ENVI 402(S) The Environment, the Individual, and Society

It is generally recognized that our contemporary society is the product of cultural evolution over historical time. This course will explore through readings and class discussion the relationships among the individual, society, and the natural environment. Questions about past, present, and possible future value systems as they influence individual and social interactions with the natural environment will be raised. Students will be asked to become explicitly aware of their own values and will have an opportunity to justify them in a major synthesis paper. Required course for students wishing to complete the Environmental Studies Program. The principal means of evaluation will be class participation and a major paper. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 302.

Hour: CARTER