Students in this concentration will be taught to understand implications of race, class, and gender on environmental problem-solving and decision making. Apply theory and approaches in analyzing race, class, and gender to clarify and respond to environmental issues. Students will read, critically evaluate, synthesize, and analyze environmental issues using the scholarly literature on race, class and gender constructions.
Faculty Advisor:
Z. Kassam (Religious Studies)
Affiliated Faculty:
G. Douglass-Jaimes (Environmental Analysis)
E. Runions (Religious Studies)
Course Requirements (14 Courses):
Students must complete the core courses, EA 010 PO or EA 010 PZ , EA 020 PO , and EA 030 PO or EA 030E PO and one senior capstone course (EA 190 PO or EA 191 PO ). In addition, EA-Race, Class, and Gender students shall take a minimum of the following additional 10 courses for the concentration:
One Environmental Justice Course
- EA 086 PZ - Environmental Justice, or one of the following consult with advisor):
Three courses in Area Studies or Studies, one of which must be introductory, and two of which must in the same program or department:
- Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
- Asian American Studies
- Asian Studies
- Africana Studies
- Russian and Eastern European Studies
- Middle Eastern Studies
- German Studies
- Latin American Studies
Three courses on gender studies:
- GWS 026 PO - Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
- Two other courses focused on gender studies, preferably in GWS
Three courses that focus on class (by agreement with advisor), e.g. Labor History, Economics of Labor, Globalization, and Colonization
