This course will be offered in Spring of 2009.
Section 57315; M 2:00-4:50 pm with Dr. Greta Foff

The purpose of this course is to help you develop geographical skills to better understand and appreciate the place where you live and places around the world as well as the interconnections among them.

We explore detailed case studies that show how demographic, environmental, cultural, social, political, and economic processes shape the geography of the world around us. You will discover that geography is not just about finding places on a map, but explores how geographical relationships are fundamental parts of all aspects of our lives.

We wil explore as a class how different types of landscapes are constructed through power and culture, and how those landscapes are experienced differently by groups around the world. We will also critically analyze the idea of "development" through several case studies from the United Nations Development Programme.

The topics we explore in this class lead directly into topics studied in numerous other classes including health, economics, political science, history, civil engineering, and gender studies among others.