ENVS-329

Environmental health issues are inherently interdisciplinary. This seminar-style course will examine how the natural, built, and social environments impact human and environmental health outcomes. The course will draw on research articles, theoretical discussions, and empirical examples from fields including toxicology, exposure science, environmental chemistry, epidemiology, sociology, history, policy studies, and fiction. Particular attention will be paid to the use of science to develop regulation, the role of social movements in identifying environmental health problems, and inequalities associated with environmental exposures. This course will be reading, discussion, and writing intensive. May be elected as Sociology 329, but must be elected as Environmental Studies 329 to satisfy the interdisciplinary course requirement in environmental studies. Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 120 and 207; or instructor consent. Distribution areas: Social Sciences, Power and Equity, The Individual and Society, Writing Across Contexts.

Academic Credit, Graded Standard, DIST-SOCIAL SCIENCES, Academic Evaluate Course, INTER.DISC-ENV.STUDIES, Global Studies, The Individual & Society, Power and Equity, Writing Across Contexts, Cross-listed Course