GEOG 102 – Cultural Geography

DETAILS Semester-hour credits: 3 Tuition: $448.50 Methods: COURSE OBJECTIVE The goal of this course is two-fold: to give you a better understanding of the world in which you live and to strengthen your mental map of the world. Increasing regional conflicts throughout the world, coupled with recent political changes, highlight the need to understand geographic relationships. COURSE PURPOSE The contemporary world is experiencing unprecedented change. These changes, along with a deepening concern over threats to our physical environment, heightened public awareness of the importance of geography and geographic study as a vital component in educating people for responsible global citizenship in the 21st century. This course is organized around the concepts of cultural regions, cultural diffusion, cultural ecology, cultural integration and cultural landscape. These five themes are applied throughout various systematic studies of population, agriculture, political geography, cities, industries and transportation. REQUIRED MATERIALS & TEXTBOOKS James M. Rubenstein, The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction to Human Geography, 8th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005 (ISBN: 0-13-228918-0, package includes supplemental text below and world atlas) (Supplemental Text) Charles A. Stansfield, Building Geographic Literacy, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2005 (ISBN: 0-13-150271-9) COURSE REQUIREMENTS Twenty (20) Map Exercises. You will write two essays for this class by choosing your topics from a list of thirty (30) possible questions in the syllabus.  Thinking Geographically Questions. DISCLAIMER: Tuition, credits, medium, description, instructors, books, materials, homework assignments, grading scale, and availability are subject to change without notice. For the most up-to-date status, please contact the Continuing Education staff.