Course Offerings in
Geography
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100 Cultural Geography |
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Explores
themes, topics, and concepts in cultural geography
studies with examples from a diversity of world
areas. Included are studies and examples from
language, religion, settlement, ethnicity,
agriculture, urbanization, population and popular
culture. |
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300 Cities of Europe |
Pre: None |
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Explores the
structure, design, meaning, utility, site and
situation of primate and secondary cities of Europe
with concepts, maps, illustrations and theories from
urban geography, including the role and
responsibilities of humans and urban citizens. |
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400 Medieval Europe |
Pre: None |
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Explores the
settlement, state and nation building, trade,
innovation, and peopling of Europe from the age of
Vandals, Goths, and Vikings to the Renaissance.
Emphasizes wars, revolts, power and society in
transforming the map of Europe through studies of
historical geography. |
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291 World Regional Geography |
Pre:
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Explores the
people and lands of the world through studies and
concepts from human geography with emphasis on
cultural landscape, meaning, maps and visual
interpretation. Emphasis is placed on the culture
regions of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the
South Pacific. |
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300 Geography of Africa and Southwest
Asia |
Pre:
None |
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Introduces
students to the land and people of Africa and
Southwest Asia. Important issues covered are human
ecology, colonialism, political geography, culture,
economics of travel and tourism, wildlife issues and
the future of Africa. |
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200 Geography of Europe |
Pre:
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Introduces the
culture, landscape, and people of Europe through
discussion, maps, regional analysis and visual
presentations. Includes social issues and
contemporary problems facing the Europeans, from
Russia to Ireland and all points between. |
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300 Contemporary Europe: Empire to Union |
Pre: None |
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Surveys the
changes and dynamics confronting Europe in the 20th
Century. The dissolution of empires and communism
to the expanding European Union will be examined
with maps, theories and concepts from political
geography. Ethics and values related to
territoriality and place will be examined. |
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