GEOG225
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS
Also listed under 1 other title
- COURSE CANCELLED
- Department
- Geography
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
This course examines the development of environmental governance, with a primary focus on the United States. It explores how we conceive of the environment, multiple approaches to environmental governance and protection, and the many dimensions of environmental politics. It reviews both the history of environmental movements and regulation, and contemporary issues and debates in environmental governance, with particular attention to issues of scale, justice, institutional forms, and the effects of social movements. Each iteration of the course will focus on a specific example, after building a common historical and analytical foundation (e.g., climate change, genetically modified organisms, pollution control, conservation of biodiversity, etc.).
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2015–2025
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 11% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 10% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 12% chance, high confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2025 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2024 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | 1 section | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2015 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Tue, Fri, 2:50 PM–4:05 PM JC106 2025
- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM JC106 2021
- Mon, Wed, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF220C 20192014
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 22 of 40 enrolled | 33818 |
| Fall 2021 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 30 of 30 enrolled | 28363 |
| Spring 2019 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 15 enrolled | 37079 |
| Fall 2015 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 20 enrolled | 24730 |
| Fall 2014 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 24 of 20 enrolled | 23657 |
| Spring 2013 | James McCarthy | Lecture | 1 | 18 of 20 enrolled | 32358 |
| Spring 2002 | Unlisted | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 0 of 0 enrolled | 36306 |