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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

IS 314 - Environmental Issues (3)

This course examines issues involved with the relationships between human societies and their environments. The underlying subtext of this course is the interplay of meeting environmental needs while addressing human desires. Among the specific issues are those associated with human population size and organization, biodiversity, resources and their management, cross-cultural perspectives on the environment, and the role of economy and politics in environmental issues. Prerequisite: One natural and one behavioral/social science course. PRE-2015 CORE: Level III. 2015 CORE: Social Justice & Civic Life, Transform, Interdisciplinary Studies, Global Studies.