I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Culture & Environment
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SOCL 2422
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Students will examine environmental issues from a sociological perspective. The focus will be on social, political, and economic factors which encourage or discourage protection of the natural life support systems of earth. What steps are going to be required to restore our damaged resources and create a sustainable society for future generations? Considering the implications of what we have studied, students will be encouraged to develop a personal philosophy.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SOCL 2422 - Culture & Environment
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SOCL 2422 - Culture & Environment
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Bemidji State University
|
SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology
|
3
|
|
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
|
SOCI 2305 Environmental Sociology
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 10 – People and the Environment
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Students will read assigned materials in textbooks |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Students will apply sociological concepts to help understand themselves and the world around them. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
|
5
|
|
Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
|
5
|
|
Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
|
5
|
|
Explain the basic structure and function of various natural ecosystems and of human adaptive strategies within those systems.
|
10
|
|
Describe the basic institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, religious) that are evolving to deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.
|
10
|
|
Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
|
10
|
|
Discern patterns and interrelationships of biophysical and sociocultural systems
|
10
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
What is Environmental Sociology?
People and the Environment
Socio-Cultural Evolution
|
|
Population Issues
Dynamics of Population Growth
Theory: Thomas Malthus and Karl Marx
|
|
Water Resources
Water as a Scarce Resource
Water Contamination
|
|
Waste
Chemical and Toxic Waste
Over-Consumption
|
|
Air Pollution
Types of Air Pollution
Air Pollution and the Environment
|
|
Soil, Crops, Food
Industrial Farming
Protecting Farmland From Non-Farm Use
|
|
Energy
Energy Consumption
The Present Energy System
|
|
Climate Change
Is the Planet Really Warming?
Human Causes of Global Warming
|
|
Ozone Layer
What has caused ozone layer depletion?
What has humankind done to alleviate the problem of ozone layer depletion?
|
|
Social Movements
Environmentalism
Promoting Social Change
|
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Culture & Environment
2. Course Prefix & Number:
SOCL 2422
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Students will examine environmental issues from a sociological perspective. The focus will be on social, political, and economic factors which encourage or discourage protection of the natural life support systems of earth. What steps are going to be required to restore our damaged resources and create a sustainable society for future generations? Considering the implications of what we have studied, students will be encouraged to develop a personal philosophy.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
SOCL 2422 - Culture & Environment
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
SOCL 2422 - Culture & Environment
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution
|
Course Number and Title
|
Credits
|
|
Bemidji State University
|
SOC 3050 Environmental Sociology
|
3
|
|
St. Cloud Technical and Community College
|
SOCI 2305 Environmental Sociology
|
3
|
III. Course Purpose
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 10 – People and the Environment
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Students will read assigned materials in textbooks |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Students will apply sociological concepts to help understand themselves and the world around them. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome
|
MnTC
Goal Area
|
|
Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
|
5
|
|
Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
|
5
|
|
Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
|
5
|
|
Explain the basic structure and function of various natural ecosystems and of human adaptive strategies within those systems.
|
10
|
|
Describe the basic institutional arrangements (social, legal, political, economic, religious) that are evolving to deal with environmental and natural resource challenges.
|
10
|
|
Evaluate critically environmental and natural resource issues in light of understandings about interrelationships, ecosystems, and institutions.
|
10
|
|
Discern patterns and interrelationships of biophysical and sociocultural systems
|
10
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
What is Environmental Sociology?
People and the Environment
Socio-Cultural Evolution
|
|
Population Issues
Dynamics of Population Growth
Theory: Thomas Malthus and Karl Marx
|
|
Water Resources
Water as a Scarce Resource
Water Contamination
|
|
Waste
Chemical and Toxic Waste
Over-Consumption
|
|
Air Pollution
Types of Air Pollution
Air Pollution and the Environment
|
|
Soil, Crops, Food
Industrial Farming
Protecting Farmland From Non-Farm Use
|
|
Energy
Energy Consumption
The Present Energy System
|
|
Climate Change
Is the Planet Really Warming?
Human Causes of Global Warming
|
|
Ozone Layer
What has caused ozone layer depletion?
What has humankind done to alleviate the problem of ozone layer depletion?
|
|
Social Movements
Environmentalism
Promoting Social Change
|