GEOG 105 - World Cultural Geography (3)

This course introduces students to fundamental issues and concepts that will help them understand the world in which they live. It focuses on the dynamic and complex relationships between people and the environments they inhabit. Students will learn the basic geographical tools and concepts needed to understand the complexity of places and regions and to appreciate the interconnections between their lives and those of people in different parts of the world, preparing them to make the world a better place. The course provides not only a body of knowledge about the creation of places and regions, but also an understanding of both the interdependence of places and regions in a globalizing world, and the major changes that have taken place in global, regional, and local landscapes. The course is offered in an instructional environment designed and managed to encourage independent, creative, and interactive learning. This course will help make students better-informed, more able to understand the important problems faced by themselves and others, and better prepared to contribute to solutions.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 - English Essentials (2). or ENGL 101 - Written English (3)