Geography Discipline | Geography Course Descriptions

GEOGRAPHY 1302 CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

Course Description

A survey of the cultural diversity found on earth. Topics include population, language, religion, ethnicity, and popular culture, with a special focus on spatial attributes and expressions of culture. (This is a core curriculum course.) .

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Must be placed into college-level reading (or take GUST 0342 as a co-requisite) and be placed into college-level writing (or take ENGL 0310/0349 as a co requisite).

Course Goals (includes competencies, incorporation of SCANS, etc.)

Instructor Information

Joella Robinson SW , Bryant Evans NW

Textbook Information

“The Human Mosaic” by Terry Jordan-Bychkov and Mona Domosh. Packet includes text and “Exploring Human Geography with Maps” by Margaret Pearce.

Lab Requirements (if any)

None

Students with Disabilities

"Any student with a documented disability (e.g. physical, learning, psychiatric, visual, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations must contact the Disability
Services Office at their respective college at the beginning of each semester. The faculty is authorized to provide only the accommodations requested by the Disability Support Services Office."  If you have any questions  contact ability Counselor at each college.

Academic Honesty

Houston Community College defines "scholastic dishonesty" as: cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Penalties for academic dishonesty at HCCS include, but are not limited to, a "0" on that  test or assignment, a "W" in the course, or an "F" in that course. 

Attendance and Withdrawal Policies

(Each policy varies with instructor.)

Course Requirements and Grading Policy

(Varies by Instructor) 

Testing

(Varies by Instructor) 

Projects, Assignments, Portfolios, Service Learning, Internships, etc.

(Varies by Instructor) 

Course Content

A survey of the cultural diversity found on earth. Topics include population, language, religion, ethnicity, and popular culture, with a special focus on spatial attributes and expressions of culture.

Other Student Information (clubs, tutoring, web resources, etc.)

Colleges:
Central | Coleman | Northeast | Northwest | Southeast | Southwest | Distance Education

Learning Webs:
Central | Coleman | Northeast | Northwest | Southeast | Southwest