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AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY

ENVIRST/GEOG/HISTORY 460
Course Description

Survey of interactions among people and natural environments from before European colonization to present. Equal attention to problems of ecological change, human ideas, and uses of nature and history of conservation and environmental public policy.

Prerequisites

Sophomore standing or 3 credits in HISTORY, GEOG or ENVIR ST

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.19

2.36% from Historical

Completion Rate
86.25%

-12.19% from Historical

A Rate
51.25%

48.11% from Historical

Class Size
80

-60.17% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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