LAW506
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LAW506 - Earth Resources and World Civilizations
Course ID
041587
Course Description
The availability and use of nonrenewable resources such as hydrocarbons, coal, metals, stone, and industrial minerals has shaped the development of human societies from the Stone Age to the present, and will continue to affect future humanity. This course covers the ways humans have extracted and used nonrenewable resources over time, how resource use has shaped the development of civilizations, and how the past and present have been influenced by the uneven natural distribution of nonrenewable resources. This course is intended for students in mineral resources-related graduate programs who have little or no background in geology, metallurgy, or mining engineering.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Law
Course Attributes
CE - CL (Cross Listed), GIDP - GC (Global Change)
Course Requisites
Cross Listed Courses
May be convened with
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No