POLS 2395 — Environmental Politics and Policy
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath SIusually offered: fall, springtypical days: M/W/ThBostonTraditional
Examines the political forces, governmental institutions, socioeconomic factors, and global trends that shape environmental policy at national and subnational levels in the United States. A spectrum of different environmental issues is discussed, with some comparison of policy activity in the U.S., other nations, and at the global level.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 2 | 69 | 70 | 99% | 0.5 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 93% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 44 | 48 | 92% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 37 | 40 | 93% | 3.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 34 | 48 | 71% | 14.0 |
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 51% · T 17% · W 67% · Th 51% · F 33%
Common patterns: MWR (51% of sections), TF (17% of sections), F (17% of sections), W (15% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Nichola Minott (100% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Nichola Minott (53% of students) · reviews
- Nancy Riordan (27% of students) · reviews
- Daniel Aldrich (20% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (POLS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All POLS courses · Plan it at numap.app