Environmental Issues in International Security

Catalog description

This 3-hour course introduces students to the study of how environmental factors can affect domestic and international security. The first part of the course will focus on how natural resource competition and resource availability (e.g., water, energy) can affect conflict and security. The second part of the course will examine how natural disasters (e.g., floods, droughts, and hurricanes) can affect security. The third part of the course will analyze how climate change can impact migration patterns due to natural disasters, environmental changes, and subsequent domestic and international security. The last part of the course will examine the strategies to provide for stability and security, internationally and domestically, based on the challenges presented by environmental factors. Lecture Hours: 3 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture Schedule Type (Additional): Seminar-Small Group,Asynchronous Instruction Click here for the Schedule of Classes.