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 Dartmouth offers numerous undergraduate courses that have
content focused on issues facing the polar regions. Specifically, the From Pole
to Pole class provides a general introduction to polar histories, polar
environmental issues, and attempts to protect and manage polar resources.
Environmental Studies 15. From Pole to Pole: Environmental Issues of the
Earth's Cold Regions
08S, 09S: 10
The Earth's high northern and southern latitudes share an extreme climate,
but are vastly different in their histories, ecological systems and human
cultures. Polar regions are increasingly under threat from climate change,
resource extraction, and the loss of indigenous cultures. This course examines
the major physical, ecological and human systems of high latitudes, including
the circumpolar northern Arctic regions and the continent of Antarctica. Using
an interdisciplinary perspective the course examines the science, societies,
politics and policies that shape our viewpoints of major environmental issues
facing cold regions. The connections of the polar regions to global processes
and international issues (climate change, biodiversity, cultural preservation)
will be emphasized.
Prerequisite: Environmental Studies 2 or 3 or permission of the instructor.
Dist: TAS. Virginia.
Other classes that focus on Northern and/or Polar Regions or on
issues of special importance to the region include:
ANTH 4/ NAS 10
Peoples and Cultures of Native North America
08W: 2, 09W: 10, Kan
EARS 6
Environmental Change
08X: 11, Aronson
EARS 60
Geology of Fossil Fuels
08F: 3A, Dade
ENVS 12
Energy and the Environment
08S, 09S: 10A, Friedland
ENVS 30
Global Environmental Science
Not offered in the period from 07F through 09S
ENVS 52/NAS 52
Environmental Issues in Indian Country (Identical to Native American Studies
52)
08W, 09W: 10A, Ranco
NAS 36
Indigenous Nationalism, Native Rights and Sovereignty
08W, 09W: 12, Turner
NAS 49/ANTH 25
The Land of the Totem Poles: Native People of the Northwest Coast (Identical to
Anthropology 25)
08S, 09S: 2, Kan
RUSS 13
Slavic Folklore: Vampires, Witches and Firebirds
07F, 08S, 08F: 10, Somoff
RUSS 15
Introduction to Russian Civilization
08S: 3A, Gronas
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