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IFs in the Classroom

International Futures (IFs) helps students examine how global systems change over time and how different assumptions can shape plausible futures.
Use this page to see how IFs is taught in Pardee and Korbel courses, explore examples of classroom applications, and find syllabi from other institutions that have used the platform in teaching. These resources can help instructors introduce scenario-based analysis, forecasting methods, and integrated modeling into courses on development, environment, international relations, policy, and global change.

We encourage the free use of IFs in academic settings anywhere. Some of the other institutions where IFs has been used are the University of Arizona, University of California (UCLA), University of Connecticut, University of Hawaii, University of Kentucky, University of South Carolina, Indiana University, the Ohio State University, the Pennsylvania State University, Fairfield College, Gettysburg College, and Wheaton College. Syllabi for some of those courses can be found below. We are happy to post and share syllabi from courses using IFs. Please submit them to us.

 

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