I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Honors Cultural Geography
2. Course Prefix & Number:
GEOG 1460
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Cultural geography is the study of cultural phenomena and institutions and their interactions in space. The course will examine human population patterns and migration, religion, agriculture, politics, economic development and urban patterns. This honors course will feature an increased emphasis on the theoretical basis for cultural geography. This will be accomplished in part through the recognition of a variety of cultural groups and the unique landscapes they create. We will examine the ways in which those landscapes reflect and reinforce cultural identity.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
GEOG 1460 - Honors Cultural Geography
There are no prerequisites for this course.
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Honors program
9. Co-requisite Courses:
GEOG 1460 - Honors Cultural Geography
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution |
Course Number and Title |
Credits |
|
SCSU |
GEOG 270 |
3 |
|
Normandale CC |
GEOG 1102 |
3 |
|
(Though neither of these is an honors course) |
|
|
III. Course Purpose
MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Group Power Point presentation on one of the world’s great religions. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Examine migration from a variety of perspectives and defend your reasons for choosing a given approach to the US migration dilemma. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Examine and critique a particular folk or popular culture landscape of the student’s choosing. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
|
Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition |
5 |
|
Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures |
5 |
|
Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues |
5 |
|
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions |
8 |
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences |
8 |
|
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Traditional curriculum Additional Honors material |
|
Place, space & culture Analyzing place and space |
|
Themes in geography People, landscapes and time |
|
Folk and Popular Culture The symbolic landscape |
|
World Systems Theory and the shape of the modern world |
|
Population and Migration |
|
Political Geography Nations, homelands and belonging |
|
Geography of Religion Locating culture |
|
Agriculture Commodities and consumption |
|
Economic Development Cultures of production |
|
Urban Geography Self and other: writing space |
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Honors Cultural Geography
2. Course Prefix & Number:
GEOG 1460
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
Cultural geography is the study of cultural phenomena and institutions and their interactions in space. The course will examine human population patterns and migration, religion, agriculture, politics, economic development and urban patterns. This honors course will feature an increased emphasis on the theoretical basis for cultural geography. This will be accomplished in part through the recognition of a variety of cultural groups and the unique landscapes they create. We will examine the ways in which those landscapes reflect and reinforce cultural identity.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
GEOG 1460 - Honors Cultural Geography
There are no prerequisites for this course.
7. Other Prerequisites
Admission to the Honors program
9. Co-requisite Courses:
GEOG 1460 - Honors Cultural Geography
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
|
Name of Institution |
Course Number and Title |
Credits |
|
SCSU |
GEOG 270 |
3 |
|
Normandale CC |
GEOG 1102 |
3 |
|
(Though neither of these is an honors course) |
|
|
III. Course Purpose
2. MN Transfer Curriculum (General Education) Courses - This course fulfills the following goal area(s) of the MN Transfer Curriculum:
- Goal 5 – History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Goal 8 – Global Perspective
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
| College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
| Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Group Power Point presentation on one of the world’s great religions. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Examine and critique a particular folk or popular culture landscape of the student’s choosing. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
|
Expected Outcome |
MnTC
Goal Area |
|
Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition |
5 |
|
Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures |
5 |
|
Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues |
5 |
|
Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions |
8 |
|
Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences |
8 |
|
Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future |
8 |
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
|
Traditional curriculum Additional Honors material |
|
Place, space & culture Analyzing place and space |
|
Themes in geography People, landscapes and time |
|
Folk and Popular Culture The symbolic landscape |
|
World Systems Theory and the shape of the modern world |
|
Population and Migration |
|
Political Geography Nations, homelands and belonging |
|
Geography of Religion Locating culture |
|
Agriculture Commodities and consumption |
|
Economic Development Cultures of production |
|
Urban Geography Self and other: writing space |