My Relevant Coursework
As a Sustainability and the Built Environment major, much of my coursework is in the realms of Geodesign and Sustainable Governance. I have also taken many courses to gain an International Perspective.
Here are some highlights:
Geodesign
Spring 2024
URP4283 Automation of Geospatial Modelling
Learned Python and its geospatial applications: arcpy, geopandas, numpy, etc.
GIS4123C GeoAI
Learned theoretical AI statistical models (random forest, GBM, etc.) through R. Final project predicts street tree health using various measures of urban form.
Fall 2023
URP4230 3D Geospatial Modeling
Final project re-envisioned Gainesville's NW 6th Street and modeled existing conditions & design alternatives in CityEngine.
Spring 2023
DCP2002 GIS II
Advanced use of ArcGIS Pro for analysis. Final project advised equitable Sea Level Rise adaptation funding in Hillsborough County.
Fall 2022
DCP2001 GIS I
Solid foundation in ArcGIS Pro functions. Final project analyzed Human Impact in Yellowstone National Park
Fall 2021
DCP1010 Geodesign Colloquium
explored the applications of Geodesign in research and practice
LAA2330 Site Analysis
Final project utilized ArcGIS Online to complete a site analysis for the Lake Alice Conservation Area.
Sustainable Governance
Spring 2024
GET3930 Poetics of Justice: Representations of Law in Literature
Read literature that spanned from antiquity (Sophocles, Thucydides) to contemporary thought, provoking thought on concepts of law, justice, and government.
Spring 2023
DCP4930 Economics of Sustainability
wrote an ESG reporting proposal for a mid-sized firm. Gained knowledge on ISO and GRI.
Fall 2022
ENC3254 Writing for Sustainability
created professional communication documentation in the form of business memos, case analyses, and best practices reports.
an International Perspective
While most of my coursework incorporated the views of cultures beside my own, these are some courses that specifically address how I seek an international perspective:
Spring 2023
GER3440 German in Business
IDS2935 Europe's Food Environment
Applied language skills to the history of economic development in Germany.
Learned about the unique foodways and cultural traditions of European nations.
Spring 2022
GER1131 Beginning Intensive German 2
AEB4283 International Development Policy
learned conversational German. Prepared to study abroad in Summer 2022.
Analyzed the economics of lower income countries and the impact of foreign aid. Assignments utilized advanced Excel formulas.
Fall 2021
GER1130 Beginning Intensive German
BCN1582 International Sustainable Development
learned basic, conversational German in a five days per week classroom setting.
final project analyzed the climate action plans of an EU country (Austria).
Other Courses
Spring 2022
REL4188 Environmental Values and Practices
analyzed ethics concerning the natural environment, deepening my perspectives on nature-based approaches and the interactions between humans and their environment. Term paper published in UF Journal for Undergraduate Research.
Fall 2021
IDH2930 How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood
read and discussed Peter Moskowitz's analysis of gentrification, using four cities as case studies