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POL 383 - Environmental Justice

Three Credits
alternate Years: Spring Semester

This course explores how the environment relates to social justice. How are environmental challenges in the United States as well as internationally connected to deep structural injustices related to class, race and gender? We will read moral philosophy and political theory as well as social scientific and historical research. Then we will apply the theories to a few cases of environmental injustice: hazardous waste disposal, food justice, climate change, and inter-generational justice.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): One 100-Level Philosophy course, or POL 110  or POL 171 .
General Education Attribute(s): Moral Inquiry
Course Applies to: Environmental Science and Studies