GEOG110H World Geography (Honors section)
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Geography
- I. Course Number and Title
- GEOG110H World Geography (Honors section)
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- Admission to the Honors@Bucks program
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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This course meets the General Education requirement for Social Science.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Diversity.
This course meets the General Education requirement for Critical Thinking.GEOG110H is part of the Honors@Bucks program. Honors@Bucks challenges high-ability, intellectually curious students through coursework emphasizing scholarly research, high-order critical thinking, and experiential learning.
Students cannot register for honors coursework until they have applied to and been accepted by the Honors@Bucks program.
Honors@Bucks is open to students in all associate-degree programs who meet Honors@Bucks' criteria.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This thematic survey helps students understand the contemporary world through an analysis of physical/environmental and cultural regions around the world. Students examine problems of social and technological change, political geographic disputes, and human-environmental interaction.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- use their understanding of geography as a synthesizing discipline to explain how physical geography shapes the human experience of a place and how human action shapes the broader environment [Social Science];
- analyze situations or global interactions from the perspective of people in other nations and cultures, recognizing a diversity of ideas and how values systems differ [Diversity];
- evaluate the impact of colonialism and/or globalization on world cultures using specific examples;
- differentiate among sources frequently used in geographical analysis (including maps, data tables, remote sensing, and site investigation) to identify issues and/or solve problems [Critical Thinking]; and
- identify ways location intelligence informs decision-making in societies.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following thematic topics will be incorporated into the course:
- Geography as a synthesizing discipline
- Location intelligence
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and applied geography
- Spatial perspective and themes of geographic study
- Physical and cultural geographic patterns and analysis
- Colonialism
- Globalization
- Cultural resistance/persistence and multiculturalism
- Climate change and environmental distress
- Global realms and regions, including (but not limited to): China and East Asia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia (Levant, Iran, Turkey), South Asia, Pacifica, Europe, Russia, Central and South America
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Attainment of course learning goals may be assessed by one or more of the following:
- Primary and/or secondary source analyses
- Written assignments
- Discussion responses
- Journals
- Exams
- Case study analyses
- Research-based reports
- Field experiences
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date-2/21; Revised: 4/18/2023