This course allows students to grapple with the major environmental issues that the world faces today. Drawing from history and other disciplines, this course allows students to understand the complex historical relationships between human beings and the natural environment, to inquire as to where human societies may have gone astray, and to consider potential solutions to the complex problems we face as a society and as a species. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118 and Sophomore standing. (Fulfills a Group B: World History Elective or Group C: History Elective.) This course fulfills the Engaging Our World requirement in the General Education Curriculum.
HIS-399: Eco-History
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