PHIL 1180 — Environmental Ethics
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonOakland, CATraditional
Focuses on a current ecological crisis and addresses the values that underlie our concern over this crisis, whether the values at issue are anthropocentric or biocentric. Explores the ethical implications these ecological concerns have for our individual lifestyles, and for our role as members of communities.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 40% | 21.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 60 | 60 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 57% | 15.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 98% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 67 | 80 | 84% | 6.5 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 38 | 39 | 97% | 1.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 2 | 37 | 68 | 54% | 15.5 |
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 30% · T 47% · W 50% · Th 33% · F 36%
Common patterns: TF (36% of sections), W (20% of sections), MWR (17% of sections), R (10% of sections), MW (6% of sections), MTWR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Ann Thresher (66% of students) · reviews
- Getty Lustila (34% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Mark Wells (36% of students) · reviews
- Juan Colomina-Alminana (27% of students) · reviews
- Justin Caouette (24% of students) · reviews
- John Isom (12% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Getty Lustila (59% of students) · reviews
- Lisa McLeod (41% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
Courses that list PHIL 1180 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PHIL course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PHIL courses · Plan it at numap.app