Environmental History

This course examines the interactions between human societies and the natural world, with focus on the United States and England. It will proceed both chronologically and topically, focusing on how people have shaped the environment. Major topics include how they have used, labored in, abused, conserved, protected, rearranged, polluted, cleaned, and thought about the environment. Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in the following courses: ENGL 1102 and (HIST 2111 or HIST 2112).