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LAW AND ENVIRONMENT: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES

ENVIRST/HISTORY/LEGALST 430
Course Description

Explores environmental studies through a focus on law and legal history. Although its main concentration is on U.S. environmental law, the course will begin and end with broader historical and global perspectives. Topics include a survey of English, European, and early American legal approaches to land use, natural resources, and pollution through World War II as well as an examination of the development and practice of contemporary U.S. environmental law and consideration of the recent emergence of international environmental law.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average
3.17

2.41% from Historical

Completion Rate
94.44%

-3% from Historical

A Rate
22.22%

14.11% from Historical

Class Size
18

-5.26% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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