The main objective of this course is to teach students about the multi dimensional relationship between society and environment. It assumes that environmental problems are not independent of social problems. It seeks to educate students with practical and theoretical practices about the environmental threats like nuclear, chemical. One another objective of the course is to educate undergraduate students in Sociology with universal values; human rights, environmental consciousness and citizens with democratic values.

We can describe environment as merely everything ( living and otherwise) which are surround us and their interactions. It can be said that all living organisms (biological) population; human populations, animals, plants and micro organisms all of these components make up what we call is environment. Abiyotik aspects of environment are composed of the climate, atmosphere, water and structure of our planet (Keleş ve Hamamcı 2002). When the modernist thinking of harnessing the powers of nature meet with the industrial capitalism a destructive outcome came about. During the 20th century intensified industrialization caused immense problems like air pollution, pollutions in the sea, lakes and rivers depletion of ozone layer and deforestations. In the last few years there has been a significant shift in our perceptions of environment.