MENV 360Man and Nature
- Faculty
- Environment
- Offered
- Fall
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1986–87
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1975–76 to 1986–87 (before that, 1971–72 to 1974–75 used the number for Science, Technology, Art and Environment); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
An exploration of Man’s position in Nature as viewed in science and arts and in different cultures. Course materials will be drawn from many sources including philosophy, psychology, religions, biology and literature.
As printed in the 1979–80 to 1986–87 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Third and fourth year students and consent of instructor
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1971–72 to 1986–87, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1979–80 to 1986–87 8 calendars
An exploration of Man’s position in Nature as viewed in science and arts and in different cultures. Course materials will be drawn from many sources including philosophy, psychology, religions, biology and literature.
Prereq: Third and fourth year students and consent of instructor
Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
- 1979–80 PDF p. 345
- 1980–81 PDF p. 361
- 1981–82 PDF p. 370
- 1982–83 PDF p. 341
- 1983–84 PDF p. 355
- 1984–85* PDF p. 356
- 1985–86 PDF p. 365
- 1986–87 PDF p. 369
* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.
1975–76 to 1978–79 4 calendars
A brief study of various cultural beliefs and attitudes towards ‘Nature and Environment’ in different periods of history and in different societies. Such concepts as “Natural order’, Biological Rhythms, and Man’s relationship to nature will be explored.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.
1972–73 to 1974–75 3 calendars
Another title: Science, Technology, Art and Environment, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
An interdisciplinary exploration of concepts and themes which unify many aspects of nature and human artifacts. Such themes as “Nature of Time” as expressed in films, poetry, art, science fiction, psychology and nature are discussed. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor 5 hours (Fall term) Instructor: Gupta Cross listed as Communications Course.
1971–72 1 calendar
Another title: Science, Technology, Art and Environment, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Comparisons among science, technology and the creative arts in terms of their influence on the nature of Man’s environments. Interactions among
Department of Man-Environment Studies
3 hours (Fall term)