Background Information on Themes in the Gen-Ed Program

GVSU General-Education Thematic Groups

Earth and the Environment

This theme examines the environment from a variety of disciplines. Perspectives are personal, cultural, regional, national, and global,  and they range in time from "here and now" to billions of years.

The purpose of the theme is to increase the student's knowledge of the importance of the environment and to produce citizens who make informed environmental and political decisions.

Courses Available in the Thematic Group:

Biology 105, Environmental Science
Geology 300, Geology and the Environment
Liberal Studies 330, The Idea of Nature (web page)
Anthropology 340, Culture and the Environment
Economics 345, Environmental and Resource Economics
English 382, Nature Writing
Natural Resource Management 451, Resource Management Policy

Events and Speakers, related to the Earth and Environment Theme

(Click here for the essay being read in all courses of this theme group.)

For more information on this theme, please e-mail one of the Professors:

Carol Griffin, Biology Department (griffinc@gvsu.edu); (web page)
Stephen Mattox, Geology Department (mattoxs@gvsu.edu)
Kelly Parker, Philosophy Department (parkerk@gvsu.edu)
Shaily Menon, Biology Department (menons@gvsu.edu)
Ron Dwelle, English Department (dweller@gvsu.edu)
Paul Thorsnes, Economics Department (thorsnep@gvsu.edu)
Jan Brashler, Anthropology Department (brashlej@gvsu.edu)

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