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2022-2023 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GHY 2300 - Mountain Environments and People (3) [GenEd: SS]

When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Social Science Designation; Liberal Studies Experience
This course explores the significance of mountains with an overview of the important physical processes (e.g., mountain forming processes, mountain meteorology, biodiversity, avalanches, and glacial processes) and the study of the human dimensions of mountain environments (e.g., mountain peoples and cultures, human adaptation to mountains, sustainable mountain development, and health). Throughout the semester, case studies will be drawn from mountain regions around the world – especially the Appalachians, Andes, and Himalayas.