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ERS 201Environmental Policy, Politics and Governance

Units
0.50
Faculty
Environment
Subject
Environment, Resources and Sustainability

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course provides students with an introduction to processes of environmental policy, politics and governance. The roles of various actors, discourses and institutions involved in environmental policy-making and governance will be examined. These processes will be illustrated through an examination of a range of environmental issues from the local to the global level.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001566259 / 50M 12:30–14:20
TUT 101578829 / 25T 11:30–12:20
TUT 102578930 / 25T 08:30–09:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

77% liked it56% easy75% useful

From 13 ratings and 4 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Course load is slightly heavy but really enjoyable. Good base understand of environmental politics and the prof was super knowledgable. Midterm 20%, Essay 30%, Final Exam 25%, Course Engagement 25%

    Nov 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • bruh its soooooo boring. Really unengaging lectures (i stopped going after the third one, still got like an 86)
    pretty easy tho, kinda hard midterm but its not a big deal

    Jan 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Decent content. But depending on your prof get ready to hear her ramble like there is no tomorrow.

    Apr 2022 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I honestly did not expect to enjoy this class much when I took it but I was pleasantly surprised. The topics covered in this course are engaging and offer perspective on a diverse range of world issues. It is a lot of weekly readings from the textbook ($50-$100) which was my least favourite part of the course but it is relevant to the lectures.

    Jan 2021 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention ERS 201, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2023

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

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