Humans of late have exerted so much influence on the Earth, and created what are essentially permanent changes to it, that some scientists and scholars argue we are in a new age not just in human history, but in Earth history: the Anthropocene. This seminar course is a global environmental history of the recent past.

Prerequisite(s): 1.0 History course at the 2200-level or above.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours weekly.