# Environment And Society

## STSO-2300

Society and the natural environment are crucially linked in a number of ways. Environmental problems such as pollution and natural resource depletion are not only problems for society, affecting the way people live their lives; they are also problems of society—the result of patterns of social organization and social practices. In this course, students will explore these society/environment interactions at various levels, from the local to the global, using the concepts and insights of environmental sociology. Environmental sociologists aim to understand the social origins of environmental problems and propose workable solutions to them. By showing how social interaction, institutions, and beliefs shape human behavior, environmental sociology provides a useful complement to the natural sciences in the analysis of the environmental problems faced today.

4 credits PDII Option for Engr Majors
Prereqs:
one of:
INQR-1100 Science, Tech, & Society STSO-1110 Science, Tech And Society STSO-1100 Science, Tech, & Society STSO-1110 Science, Tech And Society STSO-1110 Science, Tech And Society INQR-1110 Nature / Society INQR-1240 Sustainability Debates INQR-1250 Designing Climate Justice INQR-1320 A Century Of Envrmntl Thought INQR-1100 Science, Tech, & Society INQR-1110 Nature / Society INQR-1240 Sustainability Debates INQR-1250 Designing Climate Justice INQR-1320 A Century Of Envrmntl Thought

# Past Term Data
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2026

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 97/100

2025

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 97/100

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 5/35

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 53/100

2024

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Jonathan Garrett Wald

Seats Taken: 38/38

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 9/35

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Sara Thomas Black

Seats Taken: 50/50

2023

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 62/57

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Jonathan Garrett Wald

Seats Taken: 38/38

2022

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 66/57

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 42/38

2021

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 57/57

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 40/38

2020

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 52/50

Environment And Society (4c) [CI] [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 37/38

2019

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 40/50

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 13/19

2018

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Eric Drumheller Schaffer

Seats Taken: 33/37

2017

Environment And Society (4c) [PDII]

- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 19/15

2016

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn

Seats Taken: 34/50

2015

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn

Seats Taken: 37/50

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Brandon James Costelloe-Kuehn

Seats Taken: 24/38

2014

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 19/19

2013

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Abby J. Kinchy

Seats Taken: 18/14

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Abby J. Kinchy

Seats Taken: 18/19

2012

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 30/25

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Jessica Welch Lyons
- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 61/89

2011

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Kelly Elizabeth Grindstaff

Seats Taken: 25/25

Environment & Society (4c) [PDII]

- Abby J. Kinchy

Seats Taken: 27/30

2010

Environment & Society (4c)

- Karen M. Dvorak
- Jamie A. Obst
- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 25/25

Environment & Society (4c)

- Kelly Elizabeth Grindstaff

Seats Taken: 31/30

2009

Environment & Society (4c)
Environment & Society - Restricted To Students Who Will Study Abroad In India At End Of Semester

- Kari Anne Bennett
- Michael Mascarenhas

Seats Taken: 26/40

Environment & Society (4c)

- Abby J. Kinchy

Seats Taken: 30/30

2008 |  |  |

2007

Environment & Society (4c)

- Abby J. Kinchy

Seats Taken: 30/30

2006

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 29/30

2005

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 16/30

2004

Environment & Society (4c)

- Kim Fortun

Seats Taken: 18/30

2003

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 36/60

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 14/30

2002

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 29/60

2001

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 48/65

2000

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 20/75

1999

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 30/70

1998

Environment & Society (4c)

- Steven Breyman

Seats Taken: 42/65