SOCL2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society: Reviews & Ratings

Name: SOCL2485 — Environment, Technology, and Society
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

SOCL2485 (Environment, Technology, and Society) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 5.0/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Focuses on the connections between the development of modern nation-states and the control of nature. Explores the role human societies play in such events as climate change, tsunamis, and droughts. Asks how industrialization and the process of science and technology development are related to our transforming environmental conditions, as well as how the social sciences, the sciences, and engineering are transforming to address these issues. Draws on social theory, environmental history, anthropology/sociology, art/design, and open-source technologies to investigate theoretically and methodologically the sources, experiences of, and solutions for environmental health questions.

Average rating: 5.0/5
Difficulty: 2.5/5
Ratings: 2
Last taught: Fall 2026
Credits: 4 Hours
Prerequisites: ANTH 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SOCM 103M with a minimum grade of D- or CRIM 1100 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 107M with a minimum grade of D- or HUSV 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or SW 105M with a minimum grade of D- or INTL 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or ISM 118M with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1140 with a minimum grade of D- or POLS 1160 with a minimum grade of D- or ISM 116M with a minimum grade of D- or SOCL 1101 with a minimum grade of D- or PHR 101M with a minimum grade of D- or SOCL 1246 with a minimum grade of D- or WMNS 1103 with a minimum grade of D-
NUpath: Societies/Institutions

Professors

Taylor Cruz

Data updated October 2026.

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