ENVR 350 · Applied Environmental Ethics

The complexities of socio-ecological issues facing practitioners of environmental sciences including ethics and social equity. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: 3rd-year class standing.

Course Topic(s):
Climate & Environment Includes human context Science Communication
Face to Face Course

Course Content

  • Foundations of Environmental Ethics: An introduction to the complexity of crisis and existing ethical approaches.
  • Situating Environmental Science: An exploration of worldview and scientific paradigms as well as Indigenous Knowledge systems.
  • Environmental Justice and Equity: A survey of existing theories of environmental justice along with an examination of intergenerational equity and climate change.
  • Technology, Risk and Responsibility: A look into responsible innovation and just transition alongside an examination of ethical engagement with AI.
  • Socially Responsible Science: An examination of the precautionary principle and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that concludes with a look into how environmental science can engage environmental concern and promote change.
  • Integration and Reflection: In class presentations and a course review/wrap up, along with reflections of your learning journey throughout the course.