Environmental Sociology (Diversity)

General

Prefix

SOC

Course Number

200

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Social aspects of environmental issues, emphasizing the importance of gender, race, and class to an understanding of the human-environment relationship, and the social construction of environmental problems and solutions.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

Yes

MN Goal Designation(s)

05, 10

Cultural Diversity

Yes

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Explain the basic structure and function of various ecosystems and human adaptive strategies within those systems.

Outcome

Discern patterns of interrelationships of bio-physical and socio-cultural systems.

Outcome

Describe the human institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, and religious) that deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.

Outcome

Analyze environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships and institutions.

Outcome

Propose and assess alternative solutions to environmental problems including issues involving sustainability.

Dependencies

Courses

SOC200 is a prerequisite for: