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NRES 212 - A Primer in Environmental Ethics

(1 unit) CO12
Provide a comprehensive introduction to environmental ethics and controversies along with the basic philosophical issues underlying the issues.

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing; Major in Ecohydrology or Environmental Science or Nevada Teach Secondary Education/Environmental Science or Forest Management & Ecology or Wildlife Ecology & Conservation or Rangeland Ecology & Management.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 1
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. discuss and analyze the multifaceted philosophical issues associated with environmental decisions and actions.
2. critique and assess environmental decisions from a philosophical and ethical point of view.
3. organize, analyze, and debate issues regarding environmental ethics, and place details within a broader context.
4. judge their individual environmental ethics as a human being.


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