INTEGRATED STUDIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE 310-V: People & the Environment

People & the Environment is a merger of Physical Geography with Social Science, taught in an online environment. One of the course's primary emphases is how natural systems operate and how humans have responded to them. Another emphasis is how humans have impacted natural systems at the local and global scale.

The following are the primary learning outcomes for the course:

to better understand how social scientists work using critical thinking skills;
to use the concepts, methods, and major theories of social science to account for social phenomena, and interpret behavior and social processes;
to make linkages or connections between diverse facts, theories, literatures, and observations across social science fields;
to translate social science knowledge into effective local, national, and global citizenship;
to use critical and creative thinking, skeptical inquiry, and scholarly or scientific approaches to social behavior and to evaluate the quality of information, including differentiating empirical evidence from speculation, opinion, or belief;
to locate, organize, synthesize, and communicate information from multiple sources and perspectives; and
to actively participate in the creation, identification, exchange, and transformation of knowledge in an ever changing world.

This course is designed to provide you with a survey of regional and global interactions among people, their geographic location and utilization of space, and the physical environment. Furthermore, this course is ideal for students wishing to broaden their knowledge of Earth systems, expand their understanding of current environmental issues, and gain an appreciation for humans' relationships with the Earth.

When is ISS 310-V offered?

At least one section of the course is offered during the First and Second Summer Sessions; it may also be offered during the Fall and Spring Semesters. See the Schedule of Courses for more details.