Win 02 Geog courses. Part II: Some Points of Interest

[Richard Roth]

Geography Advising News
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Winter, 2002 Preview. We now have copies of our course descriptions for
Winter Quarter, as well as a list of recommended related courses in other
departments. Registration begins Nov. 9.

1   Exciting New, Revised,  or Rarely-Offered Courses:
Geog 123, Introduction to Globalization (Matt Sparke); Geog 230,
Urbanization and Development: Geographies of Global Inequality (Vicky
Lawson), Geog 367, Economic Uses of Geographic Information (J.W.
Harrington) and Geog 401, Culture, Capital & The City  (Banu Gokariksel;
evening)

2   Wide Range of Offerings On Globalization, Immigration, and
Inequality. Winter will see a very diverse group of courses related to
several keywords that seem especially relevant in the wake of the
September 11 tragedy: globalization, immigration, and inequality. These
courses include Geog 123, 230, and 401 (see above), as well as Geog 270,
Consumption, Nature, and Globalization (Nayna Jhaveri), and Geog 310,
Immigrant America (Mark Ellis).

3	Environment & Health Courses: Geog 270 (see above); Geog 380,
Geographical Patterns of Health and Disease(Jonathan Mayer), Geog 471,
Methods of Resource Analysis (Craig ZumBrunnen), and Geog 480 ,
Environmental Geography, Climate & Health (Jonathan Mayer).


4	 Urban/Social/Political Courses: Geog 277, Geography of Cities
(Kim England), Geog 310, Immigrant America (Mark Ellis), Geog 401,
Culture, Capital & The City (Banu Gokariksel), Geog 439, Gender, Race &
The Geography of Employment (Mark Ellis), and Geog 461: Urban GIS (Tim
Nyerges)


5  Capstone Courses:
Geog 471, Methods of Resource Analysis
Geog 480, Environmental Geography, Climate & Health

6  "W" Courses:
Geog 425, Qualitative Methods (Jarosz)
Geog 461, Urban GIS (Nyerges)
Geog 480, Environmental Geography and Health (Mayer)
Geog 494, Senior Essay

7. Important Dates to Remember:
Classes begin: Jan. 7
Last day to change classes for free: Jan.13
Last day to apply to graduate: Jan. 25
Spring Qtr. Registration: Feb. 25
Last day to drop: a class: Feb. 24
Last day to change to or from S/NS: Feb. 24
Instruction ends: March 15
Finals end: March 22
Spring Qtr starts: April 1


Questions? Advice? Solace? Problems?  see Angela or Rick in Geography
Advising, Smi 415 A & B.