Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - GEOG 100 D100

Our World: Introducing Human Geography (3)

Class Number: 3476

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Thu, 9:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 11, 2018
    Tue, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Geoffrey Mann
    geoffm@sfu.ca
    Office: RBC 7226
    Office Hours: TBA

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A geographical introduction to how humans shape our world, with attention also given to how it shapes us. Themes may include: culture, economic activities, environmental change, globalization, politics, population, resources, and urbanization. Breadth-Social Sciences.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course introduces students to the field of contemporary human geography. It focuses on two main themes: First, we will examine the ways in which the social and biophysical world we live in, in its complexity and variety, shapes who we are, where we live, and how we live together. Second, we will examine how human communities in turn shape our world, both intentionally and unintentionally. The course will approach these themes by looking at crucial realms of modern life, like politics, urbanization, environmental change, and globalization using the key ideas in human geography, including space, scale, place and mobility. The goal is to introduce students both to how geographers think, and what they think about. The class welcomes undergraduate students in all fields of study. It is designed to prepare those who will continue in the geography program, while also providing non-geographers with a solid foundation in the fundamentals of geographic thinking.

Grading

  • In class writing 10%
  • Short essay 25%
  • Mid-term examination 25%
  • Final examination 40%

NOTES:

This breakdown is tentative, and subject to change before the beginning of term.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Paul Knox, Sallie Marston, Michael Imort & Alan Nash. Human Geography: Places and Regions in Global Context, updated 5th Canadian edition. Pearson Canada.  

This is a digital textbook with online support materials, available through the SFU Bookstore.

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