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Geography (GEOG)

GEOG 440 Topics in Regional Geography (3) Analysis of historical, contemporary and future environmental and societal issues in a specified world region from a geographical perspective.

GEOG 440

GEOG 440 Topics in Regional Geography (3)

Geographers bring a uniquely holistic perspective to the study of places. This course provides an opportunity for geography faculty with regional expertise to share with students a learning experience that addresses major issues and challenges in a world region. Although the course will vary from instructor to instructor and offering to offering, the courses have common elements that help students to analyze and understand regions as academic constructs, as geopolitical reality, and places in which people interact with others and the environment to sustain livelihoods. The basic objectives underlying all offerings of this course are to learn how to accumulate and assess regional, geographic information and to synthesize such information in a coherent and meaningful understanding of the region in an holistic and comprehensive manner. Regional geography can be key for students in area studies programs, in international business, in regionally oriented environmental and social sciences, in the humanities, in international law and international affairs. Although each instructor will use her or his own course design and evaluation methods, common to all offerings will be activities that develop and assess student abilities to undertake regional analysis. For example, one instructor may require students to prepare briefing notes on a regional issue as might be given to an international agency; another may use the mechanism of a semester-end symposium with powerpoint presentations of student's investigations. Students should contact the faculty member offering a GEOG 440 in a specific instance for details about the course foci, activities and evaluation methods. It is anticipated GEOG 440 will be offered annually with varying regions covered from year to year.


General Education: None
Diversity: None
Bachelor of Arts: None
Effective: Summer 2006
Prerequisite: 3 credits in physical geography 3 credits in human geography

Note : Class size, frequency of offering, and evaluation methods will vary by location and instructor. For these details check the specific course syllabus.