HIST 416 - American Environmental History

The history of the United States has in dramatic ways been a history of its inhabitants’ relationships with the natural world. This course will examine how Americans, from the pre-Columbian period to the present, have perceived the natural world and acted on it and how that natural world has acted on them.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Fall and Winter

Cross-Listed with HIST 537

Prerequisite(s) (HIST 123 or HIST 124) or (BIO 107 or ESSC 107)
Equivalent Courses HIST 537

Updates No longer approved for Grad Credit 1/2015, effective Fall 2015; Course Rotation added 1/2015; Graduate Credit 10/2011, effective Winter 2012;

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