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Environmental Studies (ENVS)
144 Columbia Hall, 541-346-5000
College of Arts & Sciences
envs.uoregon.edu/
8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
Course Data
  ENVS 201   Intro Env Stu: Soc Sci >2 4.00 cr.
Contributions of the social sciences to analysis of environmental problems. Topics include human population, the relationship between social institutions and environmental problems, and appropriate political, policy, and economic processes.
Grading Options: Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
Instructor: Muraca BE-mailHomepage Office:   242 Susan Campbell Hall
Office Hours: 1400 - 1530 T & upon appointment
  1730 - 1830 T graduate students only upon appointment
Course Materials
 
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Lecture

 21801 0 217 1200-1320 tr 182 LIL Muraca B 8

Final Exam:

 0800-1000 m 3/20 182 LIL
 
Associated Sections

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 21802 0 18 0800-0850 f 193 ESL Beggen K  

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 21803 0 19 0900-0950 f 193 ESL Beggen K  

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 21804 0 18 1000-1050 f 193 ESL Beggen K  

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 21805 0 18 1100-1150 f 225 FR Baig J  

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 21806 0 18 1200-1250 f 225 FR Baig J  

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 21807 0 18 1300-1350 f 225 FR Baig J  

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 21808 0 18 1400-1450 f 193 ESL Sky N  

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 21809 0 16 1500-1550 f 193 ESL Sky N  

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 21810 0 18 1600-1650 f 193 ESL Sky N  

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 21811 0 18 1400-1450 r 101 VOL Mathers C  

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 21812 0 17 1500-1550 r 101 VOL Mathers C  

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 21813 0 18 1600-1650 r 101 VOL Mathers C  
Academic Deadlines
Deadline     Last day to:
January 8:   Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded)
January 14:   Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 14:   Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded)
January 15:   Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded)
January 15:   Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded)
January 16:   Add this course
January 16:   Last day to change to or from audit
January 22:   Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded)
January 22:   Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded)
January 29:   Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded)
January 29:   Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded)
February 5:   Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded)
February 5:   Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded)
February 26:   Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded)
February 26:   Change grading option for this course
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Expanded Course Description
This course introduces some of the major contributions of the social sciences to understanding how and why environmental problems happen¿the social 'root causes' of these problems. Environmentally harmful human behavior is not simply a fact of life: it is a product of specific social conditions, which can be studied, understood, and changed. This course also examines social approaches to resolving environmental problems, including ideas such as 'sustainability', 'market-based' environmental policies, reforms of property systems, and social movements that promote concepts such as environmental justice, ecofeminism, and deep ecology. In this course students practice applying these conceptual approaches by using them to analyze the root causes, consequences, and possible solutions to specific environmental topics. In previous years, the course has focused on topics such as global warming, energy, and the Pacific Northwest salmon crisis.
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