CONSERVATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE - LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of values, ecology, and institutions in shaping environmental threats and conservation strategies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the history of conservation thought and action in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine the uneven distribution of environmental harms both globally and within the U.S. and how this is affected by race, class, and geography. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate the strengths and limits of rule-based and incentive-based conservation programs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Recognize the key challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Summarize the evolution of domestic and international policy to address climate change. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate local efforts to adapt to climate change. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Produce an actionable analysis of an environmental issue of interest to the graduate student that integrates the social and biophysical dimensions of the issue. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the role of values, ecology, and institutions in shaping environmental threats and conservation strategies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze the history of conservation thought and action in the United States. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Examine the uneven distribution of environmental harms both globally and within the U.S. and how this is affected by race, class, and geography. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate the strengths and limits of rule-based and incentive-based conservation programs. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Recognize the key challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the tropics. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Summarize the evolution of domestic and international policy to address climate change. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Evaluate local efforts to adapt to climate change. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Produce an actionable analysis of an environmental issue of interest to the graduate student that integrates the social and biophysical dimensions of the issue. Audience: Graduate