What is uncertain is the magnitude of the changes, their future course, and their affects on human beings, and what, if anything, humans can do to avert them or to mitigate their affects. This seminar will explore a variety of environmental changes, the human role in causing them, and the possible impact of these changes on humans and their societies. Students will read from a number of sources. At mid-term students will submit a brief factual report on a selected environmental change and its human dimensions. At the end of the term students will submit a research article, probably on the same topic.
Attendance is mandatory, and effective participation in class discussion is strongly encouraged.
Permission of Instructor. Intended primarily for first and second year students. May not be included in a concentration in Psychology or Sociology. May be repeated for a total of four credits. See Psychology 122 .