DEA 1501 - Introduction to Environmental Psychology - Writing in the Major

(crosslisted) COGST 1501 , PSYCH 1501
(D-HE, LAD-HE, SBA-HE) (D-AG, SBA-AG) (CU-CEL)

Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.

Permission of instructor required. Enrollment priority given to: DEA undergraduate majors. DEA minors and transfers will be given enrollment consideration based on course caps and/or permission of instructor. Co-meets with COGST 1500/DEA 1500/PSYCH 1500.

G. Evans.

Human-Environment Relations is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams. Lecture and discussion sections. WIM section attends a regular lecture but also meets weekly with a graduate writing instructor. The two principal objectives of WIM section:

1. More in depth discussion and analysis of the materials covered in the course.

2. On going, systematic opportunity to improve your writing and presentation skills.