SW 283-ENV - Environment and Society

Min Units: 3
Max Units: 3
Nature and the environment are not just “out there, somewhere” beyond society where people are not present. Nature has always included people and people have always been a part of nature. In this course we will critically interrogate diverse environment-society (or ecosocial) relationships from a variety of social scientific and humanistic perspectives. We will seek to explore the immediate and root causes of the world’s most pressing environmental problems and consider the desirability and feasibility of proposed solutions. The course will also encourage students to engage the personal and collective work of social change to increase environmental citizenship, democratic decision making, and sustainability. (U) Fall and spring
Prerequisite(s): none
Corequisite(s): none