COGST 1500

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COGST 1500
Introduction to Environmental Psychology

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

Environmental Psychology is an interdisciplinary field concerned with how the physical environment and human behavior interrelate. Most of the course focuses on how residential environments and urban and natural settings affect human health and well-being. Students also examine how human attitudes and behaviors affect environmental quality. Issues of environmental justice and culture are included throughout. Hands-on projects plus exams.


Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Last 4 terms offered 2024FA, 2024SU, 2023FA, 2023SU

Outcomes

  • Provide overview of knowledge about the environment and human behavior (grounding in field).
  • Understand cultural and life course diversity in human-environment interactions (sensitivity to diversity).
  • Learn how to analyze problems like an environmental psychologist (develop critical thinking skill).

Distribution Category (SSC-AS) (D-AG, SBA-AG)

When Offered Fall, Summer.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Six Week Summer.  Combined with: DEA 1500, PSYCH 1500

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1475 COGST 1500   LEC 001

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    • MTWRF
    • Jun 23 - Aug 1, 2025

    • Xie, D

  • Instruction Mode: Online

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.