Geography (GEOG)

GEOG 1010:   Introduction to Geography  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course uses perspectives of geography and anthropology to examine how peoples and places are connected. It raises awareness of intersecting contemporary problems, such as social and economic injustice, food insecurity, indigenous survival, conflict, loss of biodiversity, natural resource depletion, and climate change, and it emphasizes the importance of thoughtful and sustainable habitation on Earth.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 1050:   Intro. to Env. and Society  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course focuses on the complex relationships between people and the environment from a social science perspective. It provides an introduction to the ways in which humans interact with, depend on, and shape their environments by looking at current environmental issues, such as climate change, biodiversity conservation, and energy transitions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 3440:   Gndr., Kin., & Citiz. in Korea  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course explores shifting gender roles and the evolution of the Korean family in divided Korea and in Korean diasporic communities. It also explores intersections of citizenship, nationalism, and multiculturalism in both North Korea and South Korea. Topics include family and war, women’s work, queer and trans politics, overseas adoption, the South Korean culture industry, and the cultural influence of the United States in Korea.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 3600:   Political Ecology  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course explores socio-environmental dynamics and the politics of environmental change from an interdisciplinary political ecology perspective. It covers a range of natural resource and environmental issues, conflicts, and constructions and provides students with the tools to evaluate them critically. The goal is to demonstrate how environmental issues, decision making, and the distribution of environmental costs and benefits are inherently political and power-laden.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 3620:   Sustainable Development  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course provides a general introduction to the principles of sustainable development. It explores topics such as the history of sustainable development, the precautionary principle, the risk society and well-being, governance and environmental justice, conservation and protected areas, growth-oriented economic paradigms, food systems, renewable energy, and measuring progress.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 4073:   Food, Place, and Power  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course is intended to inform students about the relationship among food, place, and power. We will explore how people, places, governments, and economies are connected through food systems, and how those connections are made possible. In addition to considering the modern (industrial) food system, we’ll consider alternatives to it and how those alternatives are also made to account for social, political, and ecological concerns.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
GEOG 4180:   Climate Futures & Eco-Pol. in  
Sociology and Anthropology  
This course explores environmental politics in Latin America and the Caribbean during the age of climate change. It provides an introduction to debates about the Anthropocene, the transition to green capitalism, and the search for climate justice across the region.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture