POLS 205 - World Geography

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Description:

World Geography is the study of the geographic nature of the world's major social, political, and economic processes and problems. A central component of this class will be an analysis of the ways in which power has unevenly spread across the regions of the globe. This course starts and ends with an analysis of commodity chains as a means to understand the connections between colonialism, post-colonial imperialism, and the geographies of capitalism; environmental geographies of exploitation and destruction; the ways in which the global economy is governed; the relationships between race and geography; the production of gendered geographies; the production of specifically sexualized spaces; and conflicts that arise over and in various spaces, places, territories, and borders. By the end of the semester, students should have a firm grasp of geography's principal concepts and a solid orientation to the geographic nature of the world's major power inequalities and processes. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (1) Articulate in speech and writing a firm understanding of basic geographic concepts. (2) Articulate in speech and writing a firm understanding of capitalism's inherent geographic tendencies. (3) Articulate in speech and writing a solid grasp of how to investigate the geography of commodity chains. (4) Demonstrate in speech and writing an understanding of how various social, political, and economic power inequalities are geographically produced. (5) Articulate in speech and writing a deep understanding of the relationship between geography and various social, political, and economic processes. (6) Demonstrate, through very basic cartography, the ability to locate every modern nation-state on a map. (7) Exhibit strong written and oral communication skills. (8) Reveal strong analytical and critical thinking skills. (9) Demonstrate, in a research paper, competent information literacy skills.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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