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• GEO 205: Geography of Agriculture, Food & Sustainability

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Human beings eat food daily and this necessity has led to conversion of half of the Earth's land surface to agricultural use. This course introduces students to the spatial patterns of agricultural systems on the planet, the physical geography related to them. Students will investigate the impacts of modern agriculture on the environment, and human culture and health. This will be followed by an introduction to sustainable alternatives including local small scale organic agriculture, urban gardening, and resilient diverse food cropping systems. Students will choose a region of the world to study sustainable agricultural systems and prepare a regional food dish to share with the class.
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• GEO 213: GIS for Social Justice

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course, students will apply an ethical lens to explore maps, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and other location-enabled technologies, with an eye towards (1) understanding the ways that they have been used (and abused) to promote inequality and (2) examining recent efforts to use GIS to combat this past and promote social justice. This course will combine readings and discussion with GIS lab activities that engage students in map-making to promote social change. Students will ultimately focus on the questions "What does justice look like " and "How can GIS help us get there " This is an introductory course with hands-on technology experience.
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• GEO 215: GIS for Criminal Justice Careers

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A course in crime mapping and the analysis of maps of crime patterns, police services, locations of criminal incidents, offenders' geographical behaviors, and spatial trends in crime.
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• GEO 225: Introduction to Maps and Remote Sensing

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to mapping and remote sensing. Thorough exposure to grid coordinate systems, representative fractions/scale, map projections, and mapping systems. Also, aerial photographs, digital orthophotos, satellite images, and computers as tools.
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• GEO 230: Environmental Conservation and Sustainability

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An inquiry into the problems of resources protection, management and sustainability. Emphasis is placed on the United States.
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• GEO 301: Geography of United States and Canada

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  An examination of the complexity and diversity of the physical and human landscapes of the U.S. and Canada. Both rural and urban geography are studied with an emphasis on recent geographic changes of influence: such as the shift from an emphasis on production to one on service and consumption, the growing importance of cities, and increasing racial and ethnic diversity.
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• GEO 302: Geography of Latin America

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Central and South America are studied with emphasis on geographic understanding of the major sources of change in recent times. The course focuses on selected individual countries in addition to presentation of the region as a whole.
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• GEO 303: Geography of Europe

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A survey course focusing on the regional geography of Europe. The course includes and examination of the physical environment, cultural traditions, lifestyles, economies, urban environment and political change throughout the region.
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• GEO 304: Geography of Asia

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a survey course focusing on the geography of Asia. This course utilizes a systematic approach to understanding Asia's geography and includes an examination of the physical environment, the cultural traditions, lifestyles, economies, development, and urban environment throughout the Asia region. The course focuses on the regions of South, Central, East, and Southeast Asia. Russia and the eastern countries of the former Soviet Union are also covered.
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• GEO 310: Population Geography

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the processes of population change (fertility, mortality, health, and migration) and the changes in population distribution and composition from the international to the local scale. In addition to a substantive study of these topics, students are introduced to the use of primary data sources, such as the US Census for demographic description and policy recommendations.
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