HIST 441 - Environmental History

4 credit(s)
This course focuses on historical scholarship that has addressed the changing relationship between human societies and “nature”. The course explores the development of ecological science and environmental politics; it also explores the ways in which Americans of European and indigenous background imposed their understandings on the landscape, and the consequences of these impositions. Other subjects include National Park Service policy, game conservation and class conflict, and the development of governmental agencies dedicated to protecting or controlling the environment. Also listed as ENV 441.
Core Requirement(s): Counts toward core requirements: Sustainability and Analyzing and Interpreting Texts.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above (60 or more completed credits).