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Theory and application of contemporary issues in human geography. Prerequisite: HGP 100 or HGEO 100. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Selected regions are studied in a regional or topical format. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Collection and analysis of data for social research in human geography. Research design and sampling procedures. Both qualitative and quantitative methods are explored. Fieldwork required. Prerequisites: HGEO 100 or HGP 100 and any HGEO 2XX, PLAN 2XX, or HGP 2XX course. Not available for students with credit in HGP 399.
An examination of relations between human health and environmental issues, particularly those related to the natural, built, and social environments. Prerequisite: HGEO 343, HGP 343 or consent of Instructor. Not available for students with credit in HGP 443.
Roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, industry and private enterprise, and advocacy organizations in addressing issues of resource scarcity and environmental policy. Institutions, policies, and strategies for resource and environmental management at the provincial/state, national, and international levels. Prerequisites: HGEO 250 or HGP 250. Not available for students with credit in HGP 450.
Examination of the human dimensions of climate change. Topics include climate change politics, public perceptions and impacts, vulnerability and resilience, mitigation and adaptation. Prerequisite: Any 300-level EAS, HGP or HGEO course or Consent of Instructor. Not available for students with credit in HGP 452.
The application of spatial analytic tools to social science topics. Assignments impart technical aspects through hands-on experience with commercial and in-house spatial analysis software. Prerequisite: EAS 221. Not available for students with credit in HGP 470 or PLAN 470.
Prerequisites: HGEO 100 or HGP 100, and any one HGEO 2XX or HGP 2XX course. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Required for Honors students in their final year. Restricted to honors students in Human Geography. Prerequisites: Any 300 level HGP or HGEO course and approval of the Department.
Required for Honors students in their final year. Restricted to honors students in Human Geography. Prerequisites: Any 300 level HGP or HGEO course and approval of the Department.
Required for Honors students in their final year. Restricted to honors students in Human Geography. Prerequisites: Any 300 level HGP or HGEO course and approval of the Department.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. May be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. May be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. May be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Prerequisites: Any HGEO 2XX, HGP 2XX or PLAN 2XX course plus consent of Instructor. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Prerequisites: Any HGEO 2XX, HGP 2XX or PLAN 2XX course plus consent of Instructor. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Prerequisites: Any HGEO 2XX, HGP 2XX or PLAN 2XX course plus consent of Instructor. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
An examination of relations between human health and environmental issues, particularly those related to the natural, built, and social environments. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Research project. Classes concurrent with HGEO 443. Not available to students with credit in EAS 494, 594 or HGEO 443.
Roles of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, industry and private enterprise, and advocacy organizations in addressing issues of resource scarcity and environmental policy. Institutions, policies, and strategies for resource and environmental management at the provincial/state, national, and international levels. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Not available to students with credit in HGEO 450 or HGP 450.
Examination of the human dimensions of climate change. Topics include climate change politics, public perceptions and impacts, vulnerability and resilience, mitigation and adaptation. Not available to students with credit in HGEO 452 or HGP 452.
Provides spatial analytic tools to social geographers and provides a social science perspective to geoprocessing students. Examples arise from marketing, operations research, sociology, and urban and economic geography. Assignments impart technical aspects through hands-on experience with commercial and in-house spatial analysis software. Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor. Not available to students with credit in HGEO 470 or HGP 470.
Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. Classes concurrent with HGP 481.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
Intensive field or practical study in Human Geography, typically as part of a team working off-campus. Details and areas of study may vary from year to year; consult the department about current offerings, fees and timing. Topics vary; may be taken more than once for credit provided no topic is repeated. This course may require the payment of additional fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.
Introduction to Hindi language and culture. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency or any previous instruction in Hindi.
Continuation of HINDI 111. Prerequisite: HINDI 111 or consent of the Department. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency. Students who have not taken HINDI 111 but have some background in Hindi will be tested the first days of class for eligibility.
Introduction to key economic, political, and societal changes at the global scale.
World history from the end of the 6th century to the 15th century.
World history from the 15th century through the 18th century.
The world since the beginning of the 19th century. Not open to students with credit in HIST 120.
Global historical developments over the last 10 years with emphasis on the interaction of states and peoples.
The role of technology in historical developments around the world.
The history and legacies of the transatlantic slave trade that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas, emphasizing economic, political, social and cultural ramifications.
The causes, impacts, and experiences of disease in human history.
History of sexual behaviour, identities, and regulations in the Western Hemisphere from the colonial era through the twentieth century.
The social, cultural, and political histories of criminalized drugs like opium, marijuana, amphetamines, and cocaine.
The causes, course, and consequences of major conflicts around the globe, including their wider social effects.
European history from the Enlightenment to the present.
Theories and practices of ancient and medieval alchemy in its historical and cultural contexts.
Introduction to the formative period of South Asian history, from approximately 3000 BCE to 600 CE, covering the Harappan civilization, Indo-European migration, and the first kingdoms of the Ganges valley.
The use of world history in video games.
Survey of the history of computers, computing, and human/computer interactions.
The development of global capitalism through an exploration of historical changes in trade, markets, ideas, work, consumption, and government policies.
A survey of Europe from the fourth to the thirteenth century.
A survey of European history from approximately 1200 to 1800.
Exploration of the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine in the context of other 20th century famines, genocide, survivor experience, and Soviet history.
Twentieth-century political and cultural history, following the Ottoman Empire's disintegration
Exploration, migration, trade, and geopolitics in the Pacific region, connecting Australia and the Pacific Islands with Asia and coastal North and South America.
Survey of Latin American history to 1810.
Survey of Latin American history since 1810.
Historical overview of the rise of Islam in seventh century Arabia and the political, economic and cultural impact of subsequent expansion into Asia, Africa and Europe.
African history to the 19th century.
African history since the 19th century.
Survey of United States history from colonial times to the Civil War.
Survey of United States history from the Civil War to the present.
Comparative examination of slavery in the Western Hemisphere from its creation to abolition.
A study of a religious tradition(s), its teachings and rituals, along with its function in a specific historical setting, including its role in conditioning and reflecting a particular society and culture.
Survey of history of East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam) to 1500.
Survey of the history of East Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam) from 1500 to the present.
A survey of Chinese-Western cultural interactions from the time of Marco Polo to the present.
The world of Classical India, from the emergence of the Mauryan Empire in the fourth century BCE to the close of the Gupta Empire in the fifth century CE.
Introduction to the basic concepts of historical inquiry and techniques of research and writing in History. Course includes lectures and discussions. Required for History majors. Prerequisite: A previous course in History or consent of the Department.
The European conflict and its global dimensions, with an emphasis on political, social, and cultural histories.
A survey of the history of India from the close of the Gupta and Vakataka kingdoms in the fifth century CE to the decline of the Delhi Sultanate and the Vijayanagara Empire in the sixteenth century CE.
Pivotal events in the history of science, technology, and medicine using a wide variety of historical sources, such as photographs, artifacts, films, letters, and diaries.
Broad survey of topics in the history of science, technology, and medicine.
In-depth look at some of the conflicts of the 20th century, the course examines wars and revolutions including the two world wars, the Korean and Vietnam wars, African guerrilla wars, and the Gulf War. Analyze the causes and consequences of war and the evolution of weaponry. To be offered in alternate years.
The global conflict, with emphasis on political, social, scientific, and cultural aspects.
Lecture and discussion course about the development of Christian traditions in the world.
A political and social history of India from the 16th-19th centuries, focusing on the Mughal empire.
Introduction to the history and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi. Topics may include Gandhi's influence on India's national freedom movement from colonial rule, his application of non-violence as a method of resistance, and the ways in which his religious worldview shaped his ideology and actions.
European experience with total war, economic crisis, cultural change and totalitarian regimes in the new era of mass politics and Great Power conflict.
The economic, social, cultural, and political histories of the various Germanies in their European and global contexts, from 1900 to the present.
Beginning with the early Christian background, this course treats the various forms of sanctity (martyrs, monks and clerics) that appeared in medieval Europe, along with the social functions that the cult of the saints fulfilled in the world of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Introduction to the social organization, cultural construction, and political dimensions of sexuality and gender in Europe from the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries.
Introduction to the history of Paris from late antiquity to the present day, drawing on film, music, art, philosophy, geography, architecture, and literature.
The multinational empire of the Habsburgs from the unification of Austria, Bohemia and Hungary to the destruction of the empire in World War I.
Introduction to the history of Vienna from prehistoric times to the present day, drawing on film, music, art, geography, architecture, and literature.
The ethnic, religious, social, and political factors which shaped the development of the peoples of Eastern Europe from the Middle Ages through the Age of Enlightenment. Intended as background to the later histories of the Balkans, 'Central Europe', and Ukraine.
Russia from Kievan Rus' through Catherine the Great's reign, 900s to 1800. Note: Not open to students with credit in HIST 318.
Addresses historical processes or themes affecting diverse areas of the world. Can be repeated if course content varies.
Ukrainian history from the late eighteenth century to the present. Note: Not open to students with credit in HIST 315, 316, or 317.
Reaction, reform, and revolution, from Paul I to Nicholas II. Note: Not open to students with credit in HIST 318.
An historical survey of domestic and foreign policy, from Nicholas II to Yeltsin.
The rise and demise of the Ottoman Empire. An overview of the religious, cultural and political making of current-day North Africa, Near and Middle East, and Eastern Mediterranean. HIST 111 and 112 are recommended but not required.
Provides students with the historical tools to analyze history as it is presented in movies. Topics will vary according to the instructor(s).
Addresses select themes in the histories of Indigenous peoples. Can be repeated if course content varies.
Histories of interactions between non-human nature and diverse cultures, with attention to inequality and environmental change.
Explores slave trading out of Africa, domestic slavery within it, and European policies that were used to justify conquering and colonizing the continent. Course materials may include primary documents and images, slave narratives, historical fiction, and videos.