As our series of course previews continues, we come to the first of two Hippo classes focused on human interactions with the physical environment. This one is taught by historian Amy Poppinga…
HIS/GEO320K History and the Human Environment
Days/Times: MWF 12:30-1:20pm in Spring 2022
Prerequisites: Laboratory Science (D) course and Mathematics (M) course
Counts for:
• General Education: Science, Technology & Society (K) course
• Major requirement: Social Studies Education 5-12
• Major option: History (elective), International Relations (History elective), Digital Humanities (Humanities core elective), Environmental Science (K course elective)
• Minor/endorsement: History (minor – elective); Social Studies 5-8 (Elementary Education major endorsement – required)
Complete the sentence: “Students should consider taking this course because…”
…environmental history and geography will enhance your understanding of every subject you study moving forward. I am so sure of this that I offer a money-back guarantee!*
What’s a big question that you’re asking in this course?
How does the physical/natural world shape human civilizations?
How often have you taught this course? What’s something you plan to do differently this time?
I have taught this course since 2008 and never get tired of it!
What’s new? New maps! And new research that has emerged in the last year on the role of disease as a shaping factor in history.
What are some sources you’re excited for students to encounter and discuss?
Two new geographic case studies that we will conduct: one on Native populations in North America, and the other on the spread of typhoid in Industrial England.
*Money-back guarantee not guaranteed.
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This was one of my favorite classes at Bethel. Of course, back then it was Kevin Cragg teaching it.