— Sociology of the Environment

Prerequisites & course information

This version has ended; see updated course, below. Course Description: Production, consumption, and urban expansion. Basic social logics surrounding current problems of resource scarcity (environmental extractions) and excess wastes (environmental additions). Ways that society can change and re-organize itself to become more environmentally conscious and hence ecologically sustainable. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); World Cultures (WC). SOC 160 — Sociology of the Environment (4 units) Course Description: Production, consumption, and urban expansion. Basic social logics surrounding current problems of resource scarcity (environmental extractions) and excess wastes (environmental additions). Ways that society can change and re-organize itself to become more environmentally conscious and hence ecologically sustainable. May be taught abroad. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); World Cultures (WC). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); World Cultures (WC). SOC 160 — Sociology of the Environment (4 units) Course Description: Production, consumption, and urban expansion. Basic social logics surrounding current problems of resource scarcity (environmental extractions) and excess wastes (environmental additions). Ways that society can change and re-organize itself to become more environmentally conscious and hence ecologically sustainable. May be taught abroad. Prerequisite(s): SOC 001 , SOC 002 , or SOC 003 recommended. Learning Activities: Lecture 3 hour(s), Term Paper. Grade Mode: Letter. General Education: Social Sciences (SS); American Cultures, Governance, & History (ACGH); Domestic Diversity (DD); World Cultures (WC). This course version is effective from, and including: Fall Quarter 2026.