Issues in Sustainability
Section 64862
- Note: In this writing-intensive course, we will focus on developing critical reasoning and rhetorical skills within the topical field of Sustainability. Sustainability, or Sustainable Development, is a movement that attempts to balance the concerns of the environment, the economy and social justice. Our in-class discussions and writing activities will probe the issues stemming from the complex relationships bound up in the these three overlapping realms, such as global warming, poverty in developing nations, consumer culture, and loss of biodiversity, to name a few. Our analytical purpose in approaching these issues will address the ethical challenge of how best to act to cause the least harm.
- Session Dates (session code 001)
- First day of classes:
- Monday, January 13, 2014
- Last day to add:
- Friday, January 31, 2014
- Last day to drop without a mark of "W" and receive a refund:
- Friday, January 31, 2014
- Last day to drop with a mark of "W":
- Friday, April 11, 2014
- End of session:
- Wednesday, May 14, 2014