GEOG
202: World Regional Geography
(3)
This course provides an introduction to the geographical and historical processes
that have shaped different world regions as we know them today. For the nine
regions we will be discussing in this class, we will examine political, economic,
and cultural trajectories that uniquely impact people and their environment.
Rather than attempt the impossible task of covering all aspects of every region,
I will emphasize one or two specific themes of interest for each region, i.e.
economic unification in Europe and the AIDS crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The class also requires you to learn the names and locations of the places
we are studying through a map quiz for each region. At the end of the course
you should not only know where places are in the world, but understand some
of the major issues affecting the people who live there. The knowledge gained
in this course will allow you to understand and critically evaluate world
news and current events, an important step in becoming a better world citizen.
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GEOG
430: Population Geography (3)
This course will provide students with a broad understanding of current trends
in global population change. After an initial overview of changes in global
population, we will focus on some of the topics that population geographers
examine in depth – fertility, mortality, migration, resources and the
environment, and urbanization. Our specific areas of focus will be on women’s
reproductive rights, poverty and health, international migration, and urbanization
in the developing world, using case studies to illustrate and understand the
complexity of larger trends.
