Fall 2026

Environment, Natural Resources, and Society

Introduces sociological principles by examining human interaction with the natural environment and environmental issues in national and global perspectives.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Emily Burke3.8/5

Summary

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Historical reviews of Ian Carrillo, Kathryn Anderson: The workload involves substantial readings and multiple-choice tests, though assessments are considered manageable if students complete the readings and review covered material.

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 86.1% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Ian Carrillo describe the course as easy if students complete readings, with manageable multiple-choice tests and a final paper. Reviewers note his personable nature and the class's focus on building community among students.

EMILY BURKE is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IAN CARRILLO is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KATHRYN ANDERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction8 / 420
LEC 001Classroom Instruction9 / 422
LEC 001Classroom Instruction19 / 421

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Student experience

the class

Historical reviews of Ian Carrillo, Kathryn Anderson: Reviewers describe the course as interesting and highly recommended, particularly for those interested in the intersection of sociology and the environment.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 81.6% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.65 GPA, 86.1% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Ian Carrillo, Kathryn Anderson: The workload involves substantial readings and multiple-choice tests, though assessments are considered manageable if students complete the readings and review covered material.

Historical reviews of Ian Carrillo, Kathryn Anderson: Students appreciate engaging class discussions and a class structure that facilitates getting to know classmates, with content covering a wide variety of topics.

Topics

  • Resource depletion, population growth, food production, environmental regulation, and sustainability
  • Environment, natural resources, and society

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Where this course fits relative to

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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
C&ESOC/F&WECOL/SOC 248 · Fall 2026

Environment, Natural Resources, and Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
C&ESOC/F&WECOL/SOC 248 · Fall 2026

Environment, Natural Resources, and Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
C&ESOC/F&WECOL/SOC 248 · Fall 2026

Environment, Natural Resources, and Society

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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