GEOG130
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GEOG 130 - Food and the Environment
Course Title
Food and the Environment
Course Description
How do human populations organize and alter natural resources and ecosystems to produce food? The role of agriculture in the world economy, national development, and environmental degradation in the Global North and the Global South. The origins of scarcity and abundance, population growth, hunger and obesity, and poverty.
Minimum
4
Maximum
4
Grading Basis
Default Letter Grade; P/NP Option
Method of Assessment
Written Exam
Instructors
Sayre, Watts
Breadth
International Studies, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Formats
Discussion, Lecture
Term
Fall and Spring
Duration (in weeks)
15
Minimum Hours
3
Maximum Hours
3
Minimum Hours
1
Maximum Hours
1
Minimum Hours
8
Maximum Hours
8
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
8
Minimum Hours
6
Maximum Hours
6
Minimum Hours
2
Maximum Hours
2
Minimum Hours
17
Maximum Hours
17
Term
Summer
Duration (in weeks)
6
Minimum Hours
7.5
Maximum Hours
7.5
Minimum Hours
2.5
Maximum Hours
2.5
Minimum Hours
22.5
Maximum Hours
22.5