Human Ecology (Cross-listed as ESRM 332)

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Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (1A, 1B, 1C, 2) Places humans into the environment in historical and global contexts. Discusses systems theory as it applies to human adaptation to the environment. Studies the relations among political power, ideology, and resources, integrating concepts from ecology with those from social sciences. Examines theories and forecasts of human population growth and migration, social and environmental impacts of population and age distribution, and natural resource constraints on growth. Topics include land development, political ecology, traditional ecological knowledge, socioecological systems theory, human adaptability, and others. Course Fee $0-$500 Same as: ESRM 332 GenEd: UDGE-4 CI Mission Category(s): Interdisciplinary Approaches