Instructional Method: Online. Exploring the Arctic (3) This interdisciplinary course focuses on environmental, political, legal, economic, and societal/cultural issues. The course first analyzes Arctic state geopolitics and national/sub-national self-identity, and explores the changing north, focusing on environmental science issues, sustainable development of energy resources, the blue economy, and mineral extraction. It then examines cooperation, conflict, and territorial claims, with special emphasis on security issues and the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The course concludes by reviewing emerging issues and trends, including renewable energy development and comparative legal regime challenges. Students complete a research paper and actively participate in class, engaging with guest speakers including senior international policymakers, scientists, business leaders, and civil society representatives.