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Oct 23, 2026
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POLS 1141 - Environmental Politics
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course will examine the human impact on the natural world and the various political responses which deal with the effects of that impact. This course will apply the concept of sustainability to various environmental issues. Topics covered may include energy use, resource use, food production and consumption, water use, population growth, environmental justice, and climate change.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) Goal Area(s) fulfilled: Goal 05C: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal 10: People and the Environment
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Apply the concept of “sustainability” to various environmental issues.
- Evaluate various political approaches for dealing with climate change.
- Illustrate the connections between food production and consumption and various environmental/social political issues.
- Demonstrate the connections between consumerism and various environmental political issues.
- Evaluate the concept of environmental justice.
- Defend the actions one would take on various environmental issues.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Sustainability
- Energy
- Waste/resources management
- Food
- Human population
- Water use
- Agriculture
- Consumerism
- Climate change
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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