This course introduces students to human geography - the study of how humans shape their world, considered from spatial and environmental perspectives. The course addresses the concepts, methods, techniques and applications of
geographic analysis and how human geographers employ these approaches to investigate and understand the cultural, ecological, political, and economic dimensions of human societies. More specifically, the course focuses on the processes that produce spatial patterns of human activities by examining the links between the global and local, the unevenness of political and economic development, interactions between society and nature, processes of urbanization, and the geographies of culture. The overall purpose of this course is to provide students with the foundation for more advanced course work in geography as well as other social science disciplines. In doing so, it explores both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as theoretical perspectives.
Prerequisites
Admission to University Transfer program at VCC.
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What you will learn
- Introductory Concepts
- Globalization
- Population Geographies
- Human-Environment Relations
- Cultural Geographies
- Places and Landscapes
- Economic Development
- Food and Agriculture
- Political Geographies
- Urbanization
- City Spaces
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.