EDU619 : Environmental Ethics and Education

This course seeks to bring the fields of environmental science, ethics and religion together in rich conversation in order to discern how they might speak to and inform one another on issues relating to education as well as ecologically just and socially responsible living. Candidates will examine their own faith traditions in light of what they teach regarding environmentalism in order to critically examine how their own belief systems influence their practice as educators. They will also explore secular humanist writings and faith traditions outside of their own in order to better understand diverse worldviews regarding the environment. Finally, with the diversity of their students in mind, candidates will design a standards-based service learning project related to environmental education and reflect upon it in light of the religious and ethical value systems they have explored.