ANTH 599: Contemporary Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 599-001: Environment and Culture
(Fall 2026)
01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW
Horizon Hall 4016
Section Information for Fall 2026
Students in this course will examine the relationships between the environment, culture, and human behavior. Through a synthetic approach spanning ecology and anthropology, we will explore variability in how people both adapt to and modify their environments—both social and physical. With an emphasis on cultural ecological explanations in mainly non-Western contexts, we will discuss how different theoretical perspectives in ecological anthropology can be applied to understand complex socioecological relationships. We will then investigate topics such as population growth and decline, sustainability and conservation, conflict, inequality, and globalization with the goal of deeper understanding and with an eye towards solutions to such problems in our own society today.
Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
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