About GEOG 1780 A
An introduction to human geography: a spatial perspective on the study of population and migration, globalization, uneven economic development, geopolitics, cities and rural spaces, cultural meanings of place, and struggles for spatial justice.
Notes
Open to degree and PACE students System waitlisting enabled for this section.
Section Description
Everything happens somewhere… but why there? And how do combinations of events and processes come together to create unique places? How do the actions and decisions of human societies construct meaningful social spaces? And, how can we use a geographic approach to understand human society better?
This introduction to Human Geography will be based on recognizing and analyzing the ways that human societies create places and in turn live in and through those places. Along this path we will identify the main tools geographers use to understand the relations between space, place, and society, with a particular focus on the tension between globalization, sustainability, social justice, and cultural identities in places around the globe. We will pay particular attention to spatial patterns and discovering the processes that generate them. Geographic concepts we’ll explore include diffusion, mobility and migration, scale, construction of place, and the powerful intersections of economic, political, and social processes with natural environments.
This class is designated as SU (sustainability), which is primarily explored here through social justice topics and lenses, such as environmental justice, critical race perspectives, and feminist approaches to gender inequality across society/places.
Please note that if you received transfer credit for AP Human Geo you may not receive credit for this course as well. We recommend GEOG1760 instead.
Section Expectation
Required textbook: TBD
Evaluation
Subject to slight changes but evaluation is generally done on the following basis:
In-class exercises; Mapping and Reflection Exercises (based on Social Explorer and Policy Map applications -- instruction provided, no prior mapping experience needed); Class participation (attendance taken with iClicker app, engagement in discussions, creative small assignments, etc.), in-person mid-term and final exams (on paper).
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