Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Critical analysis of the intersections of race, class, gender, and the environment. Topics include race and the environmental movement, U.S. and international environmental justice movements, and the justice implications and consequences of climate change.

Analysis of food production, distribution, and consumption from the local to the global scale with an emphasis on the environmental, nutritional, social, and political-economic challenges of contemporary food systems.

Introduction to wildlife policies and contemporary social and political debates in wildlife management. Conduct case study analysis, critically evaluate real-world wildlife dilemmas, and make reasoned recommendations regarding policy actions. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ES 172.

An analysis of global environmental change from a scientific perspective, with an examination of how the economic and political forces interact. Focus on the science of climate change and regional impacts, ending with possible solutions, both personal and societal. Prerequisites: ES 211 or MS 101N.

Learn geographic information system (GIS) theory and applications specifically related to the study of the environment through lecture and hands-on work. Prerequisite: ES 172 or MS 101N.

Learn geographic information system (GIS) theory and applications specifically related to the study of the environment through lecture and hands-on work. Prerequisite: ES 172 or MS 101N.

Learn geographic information system (GIS) theory and applications specifically related to the study of the environment through lecture and hands-on work. Prerequisite: ES 172 or MS 101N.

Comprehensive overview of the relationship between the environment and human health from global to local scales. Topics include water and sanitation, infectious diseases, solid waste management, food safety, toxicology, risk assessment, and other environmental hazards.
Prerequisites: ES 172, BI112, or PU201S.

Through case studies of past, current, and future environmental issues, students will learn how the natural world and environmental concerns have been communicated historically and how they can be best communicated today through various mediums. Prerequisite: ES 172 or CM 101.