HIST 155 - Latin American Environmental History

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

A review of the latest scholarship in the field, including topics such as the role of disease in the Spanish conquest, monocrop plantation agriculture, conservation, the destruction of the tropical rainforest, the ecological effects of oil extraction, nuclear power, chemical and pesticide use, and the meanings of sustainable development. Countries covered will vary from year to year.

Core Curriculum Designation(s)
SHCU - Social, Historical, and Cultural Understanding; GP - Global Perspectives

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Additional Notes
This course is Sustainability related.

Course credits: 1