SEMINAR: ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe key issues in environmental sociology, including theories of environment and society, environmental movements, political ecology, environmental justice, and sustainability Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze interdisciplinary approaches to environmental sociology, incorporating perspectives from anthropology, geography, law, history, feminism, and ethnic studies to enhance their sociological research Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate multiple approaches to critical race studies within the field of environmental sociology, understanding how race and environmental issues intersect and influence social mobilization and power dynamics Audience: Graduate 4. Apply foundational theories learned in class to contemporary environmental issues, critically assessing the relevance and impact of these theories on current events and societal challenges Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe key issues in environmental sociology, including theories of environment and society, environmental movements, political ecology, environmental justice, and sustainability Audience: Graduate 2. Analyze interdisciplinary approaches to environmental sociology, incorporating perspectives from anthropology, geography, law, history, feminism, and ethnic studies to enhance their sociological research Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate multiple approaches to critical race studies within the field of environmental sociology, understanding how race and environmental issues intersect and influence social mobilization and power dynamics Audience: Graduate 4. Apply foundational theories learned in class to contemporary environmental issues, critically assessing the relevance and impact of these theories on current events and societal challenges Audience: Graduate