GEOG 102 Elements of Cultural Geography

This course will focus on how human populations have utilized the Earth and its resources in the process of demographic and technological ‘advancement.’ Specific attention will be paid to the interdisciplinary study of demography, sustainable development, the history of migration, and examples of socio-political struggles over territory and natural resources. A series of global case studies will provide a framework for this analysis and students will undertake research on, and present about, a country of their own choosing.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.
2. Describe contemporary issues such as demography, development, sustainability, religion, and social and ethnic conflict from a global perspective.
3. Discuss how human activities are shaped and influenced by globalization and climate change.
4. Analyze the interconnectedness of the nature and dynamics of the world’s social, political, cultural, economic, demographic, and environmental systems.
5. Identify the spatial patterns of industrialization and of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
6. Analyze spatial and demographic relationships, global patterns of language, and worldviews of Universalizing religions versus folk religions.
7. Evaluate the causes and ethical dilemmas of social conflicts, including political geography, resources, religion, and ethnicity.
8. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of Cultural Geography.

Course Objectives

1. Apply specific geographic terminology, methodology, and definitions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Mid-term and final exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam rubric
2. Describe contemporary issues such as demography, development, sustainability, religion, and social and ethnic conflict from a global perspective.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Demography paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric
   • Paper rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC1
3. Discuss how human activities are shaped and influenced by globalization and climate change.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Paper on current UN agendas (e.g. Millenium Development Goals)

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric
   • Paper rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC2
4. Analyze the interconnectedness of the nature and dynamics of the world’s social, political, cultural, economic, demographic, and environmental systems.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Mid-term and final exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Global Competency Rubric
   • Exam rubric

   Global Competency

   • GC3
5. Identify the spatial patterns of industrialization and of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Midterm/Final Exam

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Exam rubric
6. Analyze spatial and demographic relationships, global patterns of language, and worldviews of Universalizing religions versus folk religions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Short response paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course assignment
7. Evaluate the causes and ethical dilemmas of social conflicts, including political geography, resources, religion, and ethnicity.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Short response paper

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Ethics Rubric

   Ethics Goals

   • ET1
   • ET2
   • ET3
8. Write clearly and effectively using appropriate, relevant, and properly attributed content that demonstrates the writer’s understanding of Cultural Geography.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Course writing rubric