People, Equity, and the Environment Specialization
The purpose of this specialization is to give today's professional environmental managers a range of theoretical, conceptual, and methodological skills necessary for understanding how to critique, improve and implement models of environmental management that address historically engrained challenges.
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For the reasons above, this specialization expands beyond ahistorical and technical training by focusing students on historical processes, power dynamics and changing societal values. We believe that any solution to global environmental problems must consider issues of social equity and human well-being, in addition to environmental sustainability.
Note that a capstone course used to fulfill the MEM capstone requirement cannot also be used toward fulfilling an MEM Specialization requirement; a capstone course taken once cannot be used to fulfill multiple requirements. Learn more about YSE capstone courses by visiting the MEM Capstone page.
Courses
Core
Two core courses required. Choose one course from Group A and one course from Group B.
Those students who matriculated to the program prior to Fall 2021 may follow the requirement for their entering class of 2 required core courses: ENV 826 & ENV 759.
Group A
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 759 Power, Knowledge, and the Environment: Social Science |
Dove M 1:00-3:50 |
Dove | ||
| ENV 826 Foundations of Natural Resource Policy and Management |
Clark Tu 2:30-5:20 |
Clark Tentative |
Group B
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 631 Poverty, Environment and Inequality |
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| ENV 642 Environmental Justice/Climate Justice |
Torres Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
Tentative |
Elective
Students must take 3 courses from the "Social Sciences and Humanities" and at least 1 course from the "Ecological Sciences"
Social Science Perspectives
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 561 Energy Justice Seminar |
Gillingham M 2:30-3:50 |
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| ENV 618 Anthropology of Smallholder Agriculture in Developing Countries |
Carpenter W 9:00-11:50 |
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| ENV 633 Critical Race Theory |
Torres Tu,Th 2:30-3:50 |
Torres Tentative |
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| ENV 640 Ethical Consumption: Promoting Workers’ Rights, Fair Prices, and Sustainability |
Robinson Tu,Th 9:00-10:20 |
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| ENV 645 Urbanization, Global Change and Sustainability |
Seto Tu 9:00-11:50 |
Seto | ||
| ENV 648 Organizing: People, Power, and Change |
Robinson Tu 1:00-3:50 |
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| ENV 693 Advanced Readings: Social Science of Development and Conservation |
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| ENV 727 Global Food Challenges |
Wargo W 1:00-3:50 |
Wargo | ||
| ENV 742 Fundamentals of Working with People |
DeCew Tu,Th 9:00-10:20 |
DeCew | ||
| ENV 764 Sociology of Sacred Values: Modernity, Ecology, and Policy |
Farrell Th 8:00-10:50 |
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| ENV 770 Western Lands and Communities Field Clinic: Research to Practice |
Farrell O based on student schedules |
Farrell | ||
| ENV 778 State Constitutional Foundations for Environmental Protection |
Yeargain M,W 2:30-3:50 |
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| ENV 821 Environmental Policymaking: From Local to Global |
Sanford Th 1:00-3:50 |
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| ENV 836 Agrarian Societies: Culture, Society, History, and Development |
Faculty W 1:30-5:20 |
Faculty Tentative |
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| ENV 839 Power in Conservation |
Carpenter Th 1:00-3:50 |
Carpenter | ||
| ENV 850 International Organizations and Conferences |
Geballe Tu 5:30-7:50 |
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| ENV 877 Anthropology of the Global Economy for Conservation and Development |
Carpenter | |||
| ENV 878 Climate and Society: Past to Present |
Dove Th 1:30-3:20 |
Dove | ||
| ENV 952 Political Ecology of Conservation and Restoration of Tropical Forest Landscapes |
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| ENV 964 Large-Scale Conservation: Integrating Science, Management, and Policy |
Clark W 2:30-5:20 |
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| ENV 967 Wildlife Ecolabeling for Tourism and Consumer Products |
Behm Masozera Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
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| ENV 980 Social Justice in the Global Food System Capstone |
Reynolds Th 2:30-5:20 |
Reynolds Tentative |
Humanities: History, Religion and Ethics
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 619 Philosophical Environmental Ethics |
Latham Tu,Th 11:35-12:50 |
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| ENV 637 A Toolkit for Communicating Environmental Science |
Mooney M,W 10:30-11:50 |
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| ENV 642 Environmental Justice/Climate Justice |
Torres Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
Tentative | ||
| ENV 759 Power, Knowledge, and the Environment: Social Science |
Dove M 1:00-3:50 |
Dove | ||
| ENV 774 Agriculture: Origins, Evolution, Crises |
Weiss Th 9:25-11:15 |
Weiss Tentative |
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| ENV 775 Federal Indian Law |
Torres M,W 10:35-12:00 |
Torres Tentative |
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| ENV 785 Asian Religions and Ecology |
Grim | |||
| ENV 826 Foundations of Natural Resource Policy and Management |
Clark Tu 2:30-5:20 |
Clark Tentative |
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| ENV 857 Environmental History and Values |
Grim W 4:00-6:50 |
Grim | ||
| ENV 876 Indigenous Traditions and the Environment |
Tentative | |||
| ENV 959 Clinic in Climate Justice, Climate Policy, the Law, and Public Health |
Bozzi M 10:00-11:50 |
Bozzi Tu 3:00-4:50 |
Faculty Tentative |
Tentative |
| ENV 961 Environmental Law and Politics: Research and Advanced Topics Seminar |
Wargo Tentative |
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| ENV 970 Environmental Protection Clinic Policy and Advocacy (Follows Law School Calendar) |
Loomis Tu 12:10-2:00 |
Loomis Tu 12:10-2:00 |
Kysar Tentative |
Tentative |
Ecological and Conservation Science
| Course | Fall 2021 | Spring 2022 | Fall 2022 | Spring 2023 |
| ENV 602 Ecosystems and Landscapes |
Bradford M,W 1:00-2:20 |
Bradford | ||
| ENV 629 North American Drylands: Ecology and Land Use |
Lauenroth | |||
| ENV 630 The Physical Science of Climate Change |
Raymond Tu,Th 10:30-11:50 |
Raymond | ||
| ENV 659 The Practice of Silviculture: Principles in Applied Forest Ecology (Friday field trips) |
Ashton M,W 8:30-10:20 |
Ashton | ||
| ENV 660 Forest Ecology & Dynamics |
Duguid Tu,Th 10:00-11:20 |
Duguid | ||
| ENV 677 Ecological Restoration |
Duguid | |||
| ENV 752 Ecology and Conservation of Tropical Forests |
Comita Tentative |
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| ENV 983 Water Resource Science & Management Capstone |
Tentative |
Learning Community
There is a corresponding “Learning Community” for each specialization, where anyone interested in the topic can find related news, spotlights, colleagues, and events.
Faculty Coordinators
