I. General Information
1. Course Title:
World Regional Geography
2. Course Prefix & Number:
GEOG 1421
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
World Geography is the study of the world’s unique regions. Explore Europe, Russia and neighboring countries, Africa, Asia and Latin America through their natural landscapes and resources, cultures, economies and levels of development and their geopolitical importance. Globalization and the global importance of and connections between world regions are emphasized.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
GEOG 1421 - World Regional Geography
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
GEOG 1421 - World Regional Geography
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
St. Cloud State University, GEOG 111 Introduction to Global Geography, 3 credits
Normandale Community College, GEOG 1121 World Regional Geography, 3 credits
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 written communication skills |
Produce a research paper on either a sub-region or a world encompassing topic of their choice, e.g., Southern Europe or the World Trade Organization. |
| Assess alternative solutions to a problem |
Examine the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in some detail and offer solutions to various parts of the complex problems involving those two actors. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Examine the characteristics of the various world regions, either through questioning by the instructor or after having written a short essay examining a particular regional issue which we discuss in class. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. MnSCU Goal 5
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. MnSCU Goal 5
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues. MnSCU Goal 5
- Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. MnSCU Goal 8
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences. MnSCU Goal 8
- Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution. MnSCU Goal 8
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories. MnSCU Goal 5
- Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. MnSCU Goal 8
- Appraise views of world events from the points of view of different world cultures or countries. MnSCU Goal 8
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
-
Introduction to concepts in World Regional Geography
- world regional approach
- spatial theory
- globalization
- culture
- environment,
- economic and social indicators of development
- geopolitics
-
Once these concepts are understood we will apply them, with some specific local variations to take account of differences between regions , to the study of the following regions:
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
World Regional Geography
2. Course Prefix & Number:
GEOG 1421
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
World Geography is the study of the world’s unique regions. Explore Europe, Russia and neighboring countries, Africa, Asia and Latin America through their natural landscapes and resources, cultures, economies and levels of development and their geopolitical importance. Globalization and the global importance of and connections between world regions are emphasized.
5. Placement Tests Required:
| Accuplacer (specify test): |
Reading College Level CLC or Reading College Level |
Score: |
|
6. Prerequisite Courses:
GEOG 1421 - World Regional Geography
There are no prerequisites for this course.
9. Co-requisite Courses:
GEOG 1421 - World Regional Geography
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
1. Course Equivalency - similar course from other regional institutions:
St. Cloud State University, GEOG 111 Introduction to Global Geography, 3 credits
Normandale Community College, GEOG 1121 World Regional Geography, 3 credits
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 written communication skills |
Produce a research paper on either a sub-region or a world encompassing topic of their choice, e.g., Southern Europe or the World Trade Organization. |
| Discuss/compare characteristics of diverse cultures and environments |
Examine the characteristics of the various world regions, either through questioning by the instructor or after having written a short essay examining a particular regional issue which we discuss in class. |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition. MnSCU Goal 5
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures. MnSCU Goal 5
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues. MnSCU Goal 5
- Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions. MnSCU Goal 8
- Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences. MnSCU Goal 8
- Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution. MnSCU Goal 8
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories. MnSCU Goal 5
- Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future. MnSCU Goal 8
- Appraise views of world events from the points of view of different world cultures or countries. MnSCU Goal 8
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
-
Introduction to concepts in World Regional Geography
- world regional approach
- spatial theory
- globalization
- culture
- environment,
- economic and social indicators of development
- geopolitics
-
Once these concepts are understood we will apply them, with some specific local variations to take account of differences between regions , to the study of the following regions: