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: