HSCI 309
Environmental Politics and Policy
Spring 2014
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
SCST 309 / ENVI 309 / PSCI 301
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
This class examines environmental policy-making, with an emphasis on the ways in which policies are developed and implemented at the local, state and national level. Special attention will be paid to the variety of actors that shape environmental outcomes, including legislators, administrators, the science community, civil society and the private sector. This course will focus on in-depth examination of several case studies, including on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, climate change, urban sprawl and transportation, endangered species protection for polar bears, acid rain, agricultural runoff and water pollution, logging and wildfire management, wind development, and disaster preparedness.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3378
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3378
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
evaluation is based on several shorter writing assignments, a semester-long research project, and participation
Prerequisites:
ENVI 101 or permission of instructor
Enrollment Preferences:
Environmental Policy & Environmental Science majors & Environmental Studies concentrators; but other students interested in public policy are welcome
Unit Notes:
requirement for the Environmental Policy major and the Environmental Studies concentration
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
SCST 309 Division II ENVI 309 Division II PSCI 301 Division II HSCI 309 Division II
SCST 309 Division II ENVI 309 Division II PSCI 301 Division II HSCI 309 Division II
Attributes:
ENVI Environmental Policy
ENVP PTL Theory/Method Courses
ENVP PE-A Group Electives
ENVP PTL-A Group Electives
ENVP SC-A Group Electives
POEC Comparative POEC/Public Policy Courses
ENVP PTL Theory/Method Courses
ENVP PE-A Group Electives
ENVP PTL-A Group Electives
ENVP SC-A Group Electives
POEC Comparative POEC/Public Policy Courses
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HSCI 309 - 01 (S) LEC Environmental Politic & Policy
HSCI 309 - 01 (S) LEC Environmental Politic & PolicyDivision II Writing SkillsMR 2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
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