By investigating issues such as ozone depletion, climate change, deforestation and loss of biological diversity, we will trace the internationalization of the environment, explore the multidisciplinary character of global commons protection, and examine the international policymaking process and its actors. The scope of global environmental change implicates the entire range of human interaction with the natural world. This course seeks to introduce students to some of what underpins the process of assessing change and evaluating policy responses. Because participation in class discussions and activities is an integral part of this course, regular attendance is an ongoing requirement. Unexcused absences will affect your grade.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the dates indicated.
Unless an absence from class is excused because of illness, religious observance, or compelling circumstances, your grade on the assignment will be affected. You may have chosen this course as part of your CORE Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies Program, the general education part of your degree program. CORE Distributive Studies courses are designed to ensure that you will take a look at several different academic disciplines and the way they create and analyze knowledge about the world. A faculty and student committee approved this CORE Distributive Studies Course because it will introduce you to ideas and issues that are central to a major intellectual discipline and because it promises to involve you actively in the learning process. Please take advantage of the opportunities this course offers you.