican Culture and the Humanities: Can Literature Promote Social JusticeAMCULT 311 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental Sustainability,Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGreen IndigeneityAMCULT 333, ASIANPAM 333, ENGLISH 333, NATIVEAM 333School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAsian/Pacific Islander American Cultural PerformanceAMCULT 352, ASIANPAM 352School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionHistory of the U.S. WestAMCULT 373, HISTORY 373, NATIVEAM 373School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe Politics and Culture of the "Sixties"AMCULT 374, HISTORY 374School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatinas/Latinos and the MediaAMCULT 381, FTVM 381, LATINOAM 381School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatinas/os in the U. S.: Social Problems and Social IssuesAMCULT 404, LATINOAM 404, SOC 404School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionHistory of American JewsAMCULT 387, HISTORY 387, JUDAIC 387School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace Gender EmpireANTRARC 485School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGender and Archaeology: Sex, Power and the PastANTHRARC 388School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentCrime, Criminalization and PunishmentANTHRCUL 235 School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCuba and its Diaspora: Issues in Race & EthnicityANTHRCUL 314, AMCULT 313 (001), LATINOAM 313 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatin American Society and Culture: Issues in Race & EthnicityANTHRCUL 319School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationChildbirth & CultureANTRCUL 325, WGS 324School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCritical Theory in Medicine and HealingANTHRCUL 327, RCSSCI 327, WGS 307, STS 327School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthThe Globalization of BiomedicineANTHRCUL 341, INTLSTD 385, STS 341School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionTopics in Sociocultural Anthropology: Filming the Future of DetroitANTHRCUL 356 (001), AAS 498 (008)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityArchitecture, Sustainability and the CityARCH 357College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
HealthHealth by DesignARCH 409College of Architecture & Urban PlanningFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityIntroduction to Urban and Environmental PlanningARCH 423, ENVIRON 370, URP 423School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace, Religion, and Caste in India and AmericaASIAN 334School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSouth Asian Diaspora in AmericaASIANPAM 359, AMCULT 359School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainable Engineering PrinciplesCEE 265College of EngineeringFall 23
OtherComputing's Impact on Justice: From Text to the WebCOMPFOR 111School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityIce Ages, Past and FutureEARTH 104School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23 (A)
Environmental SustainabilityWater and SocietyEARTH 109School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23 (B)
Environmental SustainabilityGlobal WarmingEARTH 114School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23 (A)
Environmental SustainabilityClimate and Climate ChangeEARTH 331, ENVIRON 332School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentThe Economics of Development IECON 461School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentEconomics of PopulationECON 466School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherLaw and EconomicsECON 485School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,Children, Youth, and EducationIntroduction to Education: Schooling and Multicultural SocietyEDUC 118School of EducationFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationCommunity-Engaged Learning in ESL Teaching ContextsEDUC 390, ELI 390, LING 390, RCSSCI 390School of EducationFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityCoastal Ecology and SustainabilityEEB 303School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSoftware Development for AccessibilityEECS 495School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to LGBTQ+ Literatures: Trans* and Queer Contemporary PoetryENGLISH 214, WGS 214School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityClimate and HumankindENVIRON 112School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23 (A)
Environmental SustainabilityHumans and Environmental ChangeANTHRBIO 373 School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthHuman Evolution and Human HealthANTHRBIO 469School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEvolution, Environment, and Global HealthENVIRON 167, ANTHRBIO 167School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityUnder Pressure: Water Systems, Society, and the EnvironmentENVIRON 204School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilitySustainability and SocietyENVIRON 207School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityIntroduction to Environmental ScienceENVIRON 229, EARTH 219School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityIntroductory OceanographyENVIRON 232, EARTH 222School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityGeneral EcologyENVIRON 281, BIOLOGY 281School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentGlobal WaterENVIRON 306School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentEnvironmental Politics and PolicyENVIRON 312, POLSCI 380, PUBPOL 312School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityConservation of Biological DiversityENVIRON 317School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Journalism: Reporting About Science, Policy, and Public HealthENVIRON 320, ENGLISH 344 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityNatural Resources, Economics, and the EnvironmentENVIRON 380, EARTH 380School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentFoundations of Sustainable Food SystemsENVIRON 462 (005), URP 427 (001), EAS 528, NUTR 555, URP 527School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityTopics in Culture and Environment: Public Discourse Around Poverty & the Environment in the USA & ColombiaENVIRON 464 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionHumanities Seminar on Women and Gender: FFF: Film, Fiction and Female in IsraelFTVM 190 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionWomen of Color Feminist FilmmakingFTVM 366 (001), WGS 343School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironment and SustainabilityGERMAN 232 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionArt and Resistance: Global Responses to OppressionRCHUMS 305School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionNetworked Disability CulturesDIGITAL 458 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionImmigrant Justice LabAMCULT 405 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe History of SexualityHISTORY 327, WGS 327School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAmerican Indian Law in Popular CultureAMCULT 405 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionWhat's Love (Sex+Race) Got To Do with It: Reading James Baldwin in the 21st CenturyAMCULT 405 (004)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionArt and Resistance in Detroit, 1900-PresentAMCULT 405 (005)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSkin/Masks: Violence and (De)ColonizationAMCULT 426, HISTORY 426, MIDEAST 490, STS 426School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthAnthropology of Mental Health, Illness, and PsychopharmaceuticalsANTHRCUL 298School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatin America: The Colonial Period: Issues in Race & EthnicityHISTORY 347, ANTHRCUL 346, HISTORY 557, INTLSTD 385 (012)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthPublic Health in Conflict and ReconstructionINTLSTD 401 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace, Religion, and Caste in India and AmericaAMCULT 301 (010), ASIAN 334 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityHuman RightsINTLSTD 401 (011), POLSCI 447School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthOptimization Modeling in Health CareIOE 413College of EngineeringFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentAsian Pacific American Community Service and LearningAMCULT 305, ASIANPAM 305School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionContemporary Film in the Islamic WorldISLAM 392 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThe Arab-Israeli Conflict in Middle Eastern Literature and FilmMIDEAST 326 (001), COMPLIT 350, INTLSTD 384, JUDAIC 318 (012)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFilm, Fiction, and Female in IsraelJUDAIC 150 (001), FTVM 190 (002), WGS 150 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAnne Frank in ContextJUDAIC 351, DUTCH 351School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAmerican ImmigrationLATINOAM 304, AMCULT 304, SOC 304School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatinas/os in the U. S.: Social Problems and Social IssuesLATINOAM 404, SOC 404, AMCULT 404School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityDesigning Sustainable Products and ProcessesMATSCIE 481, MFG 489College of EngineeringFall 23
HealthMolecular Neurobiology of Health and DiseaseMCDB 451School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherWeb Based Mentorship: Arab-Israeli Conflict SimulationMENAS 463, EDUC 463School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentIntroduction to the Middle East: Issues in Race & EthnicityMIDEAST 200School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionArab American Studies and the Social Sciences: Law and BorderAMAS 310School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLanguage and GenderAMCULT 102School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatinx Freedom DreamsAMCULT 103 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace, Gender, Recreation, and Sport in Twentieth-Century AmericaAMCULT 103 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentPolicing and Civil RightsAMCULT 204 (005)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace, Religion, and Pop CultureAMCULT 204 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAsian Americans in the Rust BeltAMCULT 204 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Arab-American StudiesMIDEAST 275, AMCULT 215, AMAS 215School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentOrganizations in the Developing WorldORGSTUDY 440School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityChanging the WorldPHIL 250 (001, 002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Politics and PolicyPOLSCI 380, ENVIRON 312, PUBPOL 312School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherThe Politics of Human RightsPOLSCI 447School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentSeminar in Political EconomyPPE 400School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFoundations of Intergroup RelationsPSYCH 213, ALA 220, SOC 218School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAutism Spectrum Disorder in the Mainstream MediaPSYCH 401 (005)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCommunity, Culture, and Social Justice (CCSJ) in Public HealthPUBHLTH 360School of Public HealthFall 23
HealthCreating Change in Public HealthPUBHLTH 384School of Public HealthFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental Politics & PolicyPUBPOL 312Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Community and Economic Development,Environmental SustainabilityLocal Government Opportunity for ActivismPUBPOL 456 Ford School of Public PolicyFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionOut of the Past: 20th Century LGBT HistoryRCCORE 334 (001), WGS 380School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherThe Atonement ProjectRCHUMS 332, THTREMUS 334School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionLatina/o Theatre for Social ChangeRCHUMS 334 (008), LATINOAM 311, THTREMUS 399 (012)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentEmpowering Families and CommunitiesAMCULT 321School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentEmpowering Community Through the ArtsRCHUMS 341, AMCULT 311 (007)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEcological IssuesRCNSCI 202, ENVIRON 201School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentLaw and BorderAMCULT 310School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationExcellence, Equity, and the Politics of EducationRCSSCI 365School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentRestorative Justice, Prison Reform, Abolition: From Theory to PracticeRCSSCI 461 (001), SOC 495 (006)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentOrganizing: People, Power, and ChangeRCSSCI 489, SOC 489School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Children, Youth, and EducationProject Community: Sociology in ActionSOC 225 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentChallenging Inequality: Raising Worker Wages Dignity and Power through Collective Action, Collective Bargaining, and Race/Class SolidaritySOC 295 (003), RCSSCI 360 (002)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthHealth and Society: An Introduction to SociologySOC 302School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionPracticum in Facilitating Intergroup DialoguesSOC 321, ALA 321, PSYCH 311School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionAdvanced Practicum in Intergroup RelationsSOC 324 (001), ALA 322 (001), PSYCH 324 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentProject Community Advanced PracticumSOC 325School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSociology of GenderSOC 447, WGS 447School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionWomen, Inequality, and WorkSOC 451, WGS 451School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
OtherSocial Change: Economic GlobalizationSOC 460School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthSocial Inequalities in HealthSOC 474School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthHealth, Medicine, and SocietySOC 475School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Environmental SustainabilityEnvironmental IssuesSPANISH 232 (001), (009), (024)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionUnderstanding Social Issues of Our TimeSW 200School of Social WorkFall 23
Community and Economic DevelopmentTheories and Practices for Community Action and Social ChangeSW 305, SOC 326School of Social WorkFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionThinking Class: Inequality in Media, Bodies, Environment, and MoreWGS 216, SOC 216School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionIntroduction to Women and LiteratureWGS 217, ENGLISH 215School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthPerspectives in Women's HealthWGS 220, NURS 220, STS 220School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSpecial Topics in Gender and the Humanities: Women and Well-Being in LiteratureWGS 313 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionQueer of Color Literature and CultureWGS 314, ENGLISH 314School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionFeminist ThoughtWGS 330 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionRace, Gender, Sexuality in Transatlantic Literature to 1830WGS 343 (003)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSexual Violence and the StateWGS 345School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSociology of SexualitiesWGS 348, SOC 345School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionSex and Sexuality in U.S. Popular CultureWGS 366, AMCULT 366 (001), HISTORY 353 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionBehavioral and Social Science Research in HIV: Methods and Perspectives for SGM CommunitiesWGS 377 (001)School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
Diversity, Equity, and InclusionGender Based Violence: From Theory to ActionWGS 404, HS 404School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23
HealthIntroduction to Global Health: Issues and ChallengesWGS 432 (002), NURS 420School of Literature, Science and the ArtsFall 23

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In this innovative course model, you’ll learn how to address a wicked problem using scholarly research, design methodologies, and business acumen. The skills you’ll develop are both rare and in-demand with top employers, and key to tackling big societal challenges. Your interdisciplinary graduate student team made up of MBAs, MSWs, MPPs, MEds, MUPs, etc. will translate research into impactful applications through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The 4.5 credit course teaches ideation, prototyping, and business model design skills to tackle social impact or sustainability issues in the world.