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Environmental Anthropology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.		 HLL-3507 Media Auditorium 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
Time
TuTh 11a.m. – 12:15p.m.
Location
HLL-3507 Media Auditorium
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course focuses on people's complex relationships to their environment. It examines different anthropological approaches to analyze human adaptive strategies to diverse ecosystems around the world from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. It will also examine the different strategies and knowledge systems that humans develop for managing their resources. Finally, the course looks at the rise of political ecology as a perspective to analyze the role of power relations, institutions and ideas of nature in environmental change and conservation.

Guest registration opens Jan 4

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026

Location

HLL-3507 Media Auditorium

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

57 / 90

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jose Martinez Reyes

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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