POSC 411 - Public Policy and the Environment

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Sustainability
Politics of human-environment relationships. Sustainability, biodiversity, population, consumption, technology, energy, water, resources, recycling, pollution, and urban systems. Cultural values, paradigm change, science, risk analysis, market pricing, competition of networks, and citizen action. Significant written assignment integrates theory and practice.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Sustainability
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Spring ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

The underlying systemic causes and potential impacts of the major environmental threats facing the U.S. and the world;
The economic and political relationships, interests, and institutions that determine the domestic and international system’s capacity to meet the environmental threats
Evaluate the economic and political reforms and/or systemic solutions to overcome global environmental threats.

Sustainability Overlay Learning Outcomes

Discuss multiple dimensions of sustainability, including the scientific, social, cultural, and/or economic.
Analyze interactions between human activities and natural systems.
Describe strategies taken by individuals, communities, organizations, or governments for mitigating and/or adapting to key threats to environmental sustainability.