Geography (GEOG) |
107 Condon, 541-346-4555
College of Arts & Sciences
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8 - No cost for class textbook materials.
U - Some or all of the seats in this section are reserved for students in Freshman Interest Groups (FIG), Academic Residential Communities (ARC), or Summer Bridge participants.
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Course Data
| GEOG 341 Population & Environ >2 >GP >IC |
4.00 cr. |
| Patterns of population growth over history and place, current policies and programs, and impacts and trends in United States and international contexts. Includes method and theory. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Cohen S |
Office:
107G Condon Hall
Phone:
(541) 346-4500
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 Prereqs/Comments: |
Part of a FIG |
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CRN |
Avail |
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Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
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12070 |
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118 |
1000-1120 |
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115 LA |
Cohen S |
!8U |
Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
f 12/08 |
115 LA |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| September 24: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| September 30: |
Drop this course (100% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| September 30: |
Process a complete drop (90% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| October 1: |
Process a complete withdrawal (90% refund, W recorded) |
| October 1: |
Withdraw from this course (100% refund, W recorded) |
| October 2: |
Add this course |
| October 2: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| October 8: |
Process a complete withdrawal (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 8: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Process a complete withdrawal (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 15: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Process a complete withdrawal (25% refund, W recorded) |
| October 22: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| November 12: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This course will focus on the challenges that population growth presents to the world community, particularly in social and environmental terms. It will broach the issue of sustainability: Can the planet support our species given our current behaviors and structures? If so, at what cost to the quality of human and other life? If not, what might be done to rectify our current course?
Population Geography entails much more than these fundamental questions. We will ask why people chose to live where they live (if they have a choice). We will examine those environments in which people have thrived, and try to understand the elements of that success. We will look for common patterns, and the lessons taught by situations which depart from the norm. We will look at evidence of environmental degradation, and try to understand what impacts are caused by population and "over population."
The course draws upon demographic statistics, philosophical arguments, environmental analyses, and the world around us. We will read and discuss the theories of Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx, Antonio Gramsci, Peter Singer, Garret Hardin, Paul Ehrlich, Ester Boserup, and others, but in an accessible manner.
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