Arctic Studies

Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., CASWR 100 or WR 120). - The Arctic is home to 4 million people and has played important roles in global exchanges for millennia. This class explores the Arctic as a source of resource extraction booms, aesthetic currents, scientific advances, Indigenous knowledge, and unique governance systems. Effective Spring 2027, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU HUB areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.