Sociology of the Environment (SOCY2020)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Workshop 3 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
SO207
Assessment methods
Quizzes, Essay, Reflection
Course enquiries
Professor Kristen Lyons (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Focuses on the ways people in developed and developing nations identify and define environmental issues. It discusses the types of social action that are occurring in an effort to address the problems of environmental degradation. Topics include: the 'Green Revolution' in developing nations, environmental discourses, 'green' production, the environmental movement, the role of technology, and the prospects for ecologically sustainable development.