INTL 5268 — International Environmental Policy
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional
Explores key environmental challenges and policy solutions from an international perspective. Emphasizes the complexity of human-natural systems for policy design, provides a history of international environmental politics, and discusses contemporary policy issues. Presents key paradigms for understanding environmental challenges and the analytical tools to look critically at important debates, understand the role of different actors, identify equity and justice considerations, and assess policy options from multiple perspectives. Focuses on global environmental governance and sustainable development diplomacy, natural resource management, and climate change policy. Addresses the role of science in policymaking, tensions between environment and development, the scale and complexity of international environmental governance, and equity and justice.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 75% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 60% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 57% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 100% | 0.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 14% · T 68% · W 0% · Th 18% · F 68%
Common patterns: TF (68% of sections), R (18% of sections), M (14% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nichola Minott (60% of students) · reviews
- Laura Kuhl (40% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Maria Ivanova (58% of students) · reviews
- Nichola Minott (42% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (INTL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All INTL courses · Plan it at numap.app