University of California, San Diego
IN-27: Online Sustainability Course

Title: Bending the Curve: Climate Education for All 

Description: 

Bending the Curve: Climate Education for All is a trans-disciplinary curriculum and multimedia content library created and managed by the Bending the Curve Project, which is a team of researchers, educators, and designers at the University of California. All material focuses on climate change solutions to bend the warming curve and to accelerate resilience and climate justice for our planet’s most vulnerable people. Its highly modular structure means that the material can be adapted to meet the needs of a wide range of audiences in academic and continuing education contexts.  

The Bending the Curve curriculum consists of 40 modular units, each dedicated to a particular topic or practice area. All modules feature a studio-produced video lecture, assignments and in-class activities, supplemental readings, and instructor resources. Curriculum content is available for use by university instructors at UC and the public. 

Since launch in 2018, nearly 2,000 University of California students—and thousands more students around the world—have taken courses built on the backbone of this dynamic curriculum. 

Also noteworthy is the new UC Climate Resilience course offered at UC San Diego, as well as seven other UC campuses. Throughout the hybrid online/in-person class, students watch short talks by proven climate leaders here in California and around the world. They also meet weekly for small-group sessions co-facilitated by a professor and a mindfulness expert, where they’ll discuss course material and pursue a collective project focused on climate action.

More about the UC Climate Resilience course:

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/got-climate-anxiety-uc-course-can-help 

Point of contact for credit information:  

Carrie Metzgar, Campus Sustainability Officer, Utilities & Sustainability