MINDFULNESS IN RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply skills with which to observe, interpret, analyze, and design restorative outdoor environments in public places. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply co-design and participatory planning methods and processes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and comprehend how specific environmental design approaches and features can support well-being of people in outdoor places. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and apply concepts and theories of nature-based mindfulness and restorative natural environments. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply principles of community-based engagement and learning for developing personal goals and professional values. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use knowledge to build empathy and appreciation for the complexities of one’s own and other people’s perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply skills with which to observe, interpret, analyze, and design restorative outdoor environments in public places. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply co-design and participatory planning methods and processes. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Recognize and comprehend how specific environmental design approaches and features can support well-being of people in outdoor places. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and apply concepts and theories of nature-based mindfulness and restorative natural environments. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Apply principles of community-based engagement and learning for developing personal goals and professional values. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Use knowledge to build empathy and appreciation for the complexities of one’s own and other people’s perspectives. Audience: Undergraduate