ENVR 110 - Introduction to Environmental Studies

3 Credit(s)

This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary study of environmental issues. It will incorporate readings and discussions regarding social, political, economic, cultural, and biophysical dimensions of a diversity of environmental issues and solutions. Human-environmental relations are complex and this course aims to provide students with the tools to critically research environmental issues from a variety of perspectives, with readings from many different voices. The course will look at historical and contemporary views of the environment, review human impacts on the environment, and explore environmental activism and other potential solutions to current environmental problems. Students are expected to actively engage in class discussions, group work, and practical exercises, and to complete written assignments. Fall and Spring.