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GEOG 1100: Society, Space, Environment: Introducing Human Geography
Effective date
September 2016
Department
UT Humanities
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course introduces students to human geography - the study of how humans shape their world, considered from spatial and environmental perspectives. The course addresses the concepts, methods, techniques and applications of
geographic analysis and how human geographers employ these approaches to investigate and understand the cultural, ecological, political, and economic dimensions of human societies. More specifically, the course focuses on the processes that produce spatial patterns of human activities by examining the links between the global and local, the unevenness of political and economic development, interactions between society and nature, processes of urbanization, and the geographies of culture. The overall purpose of this course is to provide students with the foundation for more advanced course work in geography as well as other social science disciplines. In doing so, it explores both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as theoretical perspectives.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
Admission to University Transfer program at VCC.
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Situate human geography within the broader discipline of geography.
- Describe the major themes and fundamental concepts in human geography.
- Apply human geography theory and approaches to empirical examples and case studies.
- Describe spatial patterns of human phenomena and explain the processes that give rise to those patterns.
- Articulate the interdependencies between geographical processes at local, regional, national and international scales.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
This course will include lectures and group discussions.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Midterm Exam |
25 |
Non-cumulative, in-class exam |
|
Final Exam |
25 |
Non-cumulative, in-class exam |
|
Assignments |
20 |
Two written assignments (10% each) |
|
Participation |
10 |
Participation in class activities |
|
Project |
20 |
Individual or group project and presentation |
Course topics
- Introductory Concepts
- Globalization
- Population Geographies
- Human-Environment Relations
- Cultural Geographies
- Places and Landscapes
- Economic Development
- Food and Agriculture
- Political Geographies
- Urbanization
- City Spaces
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.