ANTH 420 - Environmental Anthropology

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: ANTH 110 or ANTH 211
Introduces environmental anthropology, the study of the relationship between the natural environment and human social and cultural life. Illustrates the importance of understanding human-environment interactions in studying contemporary issues in global development, and in investigating the past. Explores major analytical and methodological approaches in environmental anthropology, including ecological anthropology, ethnoecology, political ecology, and environmental justice. (Titled Cultural Geography before 2016-17.)