Community, Development, and Culture Courses
Students interested in urban geography, community development, planning, and cultural landscapes should take courses from the following list.
221 – Geography of Eastern North America (3) Regional geography of the eastern United States and Canada, stressing similarities and differences in land, life, and livelihood.
222 – Geography of Western North America (3) Regional geography of the western United States and Canada, stressing similarities and differences in land, life, and livelihood (See sample syllabus.)
301 – Geography of Latin America and the Caribbean (3) Regional geography of the lands and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, with particular emphasis on the cultural, political, economic and historical bonds that unify the region.
304 – Geography of the Middle East (3) An examination of the Middle East in the world including the political, cultural, social, and economic processes that orient perceptions of and in the Middle East
305 – Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa (3) A study of Africa south of the Sahara, focusing on the political, economic and social development of the region (See course website for syllabus.)
330 - Introduction to Planning (3) A survey of basic concepts, laws, and methods used in city and regional planning, illustrated with case studies.
331 – Race and Place in America (3) An analysis of how place and space have shaped our understandings and experiences of race in the United States. Topics include segregation, white supremacy groups, immigration, and how law has interpreted racialized geographies.
336 – Globalization and Local Development (3) Analysis of the history and current conditions of the world-economy focusing on local-global relationships and on the roles of technologic change, the state, and transnational corporations in explaining the geographies of globalization.
337 – The Nature of Cities (3) Examination of the multiple intersections between cities and nature, including the environmental explanations for the location of cities, the role of green spaces in cities, ecological models of cities and environmental justice issues (See sample syllabus.)
338 - Globalization and Local Development (3) Analysis of the history and current conditions of the world-economy focusing on local-global relationships and on the roles of technological change, the state, and transnational corporations in explaining the geographies of globalization.
339 – Geography and Development (3) An examination of local and global geographies of uneven development, including a review of theoretical approaches and a spatial approach to cultural, economic, political, and environmental problems of uneven development.