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Environmental Anthropology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/4/27 - 1/22/27
TBA		 Online 3 $2046
Date
1/4/27 - 1/22/27
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2046

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.

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Course Details

Session

Winter Session 1, 3 weeks

Class Dates

1/4/2027 - 1/22/2027

Location

Online

General Ed Requirements

World Cultures

Enrolled / Capacity

0 / 25

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jose Martinez Reyes

Tuition*

* 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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