Course

Environment and Society: Introduction - ARTS1240

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School: School of Humanities

Course Outline: School of Humanities Course Outlines

Campus: Kensington Campus

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

Available for General Education: Yes (more info)

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Description

Subject Area: Environmental Humanities

This course will introduce the agenda of environmental issues, the scope of ecological study, principles of sustainable development and the relationship between humans and the rest of nature. It will also introduce environmental philosophies and explore how humans make choices about the environment in the face of uncertainty. The course introduces topics which will be covered in later stages of the Environmental Studies major.

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