GEOG 100 - Human Geography

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23SS

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course emphasizes the various social, cultural, economic, and political factors which influence the way people perceive and affect their environment and how they are distributed across the landscape. Throughout the course, the dominant theme is where things are and why they are there. The identification and location of places is included according to unit topic. 23SS

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for Social Sciences is satisfied by GEOG 100. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

describe major concepts and theories of at least one discipline in the social sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena.

Course-specific SLOs for GEOG 100:

Students will demonstrate:

Understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical and interpretive analysis; and
Knowledge of major concepts, models and issues of at least one discipline in the social sciences.