ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC POLICY   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog
   

GEOL 1055 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS, SCIENCE, AND PUBLIC POLICY


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the interrelationships among environ mental science, ethics, and policy. It covers such topics as origin and development of the environmental movement, environmental values and attitudes, enactment and mechanics of environmental regulations and statutes, environmental economics and politics, and future environmental scenarios. The various socio-economic, legal, and political implications will be scrutinized within the context of specific case studies of environmental/ecological concern, ranging from local to global.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Environmental Geology (BS, BPH) or Environmental Studies (BA, BPH) or Geology (BS, BPH) or Environmental Science (BS)


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