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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Examination of the French presence in North America, with specific focus on the culture and literature of Quebec. The cultural and social struggle to maintain both a French and a North American identity as seen through the analysis of Québécois texts leads to a better understanding of the current political and cultural plight that faces Quebec citizens as they ponder the pros and cons of sovereignty and unity within Canada. American students come to a more discriminating sense of their own identity as North Americans. All works are read and discussed in English.Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Sophomore standing or above.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Exploration of 20th-century French feminism through works of theory and literature. No credit toward French major but may be used to fulfill part of the B.A. language requirement. All works are read and discussed in English.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analyzes the relationships among population growth, factors influencing human migration, resource distribution and utilization, and the environmental impact of the human presence at various geographic scales ranging from local to global.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Introduction to the key features of urban geography, including the distribution, structure and hierarchy of towns and cities, the economic basis for cities, the growth of world cities, urban policy and urban problems, and urban and regional planning. While the scope is global, the emphasis is on the development of the United States urban landscape.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Coping with rapid urbanization and the uncontrolled growth of cities, poses one of the greatest geographical challenges facing the nations of the developing world. This course introduces students to the study of urbanization in the developing world and explores the urban problems such as insufficient infrastructure, unemployment, lack of housing and inadequate social services that occur in these cities. The course has a regional focus and looks at the development of cities in Latin America, Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa and the Middle East, highlighting each regions distinctive urban patterns and problems. The last section of the course looks at possible solutions and policies that could be adopted to help alleviate the problems of rapid urbanization and poverty in the cities of the developing world.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Geographic factors affecting the exploration, settlement, population distribution, land use, and economic development of the United States and Canada.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically This course examines East and Southeast Asia, commonly known as Pacific Asia. Pacific Asian societies have experienced various phases of development since the end of World War II. Topics include socioeconomic features of: Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and other countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines. Problems and prospects of development in the region as well as issues related to urbanization, transportation, agriculture and resource development are covered. Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes: Credit given for this course or GEOG 113, not both.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analyzes the human geography of South Asia, (i.e., the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives). Emphasis will be on cultural, economic and political geography. Topics covered include natural resources, religion, gender roles, migration, governance, trade, development, child labor and contemporary slavery.
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Analysis of the geographic factors affecting the history and development of Western Europe and its parts. Attention is given to the problems and goals of the European Economic Community (E.E.C.) and the European Free Trade Association (E.F.T.A.).
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3.00 Credits
Semester Hours: 3 Periodically Study of the environment and peoples of the republics of the former U.S.S.R. and Yugoslavia, and of Poland, the Baltic states, Czek Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. Emphasis on past territorial changes and recent social, economic and political transitions.
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