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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the study of maps and cartography from the perspective of the social sciences. Topics will include: map types, the content and structure of maps, map interpretation, the history of mapping, map propaganda, the use of maps in society, and sources of data. Students will use maps and mapping to represent and interpret past and present economic, political, social, and geographic phenomena. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems, provides an overview of GIS principles and important applications, and provides hands-on exercise with GIS software. Students will apply GIS to social issues, including demographics, economic and political patterns, housing locations. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
The study of cultural and physical geography as it relates to the growing phenomenon of tourism in developing countries. Topics will include: sustainable economic and social development, cultural identity, place promotion and alternative tourism such as ecotourism, indigenous people as tourist attractions, and sex tourism. Case studies will be used to help illustrate the themes and issues. Course Type(s): CC
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3.00 Credits
The geographical aspects of internal political problems, international relations, and areas of current tension; and the problems of boundaries, sea and air routes, and internal communications of major powers, with emphasis on Europe and the Middle East. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
Through the study of popular images of the city in film, reflect on urban problems and issues, as well as perceptions of the city changing over time. Explores themes in urban studies through the medium of film. The films are augmented by related readings and serve as a starting point for illumination and critique of the political economy and sociocultural dimensions of cities and urban society. Course Type(s): HO
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3.00 Credits
Theoretical analysis of the modern urban community, including the history of the city and analysis of urban institutions and behavior patterns; problems relating to metropolitan and suburban areas, community planning, and urban renewal. Also listed as Sociology 231. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. Course Type(s): None
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Provides an introduction to the collection of various types of spatial data relevant to many GIS applications and basic database management for organization of the data. Students will be introduced to various data-collection techniques through a combination of lectures, discussions, readings, and hands-on experience in the field. Course Type(s): None
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3.00 Credits
The study of cultural and physical geography as it relates to the growing phenomenon of tourism in developing countries. Topics will include: sustainable economic and social development, cultural identity, place promotion and alternative tourism, such as ecotourism, indigenous people as tourist attractions, and sex tourism. Case studies will be used to help illustrate the themes and issues. Also listed as Anthropology 267. Course Type(s): CC
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to urbanization on a global scale. Historical and contemporary development of the world's cities, using geographical approaches to urban analysis. Includes examination of urban forms and the local global social, cultural, economic, political, and physical processes that shape and are shaped by cities, and the large and rapidly growing cities of the developing world that dominate and control the global economy. Also listed as Anthropology 268. Course Type(s): CC
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3.00 Credits
Focus on the complex relationship between human beings and their environments in an effort to build an ecological perspective in a global framework. Discussion of basic issues of ecological science in terms of impact on both the western and non-western worlds. Also listed as Anthropology 275. Course Type(s): CC
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