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BA Degree in Biology {22-23}
BS Degree in Biology {22-23}
BS Degree in Life Science Education {22-23}
Minor in Health and Medical Sciences {22-23}
Minor in Biology {22-23}
Minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology {22-23}
Minor in Public Health {22-23}

BS Degree in Biology {22-23} - Environmental History

Course Code

HIST 379

Credits

Title

Environmental History

Lasc Area

Goal 5
Goal 10

Course Outline

Writing Intensive

Yes

Description

This course is a study of the history of humankind's interactions with the environments focusing on the past 500 years. Special attention will be paid to the non-Western world. Topics include global interconnectedness and the spread of disease, the relationship between trade, modern economics, and sustainable development, natural disasters, and the rise of the ecological movement. MnTC Goal 5 and 10.