2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 0258 - U.S. Environmental History


Credits: 3

This course explores the interaction between humans and the natural environment throughout U.S. history from the pre-colonial era to the present.  Special emphasis is placed upon American development patterns, such as settlement, agriculture, industrialization, urbanization, mass production, suburbanization, transportation, and recreation, the corresponding environmental and social consequences, and the growth of environmental awareness, activism, and legislation.

Pre/co-requisite: Minimum of sophomore standing.