Gina Bloodworth

Provides an overview of methodologies for the study of the interactions between human societies and the environment. Guides students in the focused preparation of a research paper and formal research presentation. Prerequisite: ENVR 102. Four hours per week.

Seminar and practicum focused on a local environmental issue. Students will analyze the issue by doing background research and interviewing stakeholders. The seminar will culminate with a formal presentation in which students present their analysis and suggestions. Suggestions will be implemented if time and topic permits. Prerequisites: ENVR 300, junior status and completion of 20 core credits in the environmental studies major. Three hours per week with enhancement.

Analysis of concepts, ideologies and social trends that have generated regions referred to as the Global North and Global South. Examine human-nature interactions as they express themselves in demographics, resource distribution, economic disparity, neo-colonialism, energy consumption, food and water availability. Prerequisites: Junior standing, at least one human and/or physical geography/geology course. Three hours lecture per week.

An exploration of water resources in America that looks at water in all of its facets as a physical resource, and a nexus of human-environment interactions. This course is designed for multiple disciplines and presumes a variable knowledge base at the beginning. Weaving together the hydrologic flow of water, and the social structures that capture, divert, buy, sell, steal, manipulate and exploit water resources forms the basis of the exploration for this senior seminar. Prerequisites: One course in physical geography and one course in human geography and junior standing. Three hours per week.

Permits in-depth study of a selected topic to be indicated on student’s transcript. May be taken twice for credit under different subtitles. Intended for seniors with 18 or more hours in geography and/or geology. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. Three hours per week for each credit hour.

Interdisciplinary investigation of a topic in the environmental humanities or social sciences. May be taken three times under different course titles. Prerequisites: ENVR 102 and ENVR 200, 205 or 300. Three hours per week with enhancement.

A geographic study of the countries of Europe and Asia emphasizing their physical and cultural characteristics. Special attention to contemporary issues/problems. Three hours per week. Meets General Education IIIB or IIIC (Prior to Fall 2008: IIB).

An integrative look at the co-evolution of resource exploitation, use and conservation, the changing ideology that drives trends in resource management. Special emphasis on scalar dilemmas in resource management, the effective role of our legal infrastructure in resource management, and shifting values regarding the role of human-nature interactions in America. Prerequisites: One physical geography/geology course and one human geography course. Three hours per week.