ENVI 101
Nature and Society: An Introduction to Environmental Studies Fall 2024 (also offered Spring 2025)
Division II

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Environment and society interact on scales from the local to the global. This course explores these interactions and introduces students to the interdisciplinary methods of environmental studies. We will investigate the social, political, and historical aspects of environmental problems — including environmental racism, species extinction, climate change, massive urbanization — as well as their possible solutions. Throughout the course, we will ask how unequal distributions of power affect people and environments. Case studies, readings, discussions, and field exercises will help students develop their understanding of how built and unbuilt environments influence and are influenced by human activities.
The Class: Format: lecture
Limit: 30/section
Expected: 30/section
Class#: 1263
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: participation, in-class exercises, several short writing assignments (varying from 2-5 pages), mid-term exam, final exam
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: Environmental Studies majors and concentrators
Unit Notes: required course for the Environmental Studies major and concentration
Distributions: Division II
Attributes: AMST Space and Place Electives
GBST Urbanizing World

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