Student learning outcomes (SLOs) for the minor, which will meet several of the University of Minnesota’s student learning outcomes, include:
An understanding of climate justice education and the tools it offers to address the racial, socioeconomic, ideological and other drivers of the climate emergency
An understanding of the need to extend justice, equity, and inclusion to all human and non-human communities
An awareness of how values, attitudes, and beliefs impact the complex interrelationships across spheres of socioecological systems
An appreciation of how education, imagination, and future thinking skills are necessary to ensure a transformation toward an ecological civilization
An ability to recognize and navigate climate emotions, including in communication with stakeholders with different perspectives and priorities
An ability to critically evaluate concepts, ideas, actions, and relations for their climate and planetary health consequences