SW 710 - Behavior and Environment
Fall 2023, Section 001
Instruction Mode: Section 001 is  In Person (see other Sections below)
Subject: Social Work (SW)
Department: School of Social Work
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Details

Credits:
3 (Non-LSA credit).
Repeatability:
May not be repeated for credit.
Primary Instructor:
Start/End Date:
Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)
NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

This course deals with two central themes: First, environmental problems are people problems, requiring an understanding of how people think, what they care about, what motivated them, and the conditions under which they behave most reasonably and creatively. Second, human behavior makes the most sense when studied in the context of the environment both present and evolutionary. This course builds a model of human nature based upon research in the field of environmental psychology. The course will explore such topics as environmental perception and knowledge; preferred environments and coping with the failure of preference; and mental attention fatigue and restoration. It then applies this model to such issues as common property resource management and the psychology of sustainability. The course is cross-disciplinary both in emphasis and student population with the disciplines of natural resource policy, planning and management; environmental education and communication; conservation behavior and conservation psychology;landscape architecture and urban planning; and green and sustainable business typically represented.

Schedule

SW 710 - Behavior and Environment
Schedule Listing
001 (LEC)
 In Person
21806
Open
67
 
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MW 1:00PM - 2:30PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
002 (DIS)
 In Person
21829
Open
7
 
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F 9:00AM - 10:00AM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23
003 (DIS)
 In Person
21831
Open
10
 
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F 11:00AM - 12:00PM
8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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